Literary Terms
Essay
Sentence Editing/Revision
Misused/Misspelled
Test-Taking Strategies
100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!

This is an educated guess based on what you read and what you already know. 

Inference
100
This is the number of paragraphs needed in your essay.
4
100
These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable. 

a. books, in the late eighteenth century, 

b. books, which were published 

c. books that was published

b. books, which were published

100
1) Which is the correct spelling? greatful grateful 

 2) Which is the correct spelling? retreive retrieve

1) grateful 2) retrieve
100
What type of essay must you write for the English II STAAR?
Persuasive
200
This is an author's word choice.
Diction
200
You need to include these two things in your body paragraphs. 
Example or reason and evidence
200
Rewrite as one sentence: The novel is very powerful. It concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century.
The novel, which concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century, is very powerful.
200
Double Jeopardy!!!!


1) That is the ____________ ingredient. 

a) principal b) principle 

 2) The ____________ decided in favor of the business proposal. 

a) counsel b) council

1) principal 

 2) council

200
How many hours is the English II STAAR Test?
5
300
This is the author's attitude or feelings toward a text. 
Tone
300
This type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something.
Persuasive essay
300
Working as a receptionist taught me to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answering the phone. 

 a. to handle customer complaints and write memos, answering the telephone. 

b.how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.

C. to handling customer complaints, writing memos, and answering the phone.

D. how to handle, write, and answer customer complaints, memos, and the phone.

b. how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
300
1. Take a deep ____________. a) breath b) breathe 2. Make sure to ____________ deeply. a) breath b) breathe
1) breath 2) breathe
300
What part of the test should you save for the end? 
Revising and editing
400
This is the emotion or feeling associated with a a word. 
Connotation
400
This restates the thesis and summarizes major points of the essay.
The conclusion paragraph
400
If a person wants to succeed in school, they have to study. 

a. they have to study. 

b. he or she has to study. 

c. they has to study. 

d. he or she have to study.

b. he or she has to study.
400
Double Jeopardy!!


1) Are you telling me that ____________ not coming to the party? a) their b) they're 

2. She likes to go shopping with both my brother and ____________. a) me b) I

1) b) they're 2) a) me
400
What strategy can you use to analyze the reading passages and understand them better?
Answers may vary: Highlighting, Annotation, SOAPSTone, 5 Ws, Chunking, 5 Word Summary, etc
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!


This is the main message or what the author wants the reader to learn from the passage or story.

Theme
500
This is needed in your introductory paragraph. 
Thesis 
500
Rewrite as one sentence: Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth. She refused to go to a dentist.
Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth, but she refused to go to the dentist.
500
1) I ____________ known you were here. a) should have b) should of 

 2) ____________ German, aren't you? a) Your b) You're

1) should have 2) You're
500
Where can you turn for examples / support if you don't know what to use on your essay?
The reading passages on the test (because they share a theme with the prompt).
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