when you compare two unlike things using the words like or as such as "That girl is as pretty as a picture."
What is a simile?
100
eliminate wrong answers first before you decide on your answer
What is what to do on the multiple choice section?
100
a book that you can use to check spelling questions on the multiple choice and your essays
What is a dictionary? (If you don't see one in the room, ask your teacher for one. It's your right!)
100
something that goes at the end of every sentence
What is end punctuation?
period
exclamation point
question mark
100
one full page
What is how long a STAAR composition should be?
200
comparing two unlike things by saying something is something else such as "My dad is a drill sargent."
What is a metaphor?
200
a book to use on the spelling questions on the multiple choice and on your essay
What is a dictionary? (If you don't see one in the room, ask the teacher for one. It's your right!)
200
the homophone that means belonging to something or someone such as "We saw _____________new house."
there
their
they're
What is their? (Don't forget it has an "i" in it!)
200
comes in pairs and surrounds a sentence of dialogue
What are quotation marks?
Mother yelled, "Do your homework now!"
Remember they must come at the beginning and end of what a person says!
200
what needs be done at the beginning of every paragraph
What is indent?
(Indent about 5 spaces)
300
When you give a non-human object human characteristics such as "The car limped into the driveway."
What is personification?
300
create a graphic organizer or an outline
What is an example of prewriting (what you do on the blank paper before you begin your essay?
300
the homophone that means "it is"
What is it's?
300
separates items in a series such as lettuce tomatoes and carrots
What is a comma?
300
a type of composition that is a memory that happened to you and should have an interesting hook and thoughtful conclusion such as a wish, lesson learned, or wrap-around
What is a personal narrative (or literary composition)?
400
a well-known saying that is not the literal (real) meaning such as "The band was so good that they brought the house down" or "My uncle is a couch potato."
What is an idiom?
400
a good strategy when something needs to be added to a sentence on the multiple choice section
What is mark a line where the added word or sentence goes and then read the story with the added items to see how they sound?
400
the rule for words such as believe/ receive
What is i before e except after c
400
punctuation that surrounds an interrupter (appositive)
- My dog a red chihuahua is named Eddie.
What is a comma?
example - My dog, a red chihuahua, is named Eddie.
400
a composition where you describe, compare, or tell someone the steps to do something
What is an expository composition?
500
an extreme exaggeration such as "My parents are going to kill me if I arrive home late!"
What is hyperbole?
500
multiple choice questions 20 through 40
What are the questions most students miss on the test? (You should go back and check these again)
500
the double consonant/vowel rule for words such as
swimming vs swiming/running vs runing/baking/bakking
What is one consonant between 2 vowels make the first vowel the true sound (baking)and two consonants between 2 vowels makes the first vowel have the short untrue sound (running)?
500
punctuation that separates two sentences that go together; the second part doesn't have to be capitalized
I am late my parents will be furious!
What is a semicolon (;)?
example: I am late; my parents will be furious!
500
What every expository composition must have in the introduction and restated in the conclusion
What is a thesis?
example: Determination is important if you are to be a success in life.