English I academic vocabulary review staar

Which is a simile?

• The piles of apples stretched out like a dragon

• For a thousand times I hald let my imagination run

• They looked so red, so surprisingly red

• It's just that my heart didn't want to waste my money

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which illustrates the meaning of the word convey?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Select all the words that can go in the blank. The author used the simile to __________ how people are strong.

• show

• convey

• reveal

• depict

• highlight

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The author _______ that people are happy. Pick all the words that could fit in the blank.

• Tells

• Explains

• Implies

• Argues

• Highlights

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which idea is most similar to the main idea?

• Supporting detail

• closing

• thesis

• introduction

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You should take the test in the order printed in the book.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which is NOT a good step to use in planning the essay?

• Read the quote in the box

• Brainstorm with a thought web

• Brainstorm a thesis with 5 whys

• Write a three sentence essay first

Pick all the things you can think about to help brainstorm examples:

• Movies and TV

• Celebrities, Athletes, Musicians

• Youtube Videos, Vines, Memes

• Your personal life

• Friends, Family, and School

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Passing the test means you are allowed to:

• Get admitted to college

• Have a high GPA

• Promote to the next grade level

• Graduate high school

• Qualify for a scholarship

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If you write a perfect 4 essay, Mr. Wolf will:

• Call your parents to tell them you are amazing

• Buy you a pizza lunch when school starts in August

• Ignore you

• Automatically change your grade to a 100 for the whole year

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6