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038 QUIZZIZ: Study Guide-- First Semester

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of an essay contains the genre, title, author, and one-sentence summary?

a)

Conclusion

b)

Introduction

c)

2nd body paragraph

d)

Counterargument

2.

What should a thesis statement do?

a)

Tell a story

b)

Restate the prompt and list main ideas

c)

Give a quote from the text

d)

Describe characters

3.

In RACE, what does the "R" stand for?

a)

Rewrite

b)

Restate

c)

Respond

d)

Review

4.

What does the “A” in RACE mean?

a)

Analyze

b)

Answer

c)

Argue

d)

Apply

5.

What is a FANBOYS word?

a)

Since

b)

And

c)

Because

d)

If

6.

“Because” is what type of conjunction?

a)

Interjection

b)

Coordinating

c)

Subordinating (SWABI)

d)

Noun

7.

What must every complete sentence contain?

a)

An adjective and a noun

b)

A noun and a verb

c)

A verb and a conjunction

d)

A phrase

8.

A fragment is missing which of the following?

a)

FANBOYS

b)

A word that describes

c)

A noun or a verb

d)

A transition

9.

A comma splice incorrectly joins what?

a)

A phrase and clause

b)

Two complete sentences with a comma

c)

A noun and a verb

d)

A SWABI and a verb

10.

Which sentence is SIMPLE?

a)

Chiquita ran.

b)

Chiquita ran, and she barked.

c)

While Chiquita ran, she barked.

d)

Because Chiquita ran, she barked.

11.

Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction at the beginning?

a)

Chiquita ran.

b)

Chiquita ran, and she barked.

c)

While Chiquita ran, she barked.

d)

Chiquita barked because she ran.

12.

What is a prepositional phrase?

a)

To + verb

b)

Verb ending in –ing

c)

Preposition + noun

d)

A complete sentence

13.

Which is an infinitive phrase?

a)

Running to the tree

b)

To finish early

c)

On the table

d)

Barking loudly

14.

What is a dangling modifier?

a)

A phrase placed correctly

b)

A phrase describing the wrong thing

c)

A word with two meanings

d)

A type of conjunction

15.

In subject-verb agreement, "each" takes what verb form?

a)

Plural

b)

Either

c)

Singular

d)

Past tense only

16.

What pronouns usually take plural verbs?

a)

Each, everyone

b)

Someone, nobody

c)

Many, few

d)

Anybody, someone

17.

What type of organizational pattern lists things one after another?

a)

Chronological

b)

Cause/effect

c)

Categorization

d)

List

18.

"Compare" means to show _____.

a)

Differences

b)

Similarities

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

19.

A semicolon is used to connect what?

a)

A phrase and a verb

b)

Two sentences

c)

A noun and a pronoun

d)

An adjective and a noun

20.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

a)

Chiquita ran; and she barked.

b)

Chiquita ran; she barked.

c)

Chiquita ran; because she barked.

d)

Chiquita ran she barked;

21.

What does "tone" mean?

a)

The lesson of the text

b)

The speaker’s attitude

c)

The time and place

d)

The rhythm of a poem

22.

What does "theme" mean?

a)

The plot of the story

b)

The message or lesson

c)

The characters' names

d)

The summary

23.

A simile is a comparison using ______.

a)

Like or as

b)

Is or are

c)

Without comparison

d)

Past tense verbs

24.

"The wind whispered" is an example of ______.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

25.

A stanza is ______.

a)

A rhyme in a line

b)

A group of lines in a poem

c)

A single sentence

d)

A comparison of two things

26.

A quatrain is _____ lines.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

14

27.

What is internal rhyme?

a)

Rhymes at line ends

b)

Rhymes in the same line

c)

A stanza pattern

d)

Rhyme scheme

28.

What is rhyme scheme?

a)

A pattern of rhymes labeled with letters

b)

A 4-line stanza

c)

Poem without rhyme

d)

A poem with 14 lines

29.

Which genre includes memoirs and biographies?

a)

Argumentative texts

b)

Literary nonfiction

c)

Science fiction

d)

Sonnets

30.

Which type of STAAR essay requires analyzing literary devices?

a)

Argumentative

b)

Letter

c)

Literary analysis

d)

Memoir

31.

Which STAAR essay must include a counterargument?

a)

Informational

b)

Expository

c)

Argumentative

d)

Literary analysis

32.

How many paragraphs must all STAAR essays include?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

33.

What does the “E” in RACE require?

a)

Edit the quote

b)

Explain how the quote proves the answer

c)

Evaluate the prompt

d)

Expand the introduction

34.

What is the correct beginning for a correspondance?

a)

Sincerely,

b)

Dear ______,

c)

Hello!

d)

Thank you

35.

How should a professional letter end?

a)

Best Wishes,

b)

Yours Truly,

c)

Sincerely,

d)

From,

36.

In characterization, STEAL — “S” stands for:

a)

Setting

b)

Style

c)

Says (dialogue)

d)

Structure

37.

In STEAL, the “T” stands for:

a)

Theme

b)

Thinks

c)

Title

d)

Tone

38.

In STEAL, “A” stands for:

a)

Actions

b)

Author

c)

Attitude

d)

Adjectives

39.

What does the “E” in STEAL stand for?

a)

Energy

b)

Effect on others

c)

Emotions

d)

Example

40.

“Mic drop” belongs in which paragraph?

a)

Introduction

b)

1st body

c)

2nd body

d)

Conclusion

41.

What is the purpose of the conclusion paragraph?

a)

Add evidence

b)

Restate thesis and finish strong

c)

Introduce characters

d)

Summarize the prompt

42.

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Tone

d)

Mood

43.

Which term refers to emotional meaning?

a)

Setting

b)

Definition

c)

Connotation

d)

Rhyme

44.

“A story used to illustrate a point” is the definition of:

a)

Theme

b)

Anecdote

c)

Shift

45.

Which vocabulary word means “reason something is included”?

a)

Purpose

b)

Shift

c)

Tone

d)

Image

46.

A paradox is:

a)

A comparison

b)

A contradiction with deeper truth

c)

A sound device

d)

A type of rhyme

47.

“Descriptive language appealing to the five senses” is:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Imagery

c)

Diction

d)

Tone

48.

What is a ballad?

a)

A 14-line poem

b)

A poem that tells a story

c)

A stanza of 4 lines

d)

Poetry without rhyme

49.

A couplet contains:

a)

3 lines

b)

4 lines

c)

2 lines that rhyme

d)

14 lines

50.

A sonnet has how many lines?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

12

d)

14

51.

“Rhyme at the ends of lines” is called:

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

End rhyme

c)

Slant rhyme

d)

Stanza rhyme

52.

Which example shows a participial phrase?

a)

To run fast

b)

Running toward the door, Chiquita barked.

c)

On the desk

d)

The dog barked

53.

Which is an example of a prepositional phrase?

a)

To laugh loudly

b)

Barking loudly

c)

Under the table

d)

Laughing at the joke

54.

Which organizational pattern shows time order?

a)

List

b)

Categorization

c)

Compare/contrast

d)

Chronological

55.

Which word is an article?

a)

And

b)

The

c)

Because

d)

Running

56.

Which phrase defines “shift”?

a)

A repeated pattern

b)

A change in something

c)

A rhyme scheme

d)

A main idea