
STAAR English II High School 2023 - Past Paper
Quiz by English II - Texas Education Agency
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Based on paragraphs 1 through 3, what can the reader infer about the author?
What is the most likely reason the author included the words “grouse” and “chore” in paragraph 3?
Who is the intended audience of the article?
Which quotation best shows that people’s lives were less scheduled and organized in years past?
In paragraph 18, what does alleviate mean?
Which quotation best expresses the author’s concession to the argument that plans cannot always be made spontaneously?
What is the most likely reason the author included the information in the section “A rough solution”?
Which statement best presents the author’s claim on the best way to plan leisure activities?
Read this quotation from paragraph 17.
What is the most likely reason the author includes this rhetorical shift?

Read this paragraph.
Which sentence should be added to the paragraph to create a complete summary of the article?

Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition matches the meaning of amplifying in paragraph 18 of the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea”?

How is the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” organized to develop the thesis?
What is the most likely reason the author includes the photograph before paragraph 5 in the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea”?
Which detail from paragraph 13 of the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” best supports the key idea that the Wave Organ is a work of art?
What is the most likely reason the author of the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” uses a comparison organizational structure in the section “ ‘Sound Sculpture’ vs. ‘Acoustic Sculpture’ ”?
Part A
In the poem “Leaping Falls,” the speaker is most likely —
Part B
Which quotation from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?
What does the break between stanza 4 (lines 19–24) and stanza 5 (lines 25–30) of the poem “Leaping Falls” convey to the reader?
The poet’s use of imagery in lines 35 and 36 contributes to the poem “Leaping Falls” by creating a tone of —
Which statement would the speaker of the poem “Leaping Falls” most likely agree with that is NOT supported by the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea”?
Which statements express themes found in BOTH the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” and the poem “Leaping Falls”?
Select TWO correct answers.
Read these quotations from the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” and the poem “Leaping Falls.”
How does the description of the natural sound in the paragraph from the article DIFFER from the description of the natural sound in the lines from the poem?

The author of the article “Acoustic Sculpture, Sound Art, and the Music of the Sea” and the poet of “Leaping Falls” would BOTH most likely agree that —
Which quotation from the excerpt shows that Thea’s room serves as a place for reflection?
Read this quotation from paragraph 3.
The author includes the detail about leaving the window open most likely to develop the idea that Thea —

Read this quotation from paragraph 3.
Based on the quotation, the reader can best infer that the boys are —

Part A
The description of Thea in paragraph 6 supports a theme about the need to —
Part B
Which quotation from paragraph 6 best supports the answer to Part A?
Read this paragraph.
Which idea should be included in this paragraph to create a complete summary of the excerpt?

Read this quotation from paragraph 4.
The author’s use of figurative language in this quotation suggests that Thea —

Which aspect of the setting most contributes to the portrayal of Thea as a reflective young artist?
The meaning of sentence 2 is unclear. Which phrase should replace it in this sentence?
What revision, if any, should be made in sentence 11?
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 20?
Mariko wants to use a more effective and descriptive word than wrecked in sentence 22. Which word should replace wrecked in this sentence?
Which transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 26?
Raul needs to include a stronger thesis statement in his essay. Which sentence should replace sentence 5 to best accomplish this goal?
Raul wants to add a supporting sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 6–13). Which sentence should be added after sentence 8?
Raul did not offer an effective transition between the third paragraph (sentences 14–22) and the fourth paragraph (sentences 23–25). Which sentence should be added just before sentence 23?
Raul would like to add another sentence to the fifth paragraph (sentences 26–31).
Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 32?
What change is needed in sentence 3?
How should sentence 5 be changed?
What is the correct way to rewrite sentence 7?
What change is needed in sentence 9?
What change should be made in sentence 12?
What change is needed in sentence 19?
What is the correct way to write sentence 3?
What change needs to be made in sentence 6?
What change needs to be made in sentence 14?
What change needs to be made in sentence 17?
What change needs to be made in sentence 22?