8th Grade Reading STAAR Question Breakdown

Read the following STAAR Test Question

The metaphor in the first stanza is used to emphasize that the —

What does the word emphasize mean?

• make a point

• define

• clarify

• ignore

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which detail tells you that Mrs. McCoy is hungry?

• Her eyes filling up with tears.
• She is limping around the room.
• She starts reading a book.
• Her stomach growls loudly.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A hint of something happening later on...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

 “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Students love to EVALUATE the uniform policy.  What is the best definition for EVALUATE?

• to tell about
• to judge
• to back up with details
• to break apart

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

SUPPORT your answer by using paragraph numbers from the story.  What does SUPPORT mean in the sentence above?

• all the ways they are different
• all the ways they are alike
• to back up with details
• attitude of the author

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the TONE of the author in the story?  What is the best definition for TONE?

• to judge
• the lesson learned or the moral of the story
• how the text is set up
• attitude of the author

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author ORGANIZE the passage?  What is the correct meaning of the word ORGANIZE as used in the sentence above?

• attitude of the author
• to list in steps
• how the text is set up
• to give the short version

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

My doctor tried to CONVEY how important it was to get rest.  What is the best definition of the word CONVEY?

• to back up with details
• to break apart
• moral of the story or the lesson learned
• to show or to tell

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4