3rd Grade STAAR Review

The Raiders football team were undefeated when their star quarterback broke his leg.  The coach was very upset because he didn't know who he was going to use in that position!
Which story element is being described in the passage?

• problem
• setting
• theme 
• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

Cinderella had long, flowing blonde hair. Her dress was covered with cinders from the fireplace and she had smudges of dirt on her face. But, she always had a smile on her face, and was gentle to all the animals in the barnyard.
Which story element is described in the passage?

• setting
• theme
• character
• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Tonight was finally the performance of Jack's play!  He had worked for weeks on learning his lines and making his costume.  As he put one his costume, he realized there was a big rip in the back of his shirt!  He was upset!!
Which story element is described in this passage?

• climax
• solution
• setting
• problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

As the buzzer rang at the end of the basketball game, the team looked at the scoreboard.  They had won the game by two points!  They knew that working together as a team had been the reason they had won the game!
What story element is being described in the passage?

• setting
• theme
• character
• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the author's message to the reader in a story?  

• stanza
• main idea
• summary
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are the words that give the actors instructions on what to do in a play?

• dialogue
• dialect
• stage directions
• procedures

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.4.10

What is the time and place that a story occurs?

• setting
• procedures
• problem
• order and sequence

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the reason an author writes a story called?

• audience
• author's purpose
• text structure
• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the lesson or message of a story called?

• fable
• expository
• fiction
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Annie knew she should return the candy she stole from the teacher.  She could hear her mother saying, "sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest thing to do".

• character
• setting
• theme
• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2