STAAR Writing

An attention grabber is...

• an introduction
• a row
• a spiral
• a turn about

The two soldiers agreed to meet at the mess for lunch.

• a difficult situation
• an untidy group of things
• a room where people meet

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Should we take the right or left fork of the road?

• something that you eat with
• a place where a road branches
• a large farm tool
• to hand over a possession

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Elaine pulled back the rusty bolt, and the heavy door slowly opened.

• a flash of lightning
• to run away
• a sliding bar used to fasten a door
• to run very fast

Tonight Jane plans to pen answer to Maria's invitation. 

• to write
• something used for writing
• to put a fence around
• a type of a cage

A thief tried to pick Shawn's pocket, but Shawn suddenly moved away.

• to choose or select
• to pull apart into small pieces
• a tool used to chop ice
• to steal the contents of

Amy used  pencil to write in her log.

• a cut length of wood
• a written record
• to cut down trees

The baby swans came gliding across the pond, led by their mother, a beautiful white pen. 

• writing instrument
• female swan
• fenced area for keeping animals
• to write

March 19 will be the first day of spring this year.

• to walk in a stiff, military way
• the third month of the year
• the border of a country or an area

To which political party does your mayor belong?

• organized group of people who are involved in government or public affairs
• person or group involved in a legal matter
• group of people gathered together to have fun