STAAR ELA-R Terms Quiz (December 2023)

These are the titles for a section in a passage a(n)…

• Caption

• Biased

• Testimonial

• Subtitle

A person who is leaning to one side, or being unfair, is being…

• Biased/Subjective

• Biased/Objective

• Unbiased/Subjective

• Unbiased/Objective

This persuasive technique seeks to make its reader “join the crowd.”

• Bandwagon Appeal

• Charter Bus Appeal

• School Bus Appeal

• Train Appeal

The words underneath a picture that explains it are…

• Captions

• Biased

• Testimonial

• Subtitles

The story of a person’s life written by that person is a(n):

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Memoir

• Speech

The story of a short piece of someone’s life written by that person is a(n):

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Memoir

• Speech

A good summary will cover what parts of a passage?

• Beginning, Middle, End, and small Details

• Beginning, Middle, End, and only Important Information

• Beginning, Middle, End, and Theme

• Beginning, Middle, End, and Protagonist

If a narrator uses the pronouns: “He,” “She,” “They,” “Them,” etc. and the narrator can describe

the thoughts of MORE THAN ONE character, he/she is using which Point of View?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

If a narrator uses the pronouns: “I,” “Me,” “My,” “We,” “Us,” etc., he/she is using which Point

of View?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

A thesaurus is a book of synonyms.

• True

• False