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2019 STAAR English 2

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52 questions
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J.T. would like to add the following sentence to the first paragraph (sentences 1–6).


Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

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J.T. wants to use a more appropriate transition in sentence 11. Which of the following can best replace Furthermore in this sentence?

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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 15?

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J.T. has included an extraneous sentence in his paper. Which of these sentences should be deleted from this paper?

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Mimi’s essay does not have a strong position statement. Which of the following sentences should replace sentence 6 to serve as an effective position statement?

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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?

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Mimi wants to improve the transition between the third paragraph (sentences 14–18) and the fourth paragraph (sentences 19–23). Which sentence can be added before sentence 19 to accomplish this goal?

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What is the most effective way to revise sentence 21?

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Mimi wants to conclude her essay by motivating her readers to take action. Which of the following statements should she insert after sentence 29 to accomplish this goal?

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What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 2?

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What is the correct way to write sentence 5?

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How should sentence 8 be changed?

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What change, if any, is needed in sentence 18?

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What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 20?

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 11?

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What change should be made in sentence 14?

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 18?

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In which lines does the poet use personification to create a somber mood?

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Lines 20 and 21 suggest that the speaker —

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Read lines 26 and 27 from the poem.


This image can best be interpreted as meaning that —

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The final line of the poem suggests that —

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Which sentence describes a shift in the poem’s focus?

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Read paragraph 15.


In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to —

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What does paragraph 16 reveal about the son?

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Which line of dialogue provides the best evidence that the father is questioning his priorities?

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In paragraphs 3 through 5, the phrases “Let me guess” and “no doubt” give the son’s dialogue a tone that is —

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Paragraph 17 suggests that the son is motivated to listen to his father because —

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Which sentence best describes the father’s moral dilemma?

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Paragraph 20 reveals that the father views his childhood home of Ashland as —

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The story explores the theme of a son —

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Read these quotations from the two selections.


These quotations provide evidence that both the speaker in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” and the narrator in the excerpt from Big Fish feel —

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What is a difference in how the two selections portray fathers?

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Both the daughter’s paintings in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” and the father’s stories in the excerpt from Big Fish —

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Read these quotations.


Both quotations use imagery that conveys a sense of —

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Which sentence best states a difference between the attitude of the speaker in the poem and the attitude of the narrator in the story?

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What is the author’s purpose for writing this article?

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Which words from paragraph 7 best help the reader understand the meaning of the word resiliency?

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Why does the author use rhetorical questions in paragraph 6?

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In paragraph 12, why does the author refer to milkweed plants as “gas stations” for monarch butterflies?

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In paragraph 5, the author conveys a tone of —

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What is one conclusion the author makes about wildlife?

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Read this quotation from paragraph 9.


Why does the author include this idea?

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In paragraph 14, what does biodiversity mean?

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Read this quotation from paragraph 4.


Why does the author use this comparison?

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Which word from paragraph 3 means “powerful” or “effective”?

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What is the primary purpose of the boxed information at the end of the article?

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In paragraph 1 of the article, what type of evidence does the author present?

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Which statement best expresses the main idea of paragraph 5?

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According to paragraph 6, what does the limbic system control?

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Why does the author include paragraph 7?

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Which of these best describes the author’s purpose for writing this article?