
STAAR English II High School 2024 - Past Paper
Quiz by English II - Texas Education Agency
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Based on the events at the end of the play, what will Lina most likely do next?
Which line from the play shows that Joelle is dismissive of Lina’s wishes to keep her new songs private?
How do the events that happen with Lina and Joelle’s friends help develop Lina’s character?
How do the stage directions and Joelle’s speech in line 2 contribute to the audience’s understanding of the plot?
The playwright includes the stage directions and dialogue in lines 16 and 17 most likely to develop the idea that Lina —
In line 15, the playwright’s use of the phrase “at all” emphasizes —
The playwright uses sarcasm in line 20 most likely to —
In line 1, the words “intense,” “angrily,” and “frustration” contribute to the mood of the play by emphasizing —
Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition most closely matches the meaning of capture as it is used in paragraph 3 of the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows”?

Which statement best expresses the thesis of the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows”?
Read this quotation from paragraph 1 of the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows.”
The most likely reason the author includes this detail about reading the book is to —

How is the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows” organized to develop the thesis?
The word plummets in line 33 of the poem “Narwhals Are Real” indicates that the narwhal’s pulse —

The three stanza breaks in lines 1 through 8 of the poem “Narwhals Are Real” each interrupt a thought the speaker is expressing. How do these interruptions affect the reader?

Read lines 3 through 6 of the poem "Narwhals Are Real."
What effect does the poet's use of figurative language in these lines create?
Drag each choice into its correct category.

How does the use of the first person in the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows” DIFFER from the use of the first person in the poem “Narwhals Are Real”?
Read this quotation from the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows” and these lines from the poem “Narwhals Are Real.”
In this quotation and in these lines, what does the use of imagery by BOTH the author and the poet to describe the sea creatures’ eyes emphasize about the animals?

Read this quotation from the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows” and these lines from the poem “Narwhals Are Real.”
What do this quotation and these lines suggest about the DIFFERENCE between an octopus and a narwhal?

The author of the excerpt from “What the Octopus Knows” and the poet of the poem “Narwhals Are Real” would most likely agree with which of these statements?
Select TWO correct answers.
Which word in paragraph 3 means “specified as an essential condition”?
Based on the information in paragraphs 4 and 5, what can the reader conclude about the countries that have signed the Antarctic Treaty since 1959?
How do the phrases “reinforced the original intent” and “banned indefinitely” in paragraph 5 contribute to the tone of the paragraph?
Which quotation from the article best explains the ongoing care necessary for the protection of Antarctica?
Which of these is the best summary of the section “Governed by Treaty”?
How does the cause-and-effect relationship described in paragraphs 6 and 7 contribute to the development of the article’s thesis?
What does the quotation from Claire Christian in paragraph 8 best suggest about tourism in Antarctica?
What is the most likely reason the author organizes the information in the article chronologically?
How do the details in paragraph 9 support the key idea that tourism to Antarctica should be more carefully managed?
Jace would like a more effective closing sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 7–10). Which sentence can BEST replace sentence 10 and help Jace accomplish this goal?
What revision, if any, should be made in sentence 18?
What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 21?
Jace has not used the most effective transition at the beginning of sentence 27. Which phrase should replace In comparison in this sentence?
What is the MOST effective way to revise sentence 30?
Jace has not used an effective phrase in sentence 36. Which phrase should replace a truth to share in this sentence?
What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
Beau needs a better transition between the sixth paragraph (sentences 9–11) and the seventh paragraph (sentences 12–14). Which sentence can BEST replace sentence 12 to improve this transition?
Which sentence can BEST follow and support sentence 14?
Beau has included an extraneous sentence in the fifteenth paragraph (sentences 24–27). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
The word target is not the most effective word to use in sentence 34. Which word should replace target in this sentence?
Sentence 5 is written incorrectly.
Which of the following is the correct version of the sentence?

What change is needed in sentence 8?

What change is needed in sentence 10?

What change needs to be made in sentence 24?

What change needs to be made in sentence 28?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 5?
What change needs to be made in sentence 6?
What change needs to be made in sentence 7?
What change needs to be made in sentence 9?
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 10?