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STAAR Bootcamp: Trashketball
PAIGE DAUGHERTY
Created on March 12, 2024
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"The stars were diamonds in the sky."
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
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POem
F To compare March’s behavior to that of an impatient person G To produce a personal reaction of sadness for March’s farewell H To show how March’s changing of the seasons may affect each person J To use the actions of a person to describe March’s effect on the weather
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What is the most likely reason the poet uses personification throughout the poem?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
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Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
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A Rhyme B Meter C Tone D Symbolism
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In a poem, what term describes the author's attitude toward the topic of the poem?
A Pete is upset that nobody paid attention to his performance. B Pete’s performance did not go as well as he had hoped. C Pete had a difficult time hearing others while he was singing. D Pete’s friends are not supportive of his decision to sing.
Read line 3 from the play.
[The audience can be heard applauding halfheartedly.]
What do these stage directions help the reader understand?
drama
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A Pete is upset that nobody paid attention to his performance. B Pete’s performance did not go as well as he had hoped. C Pete had a difficult time hearing others while he was singing. D Pete’s friends are not supportive of his decision to sing.
Read line 3 from the play.
[The audience can be heard applauding halfheartedly.]
What do these stage directions help the reader understand?
drama
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A Hormiguita needs to find food in the forest to bring back to the anthill. B Chasing the leaf causes Hormiguita to become hungry and think about food. C Hormiguita travels to the forest so that she can avoid doing any work. D Chasing leaves causes Hormiguita to accidentally wander far from the anthill.
What can the reader infer based on line 22?
drama
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What is a group of lines in a poem called?
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A The author emphasizes how long it takes Brody and Uncle Stephen to climb the mountain. B The author conveys that Brody wants to avoid outdoor activities for a very long time. C The author implies that Brody will never forget his outdoor adventure with Uncle Stephen. D The author highlights that Brody is amazed by how much he has learned about nature.
Read the sentence below from paragraph 18.
"He was convinced he had experienced enough nature to last him for decades."
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What does the author achieve by including a hyperbole within this sentence?
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What is the term for a phrase that is a comparison of two or more unlike things using the word ‘like’ or ‘as’?
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A He is disapproving of Dog’s laziness. B He is frustrated that he is too tired to finish reading his book. C He is unaware of the way Dog feels about their relationship. D He is annoyed that he has to walk Dog instead of studying.
What can the reader conclude about Owner in scene 1?
drama
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Chloe closed her cluttered clothes closet clumsily.
What type of figurative language is used in the example below?
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A Elena is embarrassed because Mom is not supposed to know about Marcos’s visit. B Elena begins to feel ill as she rests in her room. C Elena is angry with her aunt for telling Mom that Marcos is coming to visit. D Elena panics because she was caught pretending.
Read the sentence below from paragraph 20.
Suddenly, Elena’s cheeks felt as if they were on fire
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What does the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence suggest?
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Alliteration
A) Elena is embarrassed because Mom is not supposed to know about Marcos’s visit.
PERSONIFICATION
B) Pete’s performance did not go as well as he had hoped.
Metaphor
B) The author conveys that Brody wants to avoid outdoor activities for a very long time.
17 Just as Brody finished his poem and settled in to watch some television, Uncle Stephen announced, “Let’s go fishing.” 18 “Marvels of Science is starting,” Brody stammered. He convinced he has experienced enough nature to last him declared. 19 “Can’t leave you behind,” Uncle Stephen told him, and Brody nodded his head, seeing no way out.
J) To use the actions of a person to describe March’s effect on the weather
C He is unaware of the way Dog feels about their relationship.
c) Tone
Simile
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With winter’s footprints in the past, and snows begin to melt at last, with longer days and shorter nights, the wayward winds of March take flight, four winds she holds within her grip, then hurls them from her fingertip, her wooly, fleecy clouds of white, she sets in skies of blue delight, her wild bouts of gusty breeze, roars through valleys, hills and trees, that high pitch whistling song she sings, awakens earth and flowering things, she tears a hole in heaven’s sky, so sun can shine and rain can cry, she gently calms as spring draws near, as blooming daffodils appear, she welcomes April showers in, then gathers up her dwindling winds, now her long journey home begins, knowing she’ll be back this way, upon a cold late winter’s day, when nights grow short, and days grow long, Listen for her whistling song!