STAAR Reading Practice "The 1928 Packard"

In Paragraph 2, the word handful means someone who is

• difficult to manage

• extremely generous

• useful around the house

• reluctant to help others

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read this quotation from paragraph 8: "Why didn't this look too good to be true? I guess because I was fourteen."

In these sentences, Skippy Oglesby suggests that as a teenager --

• he intimidated others

• he was naive

• he liked to fool others

• he often got into trouble

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which paragraph from the selection provides imagery that gives a sense of the father's personality?

• 14

• 11

• 13

• 7

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

By asking a series of questions in paragraph 12, the author emphasizes his --

• uncertainty about what motivated his father

• belief that his father was unique

• doubts about the details of Oglesby's story

• hope that others will appreciate his father

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What did young Skippy Oglesby and the author's father have in common?

• knowledge of motorcycles

• an inclination to bully others

• a love of pranks

• storytelling skills

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraphs 1 and 15, the author shows --

• his realization that some of his memories are exaggerated

• his skepticism about the distinction between truth and memory

• his desire to be a role model

• his awareness of himself as a writer

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6