English I STAAR EOC Prep

What does the "Theme" in literature mean?

• The Mood of the story.

• The characters.

• What the story is about.

• Theme is the message the writer is trying to share with the reader. 

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?

• Simile

• Personification

• Verb

• none

Choose the sentence that correctly uses punctuation with dialogue.

• Fran was frustrated “I don’t care about the band uniforms changing. I’ll wear what they give me to wear!”.

• “How should we design the display board for our presentation” John asked his partner. “Our presentation is tomorrow, after all.”

• Robert shouted to the rooftops! “Yes. I did it. I won the closest debate this school has ever had”

• Marisela turned to Jacob and said, “I have to go home right after school today, so I can’t go to rehearsal.”

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in cause and effect? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so

• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after

• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution

• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

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

The frog fell flat as it flew across the frozen lake. This is an example of...

• allusion

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

The main idea of your essay.

• Body

• Thesis

• Introduction

• Theme

Which sentence uses except or accept correctly?

• Everyone accept Jim went to the park.

• The movie was great except for the ending.

• Lei could not except the fact that she was moving.

• All of the basketball hoops accept one had a torn net.