Staar Review 2

Use “Looking to the Sky” (pp. 19–20) to answer questions 21–24. 
What does the word maneuver mean in paragraph 3?    

• A Skillfully change a path or position
• B Be guided by a remote control
• C Cause to move rapidly
• D Contain electronic equipment

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

•  F People watching birds in flight
• G The ancient Greeks telling about people The ancient Greeks telling about people who try to fly like birds
• H Leonardo da Vinci inventing a pair of mechanical wings in the 1400s
• J People being interested in flying like birds

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The organizational pattern of the article develops the author’s viewpoint by —

• A presenting facts about how SmartBird works and explaining why it is a useful invention
• B comparing SmartBird with other inventions and showing how technology has advanced
• C describing the reason Festo invented SmartBird and the effects the invention has had on the company
• D relating the sequence of events that occurred to create SmartBird

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which idea is supported by information in the article?

• F Technology is often too inefficient to be practical.
• G Nature can inspire human innovation.
• H The best machines have been designed to work by remote control.
• J Innovations are usually based on the ideas of inventors who lived long ago.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Use “The Ironman Robot” (pp. 21–22) to answer questions 25–30
The information in paragraphs 2 and 6 supports the idea that —

• A athletic competitions are challenging for any participant
• B Mr. Evolta was a difficult robot for Takahashi to design
• C people can be extremely inventive
• D Mr. Evolta is capable of amazing accomplishments

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In paragraph 5, the word impediments refers to —

• F environments
• G events
• H obstacles
• J robots

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Based on the information included in the selection, the reader can infer that the author believes Panasonic —

• A found a creative way to promote its batteries
• B is the most successful company in Japan
• C focuses most of its efforts on creating robots
• D is primarily concerned with setting world records

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following best supports the idea that finishing the Ironman Triathlon was a remarkable feat for Mr. Evolta?

• F It normally takes less than 13 hours for a human to complete the competition. 
• G Mr. Evolta is only about one-tenth the height of the average human.
• H Each race in the event was held in Hawaii.
• J Mr. Evolta needed more time to finish the competition than a human would.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author includes the information in paragraph 1 most likely to —

• A cause the reader to reflect upon personal accomplishments
• B build the reader’s interest by presenting an improbable situation
• C present the most important information about the topic first
• D explain various reasons for writing about the topic

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The photographs of Mr. Evolta support the information in the selection by —

• F illustrating how difficult each race was to complete
• G proving that the robot successfully finished all the races
• H helping the reader understand the length of each race in the triathlon
• J showing the reader the equipment used by the robot during the races

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5