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STAAR REVIEW MEGA!

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define: a phrase that says one thing but means something quite different

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

2.

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, thing, concepts, or ideas

a)

cause & effect

b)

compare & contrast

c)

problem & solution

3.

Identify POV - Chris loved chess. He practiced everyday.

a)

First Person

b)

Third Person

c)

Third Person- Limited

d)

Third Person - Omniscient

4.

The author's attitude toward writing is?

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

5.

She picked purple peppers.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

6.

An interruption of events that tell about an earlier event

a)

foreshadow

b)

flashback

c)

symbolism

d)

mood

7.

A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit; in a poem; a verse

a)

Sentence

b)

Paragraph

c)

Stanza

8.

How do we use compare and contrast?

a)

Explain how two or more things are alike.

b)

Explain how two or more things are different.

c)

Explain how two or more things are alike and different.

9.

The reason an author wrote a piece of text.

a)

Author's Mood

b)

Author's purpose

c)

Author's tone

d)

Main idea

10.

Figure something out in the passage; text will give you clues that you may have to think about

a)

Context clues

b)

Summarization

c)

Theme

d)

Inferencing

11.

Taking larger selections of text and reducing them to their bare essentials

a)

Summarizing

b)

Theme

c)

Main idea

d)

Conflict

12.

An introduction to the characters, setting and possible situation/conflict of a story.

a)

Climax

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Plot

13.

Internal conflict; a conflict within a character

a)

man vs man

b)

man vs nature

c)

man vs self

d)

man vs society

14.

a person is in conflict with a blizzard, tornado, river, etc

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs society

d)

man vs nature

15.

the turning point in the story; the point in a story when the conflict must be solved

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

falling action

16.

the message or lesson the author wants the reader to understand

a)

main idea

b)

conflict

c)

text connection

d)

theme

17.

the words that are spoken by the actors in a play

a)

dialogue

b)

foreshadow

c)

irony

d)

flashbook

18.

a poetry paragraph

a)

stanza

b)

sentence

c)

lyrics

d)

paragraph

19.

ideas are presented step-by-step

a)

descriptive

b)

chronological

c)

sequence

20.

ideas are presented in the order in which they appear

a)

chronological

b)

sequence

c)

description

21.

the lesson of a myth or folktale

a)

dishonorable

b)

moral

c)

unworthy

22.

hints about events that will occur further on in a story

a)

flashback

b)

irony

c)

foreshadow

d)

imagery

23.

It was so cold, even the polar bears were wearing jackets.

a)

idoim

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

24.

I saw five fish fly past.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

similie

d)

personification

25.

gobble

a)

personfication

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

26.

is what the text is mostly about

a)

theme

b)

main idea

c)

conflict

d)

plot

27.

pieces of information that support the main idea

a)

theme

b)

summary

c)

details

d)

plot

28.

Her teacher told her to be quiet, yet she decided to continue to talk to her neighbor.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

29.

Ana can go to the movies, or she can go to the game.

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Compound-complex

30.

Before you can go to the game, you must finish your homework.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound-Complex

c)

Compound

31.
STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?
a)
To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
b)
To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
c)
To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
d)
To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
32.
STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?
How is influence being used in this sentence?
a)
beginning
b)
effect
c)
determine
d)
apply
33.
STAAR Question: What is the significance of the crowd returning at lunchtime to watch Maniac?
How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?
a)
problem
b)
synonym
c)
order
d)
importance
34.
STAAR Question: What is the most likely reason the poet used capitalization in line 6?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a)
correct use of writing conventions
b)
graphical elements
c)
theme
d)
Conflict
35.
STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - 
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
a)
summary
b)
main idea
c)
context clues
d)
conflict
36.
STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a)
main idea
b)
conflict
c)
supporting details
d)
text structure
37.
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
a)
Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 
b)
Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 
c)
Write a summary of the selection. 
38.
STAAR Question: What does the break between stanzas 2 and 3 help the poet convey?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a)
figurative language
b)
theme
c)
graphical elements
d)
tonw
39.
STAAR Question: The abrupt dialogue in the poem helps convey the idea that the characters are - 
How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?
a)
short or choppy dialogue
b)
long or expanded dialogue 
40.
STAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to - 
What is a playwright?
a)
author of a poem
b)
author of nonfiction text
c)
author of dramas
41.
STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - 
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize - 
a)
determine
b)
conclude
c)
point out 
42.
STAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?
a)
main idea
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character motivation
43.
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping?
What is stereotyping?
a)
being racist against someone
b)
denying someone the same rights
c)
making a general statement about a group of people
d)
a type of font used in blogs
44.
As I walked into the house, my arms were overloaded. Not only did I have my backpack, which weighed a ton, but I also had my Egyptian project and the poster that went with it. As soon as I got near the kitchen, I deposited my project  on the table and walked upstairs to my room.
The word deposited means - 
a)
to add something (dirt/salt) to a pile
b)
to set something down
c)
to put money in the bank
d)
to throw away
45.
All story plots follow a natural order, which is known as the elements of plot. Which answer has the elements labeled in the correct order?
a)
Title, introductory paragraph, body
paragraph, and conclusion paragraph
b)
Resolution, climax, rising action, conflict,
falling action, exposition
c)
C. Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,
falling action, resolution
d)
fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry
46.

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

47.

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.

48.

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

a)

theme

b)

personification

c)

author's purpose

d)

tone

49.

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

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

author's purpose

d)

main idea

50.

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

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

semicolon

d)

colon

51.

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

52.

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.

53.

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

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

54.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?


(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

a)

We can't always be right and someone has to take the blame.

b)

We can't always be right; so someone has to take the blame.

c)

We can't always be right; someone has to take the blame.

d)

We can't always be right, so someone has to take the blame.

55.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?


(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

a)

My friends and I always love to sing together; we harmonize so well.

b)

My friends and I always love to sing together, we harmonize so well.

c)

My friends and I always love to sing together, because we harmonize so well.

d)

My friends and I always love to sing together, for we harmonize so well together.

56.

How would you fix the following sentence?


Whenever we go to the movies I always have to have popcorn.

a)

add a semicolon after movies

b)

add a comma after movies

c)

delete the second "have" before popcorn

d)

No change needed

57.

What is the synonym that best reflects the meaning of the word alien as used in line 17?


"Here in this alien crowd I walk apart"

a)

Boisterous

b)

Unfamiliar

c)

Comparable

d)

Exuberate

58.
Which literary element is shown below?
The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;
What is her burying grave, that is Rainbow in her womb;
a)
parable
b)
paradox
c)
parody
d)
satire
59.

Looking at her child's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

60.

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters in the movie are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is. Which type of irony is represented in this situation?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

61.

This refers to the writer’s use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.

a)

Description

b)

Imagery

c)

Senses

d)

Symbols

62.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
63.

What does Foreshadowing mean

a)

I have money want to go and buy something

b)

Be a warning or indication of a future event

c)

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action

d)

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

64.

Which of these sentences includes the best example of foreshadowing?

a)

When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.

b)

It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.

c)

After years of hard word, Trevon was proud to say he'd been accepted to Harvard.

d)

Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!

65.

What type of response is expected?

a)

ECR (Essay)

b)

SCR

c)

Multiple Choice

66.

What type of response is expected?

a)

ECR (Essay)

b)

SCR

c)

Multiple Choice

67.

What type of response is expected?

a)

ECR (Essay)

b)

SCR

c)

Multiple Choice

68.

The ECR wants you to...

a)

RAP: Restate, Answer, Provide Evidence (SHORT)

b)

Essay form: Restate, Answer, Lots of Evidence, Restate again (LONG)

c)

Use IQ Slap Down

69.

RAP wants you to...

a)

RAP: Restate, Answer, Provide Evidence (SHORT)

b)

Essay form: Restate, Answer, Lots of Evidence, Restate again (LONG)

c)

Use IQ Slap Down

70.

Box the topic and underline the Prompt of the ECR.

71.

Is this an ECR or SCR

a)

ECR

b)

SCR

72.

Is this an example of an ECR or SCR?

a)

ECR

b)

SCR

73.

Based on the information in paragraph 8, what can you infer about why Snell’s company calls Big Tex “fried chicken”?  Support your answer with evidence from the article.

a)

ECR

b)

SCR

74.

What do you do when you see this question?

a)

ECR

b)

Combine sentences using a FANBOYS

c)

SCR: Revise/ Answer/ Text Evidence

75.

What do you type in this question?

a)

RACE

b)

Write about what is repeated

c)

Rewrite the sentence 28 and remove the repeated words

d)

leave it as is

76.

What would you use in this question?

a)

SCR

b)

Use the dictionary

c)

type

d)

guess

77.

What do you do in this question?

a)

ECR: Extended Constructed Response.

b)

Use dictionary

c)

SCR: Short Answer Response

78.

What should you do in this question?

a)

Write about what is repeated and what is wrong

b)

RACE

c)

ECR

d)

Rewrite the sentence 16 and 17 and remove the repeated words

79.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

5

d)

12

80.

What question type is this?

a)

ECR

b)

SCR

81.

This type of question requires you to write ___

a)

an ECR

b)

an SCR

82.

This type of question requires you to write ___

a)

an ECR

b)

an SCR

83.

Combine the ideas in sentences 2 and 3. In the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

(1) Have you ever had a Mexican pizza? (2) This special dish is put together just like a pizza. (3) It tastes more like a taco.

4 lines
84.

Sentence 5 needs to be revised. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 5 in a clear and effective way.

(1) My family has two dogs. (2) Their names are Lucy and Rocket. (3) We take them almost everywhere we go. (4) Yet there is one place that we do not take our dogs. (5) They never to restaurants go with us.

4 lines
85.

What should you do when you are finished with your test and you have checked all of your answers.

a)

Submit your test

b)

Raise your hand

c)

Close your Chromebook

d)

Take a nap

86.

How can you energize yourself when tired or bored while testing?

a)

Sit up tall with both feet flat on the floor

b)

Take slow, deep breaths, with exhale twice as long as inhale

c)

point and flex your feet to stretch your legs

d)

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine yourself doing Karate

e)

Tell jokes to the person sitting next to you

87.

What is the main purpose of an informational text?

a)

To entertain the reader with a story

b)

To persuade the reader to do or believe something

c)

To provide facts and information about a topic

d)

To describe a person's life story in detail

88.

Why do authors include headings and subheadings in informational texts?

a)

To make the text look longer

b)

To organize the text into sections that are easy to understand

c)

To add more details to the story

d)

To persuade the reader to agree with their opinion

89.

Dr Wong carefully sewed up the cut.

a)

Dr to Dr.

b)

sewed to sewn

c)

change the period to a comma

90.

Which genre has stanzas?

a)

Poetry

b)

Biography

c)

Paired Passage

d)

Fiction

91.
means the same
a)
synonym
b)
antonym
c)
cause & effect
d)
theme
92.

Text Structure

a)

The way a passage is organized

b)

How the author wants the reader to see the passage

c)

How the problem is solved

d)

The events in the passage

93.

Conflict

a)

What the character does to solve a probelm

b)

The rising action

c)

The problem the character has in the passage

d)

What the author is trying to tell the reader

94.

Plot

a)

The text structure

b)

The problem, events, and resolution

c)

The rising action

d)

What the characters do

95.

Resolution

a)

When everyone gets along

b)

The Climax

c)

Something the characters promise to do

d)

How the problem is solved

96.

Caption

a)

The information under a picture

b)

The information under the title

c)

The information at the end

d)

The information at the bottom of the page

97.

Sensory Language

a)

Uses the 5 senses

b)

Helps the reader know what the author is talking about

c)

Is only used in poems

d)

Is just a bunch of adjectives

98.

Casuse

a)

What someone thinks

b)

The reason why something happens

c)

Why the author wrote the passage

d)

The biggest idea

99.

Purpose

a)

The reason why the conflict happens

b)

What the characters do

c)

The reason why something happens

d)

The reason why the reader reads the passage

100.

Effect

a)

The end of the falling action

b)

What happens as a result

c)

The author's purpose

d)

The main idea

101.

Theme

a)

The lesson

b)

The moral

c)

The high point

d)

The author's purpose

102.

Pick 2 other words for MAIN IDEA

a)

Key Idea

b)

The lesson

c)

Central Idea

d)

Rising Action

103.

Conclude (pick 2)

a)

What you learned or know

b)

To reach a decision

c)

The biggest parts

d)

The author's opinion

104.

Dialogue

a)

All the parts of the passage

b)

The talking parts of the passage

c)

The aurhor's opinion

d)

What the author thinks

105.

Persuade

a)

To win an argument

b)

To prove something

c)

To argue

d)

To tyr to get other to believe or agree with you

106.

Cliam

a)

The facts

b)

What the author is trying to convience you of

c)

What the author's purpose is

d)

The climax

107.

Source

a)

The author

b)

Where something comes from

c)

The cliam

d)

Where you find the main idea

108.

Convey

a)

To think

b)

To end

c)

To prove

d)

To tell

109.

Emphasize

a)

To bring attention to

b)

To yell

c)

To think

d)

To talk about

110.

Contradict

a)

To believe

b)

To go against

c)

To lie

d)

To argue

111.

Evaluate

a)

To argue

b)

To think

c)

To prove

d)

To lie

112.

Feature

a)

An important part of something

b)

A fact

c)

An illustration

d)

Things we can leave out

113.

How many paragraphs do you need for an ECR?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

114.

What do you do for the 1st paragraph of an ECR (pick 2)

a)

Restate the queston

b)

Answer the question

115.

How do you start the second paragraph of an ECR?

a)

However you want

b)

First,

c)

first

d)

First

116.

What two sentences stems are required in the second paragraph?

a)

I don't need any

b)

The text states,

c)

This shows

d)

In conclusion,

117.

How many sentences should paragrapg 2 be

a)

At least 3

b)

At least 6

c)

At lease 5

d)

It doesn't matter

118.

How do you start paragraph 3 of your ECR?

a)

In conclusion,

b)

Next,

c)

This shows

d)

The text states

119.

How many points is an ECR worth TOTAL

a)

2

b)

10

c)

5

d)

8

120.

How many points TOTAL points can you get for having correct spelling and puncuation on your ECR?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

2

d)

4

121.

What are the ONLY two reasons you won't get any points for your ECR?

a)

You leave it blank

b)

You don't know

c)

To do not answer the question correctly in paragraph 1

d)

You don't have perfect spelling