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STAAR Prep 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are captions?

a)

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

b)

A type of graphic design used in advertisements.

c)

A form of written dialogue in movies.

d)

A title given to a book or article.

2.

What is the main idea?

a)

The conclusion of a piece of writing.

b)

The main argument presented in a piece of writing.

c)

What a piece of writing is mainly about.

d)

The author's personal opinion on the topic.

3.

What is a plot?

a)

A character's emotional journey in a story.

b)

The sequence of events that make up a story.

c)

The setting where the story takes place.

d)

The main theme or message of the story.

4.

What is a moral?

a)

A practical lesson about right and wrong.

b)

A type of story that has no lesson.

c)

A rule that everyone must follow.

d)

An opinion about what is good or bad.

5.

What is alliteration?

a)

The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.

b)

The repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words.

c)

The use of similes and metaphors in poetry.

d)

The arrangement of words to create a rhythmic effect.

6.

What is a character?

a)

A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

b)

A type of literary device used to convey themes.

c)

A setting in which a story takes place.

d)

A plot twist that changes the direction of the story.

7.

What is a dialogue?

a)

A type of literary device used to convey a message.

b)

A conversation between two or more characters in a story.

c)

A narrative technique that provides background information.

d)

A form of poetry that expresses emotions.

8.

What is a simile?

a)

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

b)

A type of metaphor that exaggerates for effect.

c)

A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

d)

A comparison that uses 'than' to show superiority.

9.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

b)

A type of simile that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

c)

A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

d)

A form of personification that attributes human qualities to non-human entities.

10.

What is a setting?

a)

The time and place in which a story takes place.

b)

A character's emotional state during the story.

c)

The main conflict that drives the plot.

d)

The author's purpose for writing the story.

11.

What is a theme?

a)

A recurring symbol throughout the story.

b)

The central topic, subject, or message within a story.

c)

The setting where the story takes place.

d)

The main character's journey in the narrative.

12.

What is an opinion?

a)

A personal belief or judgment that is not based on proof.

b)

A universally accepted fact that everyone agrees on.

c)

A statement that can be proven true or false.

d)

A conclusion drawn from scientific evidence.

13.

What does exaggerate mean?

a)

To say that something is larger or greater than it really is; 'to stretch the truth'.

b)

To minimize the importance of something.

c)

To describe something in a factual manner.

d)

To make something appear less significant than it is.

14.

What is a summary?

a)

A detailed analysis of a text.

b)

A brief statement or account of the main points of a text.

c)

An opinion about a text.

d)

A list of all the characters in a text.

15.

What is a fact?

a)

A statement that can be proven true or false.

b)

An opinion based on personal beliefs.

c)

A guess about future events.

d)

A statement that is always false.