STAAR Reading Practice

Everyone told Sandra and her mother that they looked just alike.  From afar, it was hard to distinguish if it was Sandra or her mother.  What does distinguish mean?

• make special in some way
• tell the difference between
• see a picture
• confuse

Mary loved unicorns, and she loved to make up fairy tales about them.  Everyone smiled and thought it was amusing.   What does amusing mean?

• annoying
• humorous
• boring
• difficult

Mark went bungee jumping.  "It's just indescribable!  One minute I was soaring of the bridge, and then swinging over the river."  What does indescribable mean?

• able to describe
• not enjoyable
• not wise
• not able to descrive

Before John left for school, he should've bathed his dog.  What two words make up should've?

• would have
• should not
• could not
• should have

In the poem below, which lines rhyme?
        Worms
Shinny, wiggling, pink, and round
You often find them in the ground
They're good for fishers and for farmers
You often find them out at night 

• The last words of the second and third lines
• The last words in every line
• The last words in the first and second lines
• None of the words rhyme

What type of poem is below?
        Worms
Shinny, wiggling, pink, and round
You often find them in the ground
They're good for fishers and for farmers
You often find them out at night 

• Free Verse
• Lyrical
• Concrete
• Narrative

Which lines rhyme?
    Thanksgiving
Pies, cakes, stuffing, and turkey
Many yummy things to eat
There may even be some beef jerky
On your diet, you may have to cheat

• Lines 1 and 2
• Lines 2 and 3
• Lines 1 and 3
• Lines 2 and 4

What type of poem is below?
    Thanksgiving
Pies, cakes, stuffing, and turkey
Many yummy things to eat
There may even be some beef jerky
On your diet, you may have to cheat

• Free Verse
• Lyrical
• Narrative
• Concrete

A poem without rhymes or a pattern is called...

• Lyrical
• Free Verse
• Narrative
• Concrete

jam   
1.  to crush or bruise  (verb)
2.  to become wedged or stuck (verb)
3.  a preserve made from fruit and sugar (noun)
Which meaning best matches the way the word jam is used below
My doctor said I seemed to have jammed my finger.

• Meaning 1
• Meaning 2
• Meaning 3
• Meaning 4 (really!)