Literary Devices
Parts of Speech
RACE
Writing
Question Stem Words
100
A reference to a well-known source within a text.
What is an allusion
100
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
100
Restate, answer, cite, and explain
What is race
100
The point your paper is trying to prove
What is a thesis
100
A speaker or writer suggests an idea without expressing it outright or directly
What is Imply
200
Making a comparison using like or as.
What is a similie
200
A word that shows action
What is a verb
200
According to "The Family We Choose" the author states, "John is..."
What is Cite
200
A type of writing where the purpose is to explain.
What is expository writing.
200
Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern, or process
What is describe
300
Giving human-like qualities to a non-human beings.
What is personification
300
A describing word
What is an adjective
300
The highest score a student can obtain on the OER
What is a 3
300
explains, proves, and/or supports your paper's thesis.
What is a body paragraph
300
Give a detailed account providing examples; explore the causes and effects, etc.; to clarify
What is explain
400
literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas
What is analogy
400
He, she, we, it, they, and you.
What is a pronoun
400
The lowest score a student can obtain on the OER portion of STAAR
What is a 0
400
The first sentence in your essay to grab the reader's attention.
What is the hook
400
To illustrate or show by being an example of
What is exemplify
500
Refers to the use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.
What is denotation
500
But, and, or, nor, and for
What is a conjunction
500
Answer the question
What is the second "thing" you do when answering an OER question.
500
tells the topic of the paragraph
What is main idea
500
To mention or allude to
What is refer
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