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- 1. Multiple Choice
The sequence of events in a (play, story, novel, or text)
mood
plot
setting
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHelps prove your point or claim.supportthemepoint of view
- 3. Multiple Choice
What resources do you have available to you during the STAAR test?
a grammar textbook
your phone
google
a dictionary & thesaurus
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the purpose of expository writing?to explain or informto tell a storyto persuadeall of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
Personification
comparing two things using like or as
giving non-living things human characteristics
symbolization
saying something that you don't mean
- 6. Multiple Choicewhat is the theme of a story?where the story took placethe main ideathe lesson the reader learnsthe resolution
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf a question asks to support with the strongest evidence. What are you looking for?disprovewrongdenialProof
- 8. Multiple Choice
Metaphor
comparing two unlike things without using like or as
comparing two unlike things using like or as
- 9. Multiple Choice
how does a reader make an inference
prior knowledge + clues from story
Guess
Proof in the story
assume
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich is author's purpose?EntertainInformPersuadeAll of the above
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is tone?How the author says somethingHow the reader feels
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is mood?How the reader feelsHow the author says something
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: The faster you finish the test, the smarter you are.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe main idea of your essay.BodyThesisIntroductionTheme
- 15. Multiple Choice
Your expository essay should:
have an introduction, body, and conclusion
be completely fictional
have at least 8 examples
use APE
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEric and Kane put _________ phones on the teacher's desk.theretheirthey're
- 17. Multiple Choice________________ going to the cinema this weekend.ThereTheirThey're
- 18. Multiple ChoiceBerta will have dinner at ________ house tonight.theretheirthey're
- 19. Multiple ChoiceGreg! Go sit in the desk over ________.theretheirthey're
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMy hair is losing _______________________ color.it'sits
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIt looks like ________________________ going to rain outside.it'sits
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAfter the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone.
What are the words in blue an example of?SimileMetaphor - 23. Multiple Choice
What is personification?
a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
an over exaggeration
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is symbolism?
a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
using a tangible thing to represent an idea
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
- 25. Multiple Choice"America is a melting pot" is an example ofMetaphorSimileForeshadowingRepetition
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...HyperboleMetaphorImageryForeshadowing
- 27. Multiple Choice"The scrumptious desserts were calling out my name" is an example of...simileforeshadowingpersonificationsymbolism
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