Monkey Tails - Road to STAAR Success (2016 released)

When the author's mother saw the family of monkeys in her dining room, she most likely felt - 

• amused
• cheated
• surprised
• sympathetic

Read this sentence from paragraph 6.
 In fact, we fairly fell off the wall trying to get back to the old tree we had used to climb up.
The author uses this sentence to show —

• that the children were not skilled at walking on the wall
• how the children’s actions resembled those of the monkeys
• that the climbing skills of the monkeys were better than those of the children
• how afraid the children were of the grandpa monkey

The author includes paragraph 2 most likely to show - 

• why his mother decided to fill a bowl with fruits that monkeys like
• why he often encountered monkeys when living in India
• what similarities his family had with the family of monkeys
• what tempted the monkeys to come into his family's house

From the information provided in the selection, the reader can tell that monkeys typically - 

• travel great distances
• depend on people for food
• live in large family groups
• live high in the treetops

Read the Dictionary entry:
compound \ı käm- • ı paund\ n 1. a word formed by joining other words 2. a grouping of buildings contained inside a bordering structure 3. an object created by combining parts 4. a substance formed by mixing different chemicals 
Which definition of the word compound is used in paragraph 6

• Definition 1
• Definition 2
• Definition 3
• Definition 4

The description of the mother monkey and the young monkeys in the dining room helps the reader - 

• see why monkeys are common in some areas of India
• recognize the similarities between adult monkeys and young monkeys
• realize how unusual the monkey's behavior was
• understand why monkeys like to eat fruit

Judy's encounter with the grandpa monkey suggests that she was - 

• hoping to get a close look at the monkeys
• aware that the monkeys could have been dangerous
• concerned about the grandpa monkey's children
• entertained by the grandpa monkey's actions

What lesson did the author learn while living in India?

• Monkeys can cause problems that require creative solutions
• Food can be used to calm aggressive monkeys
• It is wise to leave monkeys alone while they are eating
• It helps to befriend people who are familiar with the behaviors of monkeys