E2 STAAR Blitz Day 3: Informational

Multiple Select

According to the excerpt, what are two of the largest factors standing in the way of a girl’s education?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Their parents believe they cannot afford to send their children to school.

• Their families’ religious beliefs prevent them from being able to attend school.

• Girls contribute the most to a family’s income, so their families are less likely to send them to school.

• Families are more likely to invest in their son’s education than their daughter’s education.

• Their parents do not believe in the value of education, so they refuse to pay for it.

Multiple Choice

How does the organizational pattern in paragraph 2 help support the author’s thesis?

• By including examples of how a daughter’s marriage can contribute to her family

• By explaining why a son’s education is believed to be more important than a daughter’s education

• By elaborating on the advantages a daughter provides for her family

• By providing the benefits gained from educating daughters

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change feel to feels

• Change that to which

• Change daughters to daughter’s

• Change waste to waist

Open Ended

What is a thesis statement?

Open Ended

What is considered a supporting detail in informational text?