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EOC STAAR English II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What/Who is your best friend during the test?

a)

Caffeine

b)

Your neighbor

c)

Dictionary

d)

Mr. Stewart

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional word or phrase?

a)

As an example

b)

He said

c)

Likewise

d)

On the other hand

3.

Which of the following should only be a last resort for examples for your persuasive paper?

a)

Observations

b)

Current Events

c)

History

d)

Literature

4.

Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?

a)

Provide as many examples as you can.

b)

Provide good concrete details and commentary.

c)

Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.

d)

Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

5.

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

a)

Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

b)

You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.

c)

You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

d)

You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

6.

Which of the following is LEAST important on the essay?

a)

Planning an essay.

b)

Providing good examples and support.

c)

Polishing your essay.

d)

Writing a full introduction and conclusion.

7.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

a)

theme

b)

personification

c)

author's purpose

d)

tone

8.

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

author's purpose

d)

main idea

9.

When joining two sentences together, what goes before the subordinating conjunction?

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

semicolon

d)

colon

10.

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

a)

Leave it blank,

b)

it won't count against me

c)

Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess

d)

Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles

11.

On the reading section, I should...

a)

Just start reading and skim through the boring parts

b)

Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question

c)

Read and annotate the passage

12.

Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?

a)

Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.

b)

Make notes in the margins

c)

Justify your answers with evidence from the text.

d)

All of the above.

13.

What is a good way to add a counter-argument?

a)

write a thesis for the opposing argument

b)

include a paragraph about the opposing argument

c)

Some people may say - end with your thesis

d)

you should never include an opposing argument

14.

"He was a Good Samaritan when he helped the lady start her car." This is an example of...

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

similie

d)

personification

15.

The frog fell flat as it flew across the frozen lake. This is an example of...

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

16.

On the revising/editing section, I should...

a)

Only read the sentence mentioned in the question

b)

Forget everything I learned about grammar and guess

c)

Choose C

d)

make the changes in the text and look for the correct answer

17.

You are frustrated because you don't understand some of the material on the exam. You should

a)

take a break, go to the bathroom, walk around

b)

move on but circle those questions to go back and review

c)

guess because you are never going to get it

d)

panic and spend 20 minutes on one question

18.

The morning of the test, I should

a)

Eat 6 breakfast tacos and 5 cups of coffee.

b)

Wake up late, and sprint to the test and chug a Red Bull

c)

Eat nothing, who needs breakfast

d)

Get to school early and eat breakfast at school.

19.

As a snack, a good choice would be...

a)

Flamin' hot cheetos

b)

Easy Mac

c)

Fried Chicken

d)

Goldfish

20.

Remember that although you need to pass the STAAR exam to graduate

a)

one test does not dictate your intelligence

b)

you are worth more than a test

c)

Mrs. Kozich will be proud of you regardless

d)

all of the above