Lessons 3.7-3.9

Lessons 3.7-3.9

By Anja Vukicevic

Multiple Choice

Which question below expresses the mainidea that the poet wants you to think about?

• What secrets do animals know about Earth?

• Where are other places on Earth that need tobe discovered?

• Which people have explored Earth?

• When are certain parts of Earth going to beuncovered?

Multiple Choice

The “shambling” tracks in line 6 must be______.

• deep and enormous

• scary

• quickly made

• made by feet that don’t leave the ground asthey walk

Open Ended

These lines help the reader understand that the speaker--------- ONE RESPONSE PER TABLE

Open Ended

What do lines 3-5 suggest about the speaker?

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Multiple Choice

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.

A dispute is a __________.

• musical instrument

• choice of music

• discovery

• disagreement

Multiple Choice

What does the word fortunate mean?

• a. wise

• b. lucky

• c. happy

• d. proud

NON-FICTION: THE MAKING OF A BASEBALL BAT

STAAR Grade 5 Reading Released 2017

Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that when Hillerich first asked his father to make wood bats, Hillerich's father ----

• planned to change his business by making only wood bats

• believed metal bats would sell better than wood bats

• wanted to sell his company rather than make wood bats

• thought his company would not benefit from making wood bats

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 6, the details about Ted Williams's experience with Louisville Slugger bats support the idea that ---

• professional athletes can notice slight differences in equipment

• Louisville Sluggers are not the best bats available to professional baseball players

• negative comments about a product can harm a company's business

• Louisville Sluggers are better designed today than when they were first made

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best states the main idea of the section titled "Old New"?

• They were made with any kind of wood that was available.

• The shape of today's baseball bats is also more regular-narrow at the handle and wide at the end.

• Bats come in different lengths and weights.

• Baseball bats have changed a great deal over the years.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of accustomed in paragraph 7?

• Managed by

• Different from

• Changed by

• In the habit of

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that one of the main reasons the production of Louisville Sluggers began was because of Hillerich's ---

• willingness to use his knowledge of woodworking to help someone

• understanding of the game of baseball

• ability to promote a product using a variety of adverstising

• experience playing baseball with a metal bat

Multiple Choice

Based on information in the selection, what is one similarity between Pete Browning and Honus Wagner?

• Their success encouraged other players to use Louisville Sluggers.

• They both ordered a wood bat that was not made correctly.

• Their friendship with Hillerich helped improve their batting skills.

• They both persuaded Hillerich's father to make Louisville Sluggers.

THE MAKING OF A BASEBALL BAT QUESTIONS

• Question # 33 D is correct because Hillerich's father preferred to make other products until his son convinced him bats would be good for business

• Question # 34 F is correct because Williams noticed a difference of 5/1000 of an inch.

• Question # 35 D is correct because the sentence reflects the general idea about the bat's development over time

THE MAKING OF A BASEBALL BAT QUESTIONS

• Question # 36 J is correct because the players are in the habit of using the same equipment.

• Question # 37 A is correct because Hillerich's offer to make a bat for a player started the business of making bats

• Question # 38 F is correct because the success of Browning and Wagner with the bats encouraged other players to use the bats. 

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