STAAR 2024 Day 1

​READ A LENS INTO THE PAST WITH YOUR PARTNER

Multiple Choice

Which definition best matches the way the word favor is used in line 6?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the playwright includes line 15?

• To show that Jude is bored at the antique shop

• To show that Jude need help from Grandpa Sam

• To show that Jude tries to enjoy his time with Grandpa Sam

• To show that Jude is lost inside the antique shop

Multiple Choice

Why is the setting of the antique store important to the plot?

• it allows Grandpa Sam to try a new activity

• it displays an old object that jude and Grandpa Sam both like

• it lets Grandpa sam learn more about Jude's interest

• It gives Jude a place to wait while his mom shops

Multiple Select

Which key ideas about Grandpa Sam are supported by the details in lines 20-27? Select TWO correct answers/

• He wants Jude to learn how to make movies

• He is eager to share a special moment with Jude

• He likes to make movies with Jude

• He enjoys being reminded of the past

• He is curious about how much the movie camera costs

Multiple Choice

The conflict in the play is resolved when_

• Mom comes to the store to get Jude

• Jude realizes that he enjoyed talking to Grandpa Sam

• Mom finds Grandpa Sam in the store

• Jude answers Mom's questions about the store

Multiple Choice

Which line from the play best shows that Jude is beginning to appreciate objects from the past?

• 30 [GRANDPA SAM gently hands JUDE the camera]

• 30 [JUDE examines it while GRANDPA SAM watches with a smile.]

• 31

  GRANDPA SAM: I bet I have some old film from when I was younger back at home. I can show you sometime.

• 32 JUDE: Yes, please, Grandpa! I wish we could go look for it right now!

Multiple Choice

Based on the events that take place at the end of the play, what will Jude most likely do next?

• Jude will ask his mother for a new camera

• Jude will use the camera to make a movie with Grandpa Sam

• Jude will show his mom how to put film into an old camera

• Jude will take Grandpa Sam to a store that sells modern cameras and film

​READ A Shower of Teddy Bears WITH YOUR PARTNER

Multiple Choice

Which sentence should replace sentences 4 and 5 to BEST state the central idea of this paper?

• The team is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Their uniforms are beautiful chocolate-brown color.

• The Hershey Bears are a very popular hockey team. People from all over Pennsylvania like to attend their games.

• The team is called the Hershey Bears. It was first formed in Pennsylvania more than 90 years ago.

• The Hershey Bears how a Teddy Bear Toss every year. They donate thousands of stuffed animals to charity.

Multiple Choice

What is the BEST was to combine sentences 10 and 11?

• Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears in clar bags.

• Some people even bring teddy bears and clear trash bags and stuffed.

• Some people even bring trash bags stuffed with teddy bears and clear.

• Some people even bring clear trash bags stuffed with teddy bears.

Multiple Choice

Mallory has included a sentence that does not belong in the third paragraph (sentences 14-21). Which sentence should she remove?

• Sentence 15

• Sentence 16

• Sentence 17

• Sentence 18

Open Ended

Sentence 28 repeats information. In the box provided, rewrite sentence 28 in a clear and effective way.

Poll

How are you feeling about the STAAR after today's work?