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WorksheetsSTAAR Review 2024
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
The English I/II STAAR test includes. . .
Reading
Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading
Revising & Editing
Read 180 & Independent Reading
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is a made up story, nonfiction is factual.
Nonfiction is a made up story, fiction if factual.
Fiction and nonfiction are both made up.
Fictiona nd nonfiction both have real facts about a topic.
Should I use a dictionary on the English I/II STAAR/EOC test?
yes
no
Which of the following is not part of the plot in fiction stories?
caption
problem
characters
setting
Theme is _____.
the message in the story
the solution to the problem
another word for tone
the ending in a story
Conflict is the same or similar to _____.
the setting
the resolution
the conclusion
the problem
Which of the following is a metaphor?
The sun is as hot as a giant heater.
The sun is like a giant heater on my skin.
The sun and the heater beat down on my skin.
The sun is a giant heater on my skin.
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
An opinion can be proven but a fact cannot.
A fact can be proven but an opinion cannot.
A fact and an opinion can both be proven.
Neither a fact nor an opinion can be proven.
Compare = _____
Contrast = _____
similar, differences
differences, similar
The most important sentence in an entire expository essay is the
Hook
Thesis
Topic Sentence
Conclusion
What should you do tonight before the STAAR Test tomorrow?
Stay up all night long
Study for the STAAR
Get a good night's rest
Watch The Voice
Which of the following shows a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
He didn't study for the exam but he still passed.
He didn't study for the exam but, he still passed.
He didn't study for the exam he still passed.
He didn't study for the exam, but he still passed.
Which of the following shows a semicolon used correctly?
He didn't study for the exam; he still passed.
He didn't study for the exam; He still passed.
He didn't study for the exam; but he still passed.
Which of the following shows two or more adjectives that modify a noun and are punctuated correctly?
Tim saw the tall beautiful woman in front of him and fell in love.
Tim saw the tall, beautiful, woman in front of him and fell in love.
Tim saw the tall, beautiful woman in front of him and fell in love.
Which of the following shows the correct use of a comma in a series of items?
Dad likes fishing, grilling, and relaxing on the weekends.
Dad likes fishing, grilling and relaxing on the weekends.
Dad likes fishing grilling and relaxing on the weekends.
Dad likes, fishing, grilling, and relaxing on the weekends.
Which of the following shows the correct use of a comma after an introductory phrase?
In the middle of the night, the storm started.
In the middle of the night the storm started.
In the middle, of the night, the storm started.
In the middle, of the, night, the storm started.
Which of the following shows the correct use of a comma after an introductory phrase?
After winning the game the boys went to buy ice cream.
After winning, the game, the boys went to buy ice cream.
After winning the game, the boys went to buy ice cream.
After, winning the game, the boys went to buy ice cream.
Which of the following shows a correctly punctuated quotation?
Joe said, "I am always late for class".
Joe said "I am always late for class."
Joe said, "I am always late for class."
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated date?
I was born on April 12th, 1983.
I was born on April, 12th, 1983.
I was born on April 12th 1983.
Which of the following shows the correct use of the word HOWEVER?
There is a Christmas party tonight; however, she will not go.
There is a Christmas party tonight, however, she will not go.
There is a Christmas party tonight; however; she will not go.
Which of the following shows the correct use of a colon?
There are seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
There are seven continents North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
There are seven continents, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
There are seven continents: North America: South America: Europe, Asia: Africa, Australia: and Antarctica.
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?
After the long car ride was over the children were happy to run around outside.
After, the long car ride was over the children were happy to run around outside.
After the long car ride was over, the children were happy to run around outside.
Which of the following sets of sentences uses THERE, THEIR, AND THEY'RE correctly?
There dog is so cute!
Their at the park with they're dog.
It is the park over their.
Their dog is so cute!
There at the park with their dog.
It is the park over they're.
Their dog is so cute!
They're at the park with their dog.
It is the park over there.
Which of the following uses IT'S and ITS correctly?
It's very energetic and playful. Its fur is brown and fluffy.
Its very energetic and playful. It's fur is brown and fluffy.
Its very energetic and playful. Its fur is brown and fluffy.
Which of the following is NOT correct?
We have a lot of work to do!
We have alot of work to do!
Which of the following sentences uses TO, TOO, and TWO correctly?
I'm buying to pets too love. I hope you will love them, two.
I'm buying too pets two love. I hope you will love them, to.
I'm buying two pets to love. I hope you will love them, too.
For your SCRs (Short Constructed Responses) and ECR (Extended Constructed Response [Essay]), where can you do your brainstorming and pre-writing?
On the computer
On scratch paper that's provided
On the back of my hand
Only in my brain
Match the following Online Testing Tool symbols to their descriptions below.
Use BACK to return to the previous test question.
Use HIGHLIGHT SELECTION to select a portion of the test question you want to focus on.
Use LINE READER to help you stay focused and keep track of which like you're reading.
Use MARK FOR REVIEW to indicate that you need to revisit this question before submitting the test
Use NEXT to move to the next test question.
Match the following Online Testing Tool symbols to their descriptions below.
Use SAVE to save your work. Your work will also AUTOMATICALLY SAVE as you click BACK or NEXT.
Use ZOOM OUT to decrease the size of the text/image in order to view the entire test question.
Use STICKY NOTES or NOTEPAD to record your thoughts about this particular question
Use STRIKETHROUGH to cross out the answers that you know are wrong.
Use ZOOM IN to enlarge the size of the text/image in order to view the components of the question
Match the following STAAR Vocabulary Definitions to their CORRECT USE in a sentence.
adj. a record of events that start with the earliest event and follow in the order that they occurred
If you told the story of your life in chronological order, you would start with your birth.
n. a statement or assertion that may or may not be backed up with proof
The lawyer made the claim that her client was innocent. She would have to prove this to the jury.
n. the writer’s way of deciding who is telling the story to whom
Night was told from Elie Wiesel’s point of view. Of Mice and Men was told in third person POV
n. language that has a lot of details and may include imagery and figurative language, so the reader can really picture what is going on
The scene of the kids eating pepperoni pizza made me hungry b/c it was full of descriptive language.
v. to have an effect on or to make a difference to
The use of figurative language can affect the overall mood of the book.
Read this quotation from paragraph 9.
You’d be surprised at the places where these stories crop up. In Silicon Valley, for instance, a family of foxes decided to make a home on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park along with 2,500 employees, and Mark Zuckerberg himself took an interest in the skulk.
Why does the author include this idea?
To emphasize that wildlife living in urban areas is more common than people think
To compare the wildlife found in different regions of California
To describe Mark Zuckerberg’s disapproval of the foxes living on the Facebook campus
To question whether the foxes are safe living in Menlo Park
Read this quotation from paragraph 7.
He’s a Beartown man, his dad’s a Beartown man, and that may not mean a thing anywhere else, but it means something here.
Based on the quotation, the reader can infer that Kevin feels —
appreciated
trapped
loyal
embarrassed
Read this quotation from paragraph 4.
This is why we love the movies: it’s like going on a roller coaster for the brain.
Why does the author use this comparison?
To illustrate the level of excitement a movie can provide
To explain the filmmaking techniques used by movie directors
To show how movies help people cope with real-world worries
To describe the mental processes involved with making a movie
Read these quotations from the two selections
To a Daughter with Artistic Talent
And you never know why (I was lying before when I said I knew).
Big Fish
I don’t know what makes a man great. I’ve never thought about it before.
These quotations provide evidence that both the speaker in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” and the narrator in the excerpt from Big Fish feel —
as though they must prove something
embarrassed by their ignorance
compelled to admit their mistakes
challenged to explain something difficult
Read paragraph 15.
His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking and dull, like old silver.
In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to —
show the son’s fear of being touched by his father
imply that the father may not really be dying after all
emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son
suggest that the son has little respect for his father
How long do you have to take your STAAR test?
4 hours
5 hours
6 hours
All school day
Where should you find your evidence?
From your personal life example
From the passage (or passages if there is more than one)
made up statistic from a made up study
None of the above
What is an inference?
A guess
A hypothesis
a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning
a guess based on one or more of the senses
What is a thesis statement?
Where you restate your prompt
Where you tell what the paragraph is going to be about
Restate your prompt and give your reasons
None of the above
Which of the following is a good test taking strategy for multiple choice questions?
Eliminate the two answer choices you know are not correct first
Scan the questions first then go back and read the passage
Don't read the passage and just read the parts you need to answer the question
None of the above
If you don't know what a word means, what should you do?
Look it up in the dictionary
Use context clues
just keep reading and ignore the word you don't know
None of the above
Which of the following essay types could you get? Select all that apply.
Informative
Argumentative
Informative
Correspondence
Argumentative
Correspondence
Which of the following is correct?
After all this review we're ready.
After all, this review we're ready.
After all this review, we're ready.
After, all this review, we're ready.
This word is always on the test and means information that is outside of the topic of the essay: (a)
extraneous
redundant
clarified
subjective
This word is almost always on the test and means information that is repeated for no reason: (a)
redundant
objective
extraneous
clarity
Your Extended Constructed Response should:
Respond directly to the question with evidence from the text.
be completely fictional
Respond indirectly to your life.
Use 3 teaspoons of sugar to be considered complete.
The main idea or claim of your of your essay is:
Body
Thesis
Introduction
Theme
How many specific examples should be in your body paragraphs? (you can use more, this is the recommended amount).
2-3
3-5
1-2
0
Your essay writing should:
have an introduction, body, and conclusion divided by indentations.
Just be one chonky essay
have an intro and conclusion
have no structure aside from the scaffolding.
What is the purpose of the ECR?
To provide evidence to support your claim from the text.
To tell a story in a few lines or more.
To persuade the reader to read again.
all of the above
You may not use the following during the test:
highlighters
dictionary
thesaurus
You must pass this test in order to graduate.
True
False
Justification of an answer means
Providing evidence to support climate change
Providing evidence to support the correct answer
Providing evidence to support the incorrect answer
Providing evidence to support the structure of a building
What is the maximum number of points you can earn on the ECR?
4
5
10
100
It is more important to have good (a) than good spelling.
colon
:
semicolon
;
comma
,
apostrophe
'
hyphen
-
Before Sally Ride joined NASA in the 1970s, the idea of a woman becoming an astronaut seemed incomprehensable.
Insert a comma after NASA
Change idea to ideas
Change becoming to to become
Change incomprehensable to incomprehensible
Is the noun, "ring" singular or plural?
singular
plural
Write the plural form of the word match.
(a)
Write the plural form of the word city.
(a)
Write the plural form of the word knife.
(a)
She gave it to _____ friend.
theirs
there
my
mine
personification
The sun smiled in the sky.
similie
He was as hungry as a horse.
metaphor
Her eyes were glittering diamonds.
hyperbole
I was so mad I died.
idiom
It's raining cats and dogs.
We can’t eat dessert. Until we eat our dinner.
Both are complete sentences.
At least one of these is a fragment.
I didn’t do it. I promise! It wasn’t me!
All are complete sentences.
At least one of these is a fragment.
Which is NOT a type of Author's Purpose?
Persuade
Entertain
Exploit
Inform
What belongs in a THESIS Statement?
opinion, reasons
opinion, connotation
Evidence, rhetoric
thesis, reasons
Another word for the author's word choice is
evidence
diction
context clues
figurative language
tone
the author's attitude
mood
the reader's emotions
voice
the author's unique use of language
diction
the author's word choice
line
a group of words in a poem arranged in a row
stanza
a group of lines within a poem
end rhyme
two or more lines that end in rhyming syllables or words
slant rhyme
an imperfect rhyme
eye rhyme
words that look like they should rhyme but are pronounced differently
thesis
a statement or premise supported by arguments
evidence
specific details or facts that support an idea or inference
examples
details that clarify
or prove a statment
conclusion
the closing of a text that summarizes the main idea
What is the name of our Principal?
Guerrera
Guerro
Guerra
Guererro
Which of the following characters is an example of the 'Hero' archetype?
Scar from 'The Lion King'
Harry Potter from 'Harry Potter'
The Wicked Witch of the West from 'The Wizard of Oz'
Iago from 'Othello'
What does the word 'rhetoric' refer to?
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
A type of ancient Greek architecture
A method of painting
A type of musical instrument
Match the following
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
Flashback
a warning or indication of (a future event).
Foreshadowing
a subordinate plot in a play, novel, or similar work.
Subplot
a story structure in which the writer includes two or more separate narratives linked by a common character, event, or theme.
Parallel Plot
Match the following
Man/woman with great strength & courage;willing to risk life for the good of all; often leaves the familiar to enter a new, unfamiliar, challenging world, and then returns to his/her “ordinary” world
Hero
Represents knowledge, insight, and
wisdom; serves as a teacher or counselor to the hero
Mentor
Is separated from society due to an impairment or an advantage that sets him apart from others.
Loner/Outcast
Trusts in faith and optimism, has exceptionally high ideals and aspirations, a belief in hard work, and doing the right thing
Innocent
Possesses magical powers. Can be a human, animal, or a mythical being.
Magical Being
What kind of figurative language is this:
"The wind howls in disbelief"
Conditions varied from the miserable child-of-all-work, sleeping on a sack under the stairs, in bondage for a few coppers a week and her wretched keep, to the great magnate's house steward, a prosperous member of the middle class.
The author's (a) creates a compassionate (b) .
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
What is the purpose of a transition word in writing?
To add more detail to a topic that is being discussed.
To introduce a list of items.
To confuse the reader, making them pay more attention.
To provide a smooth link between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, helping to ensure a coherent flow in the writing.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'its' and 'it's'?
Its not easy to know when it's going to rain.
It's important to take care of your pet and ensure its well-being.
Its a mystery why it's cat always hides under the bed.
It's toys are scattered everywhere, showing its not careful with them.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
She is a fast runner.
The wind whispered through the trees.
He is a lion in battle.
What is the main purpose of a persuasive essay?
To inform the reader about a topic
To entertain the reader
To convince the reader to agree with the author's opinion
To describe a person, place, or thing
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?
Colon
Semicolon
Apostrophe
Comma
What is the primary purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
To provide a conclusion to the paragraph
To introduce the main idea of the paragraph
To add supporting details to the paragraph
To transition between paragraphs
What is the best way to ensure your writing is coherent and flows well?
Use complex vocabulary to impress the reader.
Write long, detailed sentences to provide a lot of information.
Organize your ideas logically and use transition words.
Focus on providing as many facts as possible, regardless of order.
