STAAR 2016 Paired 8th from The View from Saturday

^{Use “The View from Saturday” (pp. 14 – 15) to answer questions 19–23.}
19 Based on Noah’s conversation with his mother in paragraphs 3 through 7, the reader can conclude that —

• A Noah will not be able to avoid fulfilling his mother’s request
• B his mother knows that writing the letter may take a long time
• C Noah thinks his grandparents will not appreciate receiving the letter
• D his mother believes that Joey’s letter will be more sincere than Noah’s letter

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

20 Read this dictionary entry.
due \ıdü\ adj 1. expected to occur at a specific time 2. able to meet an obligation 3. accepted as appropriate 4. being a cause of
Which definition best matches the way the word due is used in paragraph 2?

• F Definition 1
• G Definition 2
• H Definition 3
• J Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

21 Noah’s response to his mother’s demand adds to the conflict by —

• A increasing the tension between Noah and his mother
• B forcing his mother to take away his privilege of using the computer
• C leading his mother to doubt what she has taught him about respect
• D causing Noah to have to listen to his mother lecture about letter writing

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

22 The first-person point of view allows the author to —

• F emphasize the mother’s struggle to understand Noah’s feelings
• G show the mother’s opinion about B & B letters
• H highlight the contrast between the two brothers’ experiences
• J share Noah’s feelings about his situation

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

23 Which sentence from the excerpt best illustrates Noah’s conflict?
(These sentences would be in Italics.)

• A My mother insisted that I write a B & B letter to my grandparents.
• B “Is Joey writing a B & B to Grandma and Grandpa Eberle?”
• C She explained—not too patiently—that a B & B letter is a bread and butter letter you write to people to thank them for having you as their houseguest.
• D My brother Joey had been sent to my other set of grandparents, who live in a normal suburb in Connecticut.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6