STAAR Reading Prep 2

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is.

•   Glossary
• Index
• Table of contents
• Caption

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

This is an example of ____________ text feature? 

• Index
• Table of contents
• Glossary
• Diagram

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea
• conflict
• supporting details
• text structure

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

• Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 
• Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 
• Write a summary of the selection. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

STAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to - 
What is a playwright?

• author of a poem
• author of nonfiction text
• author of dramas

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - 
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize - 

• determine
• conclude
• point out 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

STAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?

• main idea
• theme
• conflict
• character motivation

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read the following sentence from paragraph 2.
"To the ordinary person, Cobble's Knot was about as friendly as a nest of yellowjackets."
The author uses the comparison to help the reader understand

• how impossible the task of untying the knot appears
• that trying to untie the knot is physically painful
• how dirty the knot seems to be
• that the knot is a dangerous object

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

the person telling the story is a character inside the story. (Uses pronouns such as I, me, my, we and us.)

• 1st person
• 2nd person 
• 3rd person 

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6