STAAR Warm-up Comprehension Day 4

​STAAR Warm-up Comprehension Day 4
(by Lowman)

By Christina Belen Marino

Excerpt from Peter Pan 1
(1) Mrs. Darling screamed, and the door opened. (2) Nana entered, returning from her evening out. (3) Nana growled and chased the boy, who leapt lightly through the window. (4) Mrs. Darling screamed again, for she thought the boy was killed. (5) She looked through her window, or in the black sky, she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts.

First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A

_______ 1. What can the reader infer about Mrs. Darling based on her actions in the selection? .

• A. She is excited to be home from her evening out.

• B. She is scared and confused.

• C. She is lost

• D. She is happy to see a wishing star.

Multiple Choice

Part B _______

2. Which phrase from the selection best supports the answer in Part A?

• A. and the door opened (paragraph 1)

• B. who leapt lightly through the window (paragraph 1)

• C. Mrs. Darling screamed again (paragraph 1)

• D. She looked through her window (paragraph 1)

Multiple Choice

Revising - Use the passage above to answer the following question.

_______ 3. An error has been made in sentence 5.

Select the answer that corrects this error.

• A. Change looked to look

• B. Change or to and

• C. Change see to sea

• Change the period to a question.