Eng. I STAAR 2.0 Practice

Draw

Read and annotate the selection.

Draw

Read and annotate the passage

Draw

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Draw

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Multiple Select

How does the author’s use of language in paragraph 36 emphasize a theme in the excerpt?

Select TWO correct answers.

• By showing why Mrs. Lapidus wants Gogol to pick a new name

• By suggesting that Gogol will adapt to kindergarten

• By specifying the importance of a classroom environment

• By exaggerating the power of nicknames in school

• By contrasting the schooling experiences of Gogol and his parents

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A Based on the information in paragraphs 23 through 36, Ashoke can best be described as —

• optimistic and irritable

• compassionate and stern

• elegant and critical

• insightful and authoritarian

Multiple Choice

Part B Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

• “No, no, it’s not a middle name,” Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. (paragraph 23)

• “Don’t be scared, Gogol,” he says, raising his son’s chin with his finger. “You’re a big boy now. No tears.” (paragraph 26)

• Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. (paragraph 28)

• Ashima and Ashoke wonder, shaking their heads. But since neither of them feels comfortable pressing the issue, they have no choice but to give in. (paragraph 36)

Draw

Which statements express an idea about society reflected in the excerpt?

Select ONE correct answer in each row.

Open Ended

Read the question carefully. Then record your answer in the box provided.

Which events in the excerpt help express the theme of self-determination? Support your answer with evidence from the excerpt.

Open Ended

Read the excerpt from “The Namesake.” Based on the information from the excerpt, write a response to the following:

Explain how the characterizations of Ashoke and Mrs. Lapidus contribute to the development of the plot in this excerpt.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses specific evidence from the excerpt to support your answer. Remember to —

• clearly state your thesis

• organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• use evidence from the selection in your response

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar Manage your time carefully so that you can —

• review the selection • plan your response

• write your response

• revise and edit your response

Record your answer in the box provided.

Draw

Read and annotate the passage.

Multiple Choice

Which word has the same connotation as steadfast as it is used in paragraph 3?

• unwavering

• still

• unresponsive

• shallow

Multiple Choice

Based on what the narrator imagines, which detail from paragraph 3 supports the key idea that if the soldier were a real person, he would have the qualities to cope with real-life problems?

• The soldier being alone outside for a long time.

• The stillness of the soldier in cold and wet conditions.

• The faded paint on the soldier and his missing weapon

• The soldier believing that he would one day be found

Multiple Select

Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

Select the correct answers that develop the theme.

• Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

  Select the correct answer in each row.

• Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

  Select the correct answer in each row.

• Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

  Select the correct answer in each row.

• Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

  Select the correct answer in each row.

• Decide whether each detail develops the theme that relationships come with obligations.

  Select the correct answer in each row.

Multiple Select

Read this sentence from paragraph 4.

A miniature world rose here, all for my single, lonely, faded soldier, who had nothing in the world except me.

What does this sentence convey about the narrator?

• He intends to search for another soldier to add to the world he created.

• He worries aout what will happen to the soldier