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Figurative Language
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100

When you write a thesis statement, how many reasons or examples do you need to give?

Two (2)

100

The sentence below can be fixed by?

Thursday I am taking the English II EOC I know I will do great.

Thursday I am taking the English II EOC, and I know I will do great.

Thursday I am taking the English II EOC. I know I will do great.

100

What is an example of figurative language? Create an example.

Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, etc

100

Name the text genres you may see on the STAAR?

Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

100

What acronym should you use to answer the short constructed response questions? 

R-restate the question

A-answer

C- cite with evidence/examples

E-explain how your evidence supports your answer

200

What two major things go in your introductory paragraph? 

Hook, Thesis

200

Correct this sentence:

Next week I took the EOC English 2 STAAR exam.

Tomorrow, I take the EOC English 2 STAAR exam.

200

What is the difference in formal and informal language? Which is appropriate for STAAR?

Formal language is grammatically correct and meant for a formal audience. Informal language uses slang and is meant for an informal audience. STAAR needs formal language. 

200

What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses? 

Imagery

200

What are the five story elements you should identify in a fiction text? 

Character, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Theme

300

What do you need to add to your body paragraphs to ensure your message is clear?

Evidence, examples, and reasoning.

300

What acronym can you use to join sentences together with a conjunction?

FANBOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

300

What is the moral/message of a passage?

Theme

300

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"

Simile

300

What could help increase your essay writing score? (What should you do before even writing a sentence of an essay or CER?)

Pre-Writing, planning, using your dictionary to clarify the prompt

400

What is the main part you need in your conclusion?


Restate thesis 

400

Fix this sentence-

I will pass the staar test next week and my mom who never gave up on me will be so proud

I will pass the STAAR test next week and my mom, who never gave up on me, will be so proud.

400

In a paired passage, what are some questions going to ask you to find?

Similarity or Difference

400

Which figurative language takes inanimate objects and gives them action/feeling?

Personification

400

What is the first thing you should do before reading the passage? 

Look at the questions and identify 

1) where it is asking you to look

2) what it is asking you to do

500

What are alternative transition words/phrases for your conclusion paragraph that could be more impressive than "In conclusion..."?

Instead use: In the end, Overall, To conclude, To Summarize, etc.

500

Correct this sentence

The girl, the one that lives on my street went to the movies yesterday.

The girl, the one that lives on my street, went to the movies yesterday.

500

When you see a question like the one below, what are some of the steps you can take to answer it?

In paragraph 3, the word meander means?

1. Look up defintion in dictionary

2. Go back and re-read sentence word appears in. Use context clues.

500

What transition words would be appropriate to use if you are comparing and contrasting? (Give three examples.)


On the other hand, Similarly, However, In contrast, On the contrary, Although...

500

What three things should you ask for when taking the STAAR test?

Scratch paper, pencil, dictionary