STAAR Camp-Realistic Fiction Review

STAAR Camp-Realistic Fiction Review

​In your writing journal, you will make notes/sketch ideas that are important to the plot.

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Use a dictionary and look up the word Kerfuffle.

Afterwards, what do you think the story will be about?​​

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​After reading the announcement, what do you predict will happen?

​Did your prediction come true? How do you know?

​What does Frank want? How do you know?

​Based on the text, how would you describe Frank?

Multiple Choice

1 Read these sentences from paragraph 25.

Pop, pop, fizz, fizz. Fizzlers, wizzlers, and sizzlers popped and exploded like lava.

The imagery in these sentences appeals most to the reader’s sense of —

• taste

• smell

• sound

• touch

Multiple Choice

2 How is paragraph 27 important to the story’s plot?

• It provides details about Frank’s problem.

• It describes the setting.

• It gives clues about Frank’s feelings.

• It shows how the problem is solved.

Multiple Choice

3 Read this sentence from paragraph 32.

He would no-way no-how be taking home a ribbon.

This sentence helps the reader know that Frank feels —

• afraid

• confused

• concerned

• hopeless

Multiple Choice

4 Which word means the opposite of fancy in paragraph 16?

• sour

• plain

• small

• quick

Multiple Choice

5 In paragraph 24, what is the most likely reason Frank hides his waffle?

• He does not want other kids to touch his waffle.

• He feels embarrassed about how his waffle looks.

• He does not want anyone to take his waffle.

• He hopes to surprise everyone when he presents his waffle.

Multiple Choice

6 Why is Frank surprised when he sees the blue ribbon on his waffle?

• He forgets to follow the rules of the contest.

• He thinks his waffle looks too bad to earn a ribbon.

• He believes that Mr. Todd needs more time to pick the winners.

• He has never received a ribbon from Mr. Todd before.

Multiple Choice

7 What do paragraphs 13 through 15 show about Frank’s classmates?

• They wish they knew more about Frank.

• They do not think that Frank will win the contest.

• They wish that Frank would stop talking about waffles.

• They want to keep Frank from entering the contest.

Multiple Choice

8 How does Frank feel at the beginning of the story?

• He is excited about the contest.

• He is amused by his friends.

• He is confused about the rules of the contest.

• He is concerned about what type of waffle to make.

Multiple Choice

9 Why does Frank become upset about the waffle contest?

• He realizes that parents will make the waffles.

• He hears his classmates share ideas for their waffles.

• His waffle display begins to fall apart.

• His waffle idea has been kept secret for too long.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the story best supports the theme?

• Frank and his friends got quiet, dreaming about waffles.

• I'm going to win!

• The ribbon was on his waffle!

• One of a Kind!

​The next slide will provide a link to Readworks.org. Once you click on the link, then you will read Get Up and Go!: Breakfast Boost. Be sure to highlight important information and make notes. Once you're finished, then you can take the reading quiz. Remember, I will be checking your grades. Do your best!

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