English II STAAR EOC Exam Review
Questions with Verified Solutions
Denotation - ANS-Dictionary definition of a word.
Plot Structure - ANS-The sequence of events within a literary work.
Setting - ANS-When and where a story takes place.
Author's Purpose - ANS-The reason an author decides to writer about a specific topic.
To inform. To persuade. To entertain. To explain.
Transitions - ANS-The connection (a word, phrase, clause, sentence, or entire
paragraph) between two parts of a piece of writing, contributing to cohesion.
Run-on sentences - ANS-Two complete sentences put together without the proper
conjunction and/or punctuation between them.
Point-of-view - ANS-The perspective from which a speaker or writer recounts a narrative
or presents information.
Summary - ANS-A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Critique - ANS-An article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation;
review.
Assertion - ANS-A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Gerunds - ANS-A form that is derived from a verb that functions as a noun (typically
ending in -ing).
Similies - ANS-Comparison using like or as.
Metaphors - ANS-DIRECT comparison between to unlike things.
Analogy - ANS-A comparison between two things that are similar in some way often
used to help people understand.
Personification - ANS-Figure of speech in which a theme, idea, or animal is given
human characteristics.
