Literary Devices
Miscellaneous
Grammar
Writing Persuasively
Test Taking Tips
100

"as hot as fire"

a simile

100

This type of word describes a noun.

Adjective 

100

They thot they bringed there shoes but they was wrong.

They thought they brought their shoes, but they were wrong.

100

The part of your essay that answers the question and states the reasons.

The thesis statement.

100

What portion of the test should you start with?

Essay

200

"He was a statue, waiting to hear the news."

a metaphor

200

This type of word describes HOW an action is being performed.

Adverb

200

They got theirselves the biggest, coldest, most colourful container of ice cream I had ever saw.

They got themselves the biggest, coldest, and most colorful container of ice cream I had ever seen.

200

What is the part of the essay where you recognize the other side's argument?

Counter-argument

200

How many hours do you have to finish the ELA STAAR test?

5

300

"If it doesn’t stop raining, I’m going to build an ark."


an allusion

300

The narrator is a character in the story and can only reveal his own thoughts and what he sees and hears.

First Person Point of View

300

Change the active to passive voice.

John will clean the room every Saturday.

The room will be cleaned by John every Saturday.

300

Each body paragraph should be a range of AT LEAST how many sentences?

3-5 sentences.

300

What does STAAR stand for?

State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness

400

Mrs. Edwards' daughter eats more than her weight at breakfast.

Hyperbole

400

Elements include: conflict(s), character development

Rising Action
400

If you want the sammiches their they're beneath the shelfs, but there supposed to go to my dads office.

If you want the sandwiches they're there beneath the shelves, but they're supposed to go to my dad's office.

400

The first sentence of your essay.

The hook.

400

The prompt will always start with what phrase.

"Write an essay..." 

500

The cop got pulled over for speeding.

Irony

500

What the story teaches readers.

theme

500

Change the passive to active voice.

The town was destroyed by fire.


Fire destroyed the town.

500

What does the acronym O-RE-RE-O stand for?

Opinion  

Reason 1   Example 1  

Reason 2   Example 2

Opinion Restated

500

Name two ways to get a 0.

Cheating, plagiarism, non attempt, profanity, writing in another language, song lyrics.