STAAR Essay English II

What/Who is your best friend during the test?

• Caffeine

• Your neighbor

• Dictionary

• Mrs. Mitchell

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional word or phrase?

• Furthermore

• As an example

• Likewise

• Additionally

Which of the following should NEVER be used for examples for your persuasive paper?

• Personal anything

• Current Events

• History

• Literature

Which is the BEST way to ensure that the audience understands WHY your reasons support your thesis?

• Provide as many examples as you can.

• Provide specific concrete details and insightful commentary.

• Provide examples that don't need an explanation

• Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

When writing a persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

• Summarize all the main points in the essay because the audience didn't understand them the first time.

• Close with a Call to Action to be personally persuasive

• Close with a complete paragraph of 6 sentences.

• You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

Which of the following is LEAST important on the essay?

• Planning an essay.

• Providing detailed and thorough commentary explanation.

• Revising and editing your essay.

• Writing a long and full introduction and conclusion.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

• theme

• personification

• author's purpose

• tone

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

• theme

• tone

• author's purpose

• main idea

When joining two sentences together, what goes before the subordinating conjunction?

• comma

• period

• semicolon

• colon

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

• Leave it blank,

• it won't count against me

• Read each answer, eliminate, and find a direct connection in the passage.

• Flag it and then forget to go back.