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STAAR Review Literary Terms

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sequence of events in a (play, story, novel, or text)

a)

mood

b)

plot

c)

setting

2.
Helps prove your point or claim.
a)
support
b)
theme
c)
point of view
3.

What resources do you have available to you during the STAAR test?

a)

a grammar textbook

b)

your phone

c)

google

d)

a dictionary & thesaurus

4.
What is the purpose of expository writing?
a)
to explain or inform
b)
to tell a story
c)
to persuade
d)
all of the above
5.

Personification

a)

comparing two things using like or as

b)

giving non-living things human characteristics

c)

symbolization

d)

saying something that you don't mean

6.
what is the theme of a story?
a)
where the story took place
b)
the main idea
c)
the lesson the reader learns
d)
the resolution
7.
If a question asks to support with the strongest evidence. What are you looking for?
a)
disprove
b)
wrong 
c)
denial
d)
Proof
8.

Metaphor

a)

comparing two unlike things without using like or as

b)

comparing two unlike things using like or as

9.

how does a reader make an inference

a)

prior knowledge + clues from story

b)

Guess

c)

Proof in the story

d)

assume

10.
Which is author's purpose?
a)
Entertain
b)
Inform
c)
Persuade
d)
All of the above
11.
What is tone?
a)
How the author says something 
b)
How the reader feels
12.
What is mood?
a)
How the reader feels 
b)
How the author says something 
13.
True or false: The faster you finish the test, the smarter you are.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The main idea of your essay.
a)
Body
b)
Thesis
c)
Introduction
d)
Theme
15.

Your expository essay should:

a)

have an introduction, body, and conclusion

b)

be completely fictional

c)

have at least 8 examples

d)

use APE

16.
Eric and Kane put _________ phones on the teacher's desk.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
17.
________________ going to the cinema this weekend.
a)
There
b)
Their
c)
They're
18.
Berta will have dinner at ________ house tonight.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
19.
Greg! Go sit in the desk over ________.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
20.
My hair is losing _______________________ color.
a)
it's
b)
its
21.
It looks like ________________________ going to rain outside.
a)
it's
b)
its
22.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
23.

What is personification?

a)

a word that mimics a sound

b)

repetition of consonant sounds

c)

an over exaggeration

d)

Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

24.

What is symbolism?

a)

a word that mimics a sound

b)

repetition of consonant sounds

c)

using a tangible thing to represent an idea

d)

Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

25.
"America is a melting pot" is an example of 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Repetition
26.
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery
d)
Foreshadowing
27.
"The scrumptious desserts were calling out my name" is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
foreshadowing
c)
personification
d)
symbolism

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