English STAAR Review

Which sentence is incomplete

• As I was running into the kitchen yesterday.

• I drove home.

• Please leave now.

• I willed him to leave the room.

We write persuasive essays to... 

• inform our audience with research about one topic.

• Persuade the audience to agree with our opinions

• To tell a story

To show a chronological event (movement in time), use a transition like:

• also, another, like, too, in comparison

• first, next, before, now, finally

• besides, in addition, for example, furthermore

• as a result, because, since, so , therefore

To show an example (detail), use a transition like:

• like, such as, for example, for instance

• finally, lastly, in conclusion

• but, yet, although, though

• also, another, in comparison, too

_______ they tried hard, the students could not complete the project in time.

• Although

• Despite

• First

I didn't like to spend time reading in class, but I enjoy it now.

• next

• eventually

• overall

• initially

Which statement opposes the following claim?

• Cell phones are extremely helpful for most teenagers.

• Cell phones are distracting for teenagers.

• It should be illegal for people under 18 to have a cell phone.

• Cell phones have benefits and costs.

The tone of a passage is:

• the general feeling created by the writer.

• the length of the selection.

• the type of selection.

• the lesson given in the selection.

How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

Which of the following is a simile?

• He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

• They are louder than a rock concert.

• She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

• My computer hates me!