STAAR English I reading literary texts overview quiz quiz

Always be brave

Courage

The story is about a soldier

True courage means acting despite fear

Counting how many devices appear

Finding the longest sentence

Spelling the device correctly

Explaining the effect the device creates

A metaphor is only used in poetry

A simile uses 'like' or 'as'; a metaphor compares directly without them

A simile is longer

There is no difference

It confuses the reader for no reason

It creates suspense by raising the question of how events led there

It makes the story shorter

It removes the conflict

The final sentence

The list of characters

The turning point of greatest tension

The opening setup

Revealing a trait through what a character says, does, and how others react

Describing the setting

Listing a character's age and height

The narrator stating a trait outright

Describe the setting at the end

Contrast a start-state with an end-state, with evidence for each

Name a single trait

Summarize the whole plot

To fix the literal sense so a striking image does not mislead you

To find the author's name

To make the poem rhyme

To shorten the poem

It always creates a rhyme

It fills space

It emphasizes the idea the refrain carries

It shows the poem is unfinished

They are optional and can be skipped

They are spoken aloud to the audience

They list the props only

With no narrator, they carry action, delivery, and much of the characterization

The character is genuinely happy

The characters cannot hear each other

Subtext: the character is masking distress and is not fine

The scene is comic

Personification

Hyperbole

Simile

Symbolism

A correct idea (theme, trait, or device effect) supported by relevant text evidence

A long answer with no quotation

Naming a device with no effect

Restating the question