Released Reading STAAR 2022: Rock and Soul

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Multiple Choice

How does the author mainly organize paragraphs 2 through 5?

• By comparing the business Isabella and Soledad started with business ideas they had in the past

• By identifying the problem that Isabella and Soledad hoped to solve by starting their business

• By describing in chronological order the events that led to Isabella and Soledad starting their business

• By describing the effects that occurred after Isabella and Soledad started their business

Multiple Choice

Based on the information in the selection, the reader can conclude that Isabella and Soledad can best be described as —

• quick thinking

• hardworking

• worried

• brave

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the selection?

• Objects commonly found in nature have been used to make amazing works of art.

• Businesses have been important in raising money to support non-profit companies.

• A craft that two sisters made as a gift led them to start a successful business.

• Two sisters help each other discover that they both share a skill in painting.

Multiple Choice

Look at this photograph from the selection. What is the most likely reason the author includes this photograph?

• To highlight that Isabella and Soledad work together to paint rocks for their business

• To emphasize that Isabella and Soledad surprised their mother with a garden on Mother’s Day

• To highlight that Isabella and Soledad have raised money for an organization called Get In Touch

• To emphasize that Isabella and Soledad have wanted to start their own business for a long time

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?

• To reveal how some people choose to use their time

• To describe why family members often have the same goals

• To show how one simple act can lead to great accomplishments

• To prove that young people can encourage adults to make positive changes

Multiple Choice

The details in paragraphs 6 and 7 support the key idea that Isabella and Soledad —

• want money from their business to be used for people in need

• often think of ways that other people in the community can start a business

• rely on family friends to tell others about their business

• want to find new art to use in their business

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 3, what does the word overwhelmed mean?

• Thought about carefully

• Reacted with strong emotion

• Remembered with fondness

• Realized the purpose of something