English 1 STAAR Blitz Review

What is the acronym to remember why author's write (author's purpose)?

• PIE

• PIED

• PIES

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Buzz and Woody, Mufasa and Scar, Batman and Robin are all examples of

• Character Foils

• Protagonist VS. Antagonist

• Main characters in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following is a synonym for a thesis statement?

• Big Idea/Central Idea

• Claim/Stance

• Main Point/Belief

• All of the above

Which literary device is used when human-like characteristics, attitudes, or behaviors are given to non-human things like objects or animals?

For ex. The candy from the candy aisle called my name.

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• allusion

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which literary device paints a picture in the reader's mind and appeals to the 5 senses?

• connotation

• denotation

• imagery

• illusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which literary device hints that something will come to pass later in a story?

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Hypothesis

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Saying the opposite of what you mean is what type of Irony? For ex. You say "Nice" when you just dropped your school lunch tray.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What type of Irony is used when the audience knows something the other characters in the story are unaware of? For ex., A couple is walking through a house they are about to buy, but they don't know there are monsters in the closets.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational

• Verbal Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What type of irony is used when something happens that you wouldn't expect to happen? For ex. a police officer gets a speeding ticket when he is usually the one giving out tickets.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the purpose of supporting ideas (examples and evidence) in a text or essay?

• Supports an idea/thesis

• Proves an idea/ thesis

• Demonstrates an idea/thesis

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1