Teenagers that are 14 or 15 years old must work outside of school hours. They are not allowed to work more than 3 hours on a school day, including Fridays, and they are only allowed to work 8 hours or less on a nonschool day. Teens of these ages are allowed to work no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session and no more that 40 hours during a week when school is not in session (summer and school breaks). Teens are allowed to work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.-except between June 1 and Labor day when the evening hour is extended to 9 p.m. The author wrote this article most likely to -

Explain the rules of working hours to employers

Encourage teenagers to work more hours

Convince teens to enjoy their youth and not work too much

Describe possible jobs students of this age group can hold.

A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that originates in areas of low pressure equatorial regions of the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November, with the peak season from mid-August to late October. Parts of the Southwest United States and the Pacific Coast are subjected to heavy rains and floods each year due to hurricanes off of Mexico. How does the author organize this paragraph?

It describes many facts about hurricanes.

It describes what causes hurricanes and illustrates their effects.

It explains the problems that are associated with hurricanes and suggesting possible solutions.

It illustrates the cycle that a hurricane goes through in the order they occur.

You just finished reading a magazine article that included some alarming statistics about pollution and how people are damaging the planet with everyday decisions that they make. The article also includes some suggestions on how you can help improve the Earth's situation for future generations. The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely:

to persuade readers to change certain habits that will help the Earth.

to inform the readers about pollution

to inform the readers about Earth

to persuade readers not to pollute the Earth by littering.

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion? Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair).

Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion.

Write a summary of the selection.

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping? What is stereotyping?

making a general statement about a group of people

denying someone the same rights

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Floods damage houses and roads.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today. What is the main idea?

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

Soccer is also called football.

Soccer is played by men and women.

When's the best time to stop and reread a piece of text?

When you come across something you don't understand

When you are halfway through the text

After you've already read it several times

When you are finished with the entire text

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.

Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.

Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said. Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

He goes straight up the stairs to shower

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed. What lines from the text support the idea that Mom and Max were going to go on a picnic?

She began to unpack the picnic basket

Max stares blankly out the window

If there is a map what should you look at FIRST to answer a question related to the map?

The geographic locations on the map.

If a question asks about a photograph then the answer will be directly taken from either what or what???

What you see in the picture and the caption below the picture.

The paragraph leading up or next to the photograph.

You will have to use text evidence and background knowledge to figure it out.

What you know about the picture from reading the passage.

Subheadings or headings are included in Non-Fiction to let the reader know what?

What they are going to read about in each section.

The main idea of the entire selection.

Interesting facts covered in the article.

Diagrams in NON-FICTION are there to...

Label or name all the parts to a specific object, animal, or thing

Make the article more appealing to read.

Give you a location to a specific area

Show you what something looks like

Symbolism in poetry can be defined as...

· Poets use something to represent something else (ex- Eagle for freedom)

The poem is shaped to support the title.

A poetic device that uses metaphors to compare.

Another name for drama where actors perform and act out a story on stage.

A script that you read to perform

A place where actors perform on stage.

Stage directions are written in italics, brackets, or parenthesis to..

Tell the actors where to go on stage and what kind of expression, body language, or actions to do. They also help a person reading understand what the actors would be doing on stage.

Give the reader an idea of what the theme, lesson or moral is to the play.

Lines that actors read on stage.

Part of the script where the narrator is reading.

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better! What is the main idea?

There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

You should do good things for others.

What is a strategy that you can use to determine the Theme, Lesson, or Moral in Fiction?

Look at how the main character changes and what they learn.

Use mainly what you know about life.

Ask yourself Who or What, Has is or does.

Use your background knowledge and text evidence.

When you are talking about author's purpose it's..

The reason the author wrote the text. It ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

The central idea that the author has about a topic.

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been. What is the theme?

Always share your things with others.

"The Moon ballooning in the sky" What does the metaphor in the line suggest?

The Moon appears to grow in size

The Moon appears to move swiftly

A summary is a brief account that contains the

least important points of the text.

STAAR Reading Review Quiz

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

As I walked into the house, my arms were overloaded. Not only did I have my backpack, which weighed a ton, but I also had my Egyptian project and the poster that went with it. As soon as I got near the kitchen, I deposited my project on the table and walked upstairs to my room.
The word deposited means -

to add something (dirt/salt) to a pile

to set something down

to put money in the bank

to throw away

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

All story plots follow a natural order, which is known as the elements of plot. Which answer has the elements labeled in the correct order?

Title, introductory paragraph, body
paragraph, and conclusion paragraph

Resolution, climax, rising action, conflict,
falling action, exposition

C. Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,
falling action, resolution

fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language?
Don’t worry, I have a never ending supply of money!

metaphor

personifiction

hyperbole

idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?

main idea

theme

topic

central idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sensory language allows the reader to use their senses and paints a picture in the reader’s mind. This type of figurative language is called?

imagery

literary

imagination

irony

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why does an author write a story in first person?

To show the reader how they feel

To make you wonder if it really happened

It is easier than writing a story in third person

to show how the narrator feels

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Crayons have been used by people for many years. The idea to combine wax with color goes back thousands of years. The Egyptians used beeswax combined with color to paint on stones. They then used heat to melt the wax so it would stay in place. This method was used by many people around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, in fact, it is still used today. While this may not be the easiest way to complete an art project, it is still an interesting way to add color to an object.
Which is the best main idea for this passage?

Crayons are cool

Crayons have only been around for a few years.

Though different from today, Crayons have been used by people for
hundreds of years.

Not all crayons are the same

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Vote for Carl for class president! Carl is a leader! Last year in fourth grade, he was a great vice-president. This year he volunteers to help with after-school clubs. He will do great things for our class! Carl promises more school dances. And better choices at lunch. So vote for Carl for class president
The author tried to persuade us to vote for Carl by telling about his ____.

accomplishments and promises

grades and behavior

family and friends

plans

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Spending too much time in the sun can lead to sunburn, dehydration, and even skin cancer. One way to help prevent these problems is to make sure that you wear sunscreen whenever you are outside. It is also a good idea to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day, between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Which text structure is used in the paragraph?

compare and contrast

description

problem and solution

chronological order

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

United States currency denominations above $100 are not available from the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. On July 14, 1969, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System announced that currency notes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued immediately due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945.
What is the main idea of the passage?

There used to be really large denominations of U.S. currency.

In 1945, the US stopped making $10,000 bills.

The US only prints bills that are $100 or less because large bills were rarely
used.

The Department of the Treasure, the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing make US currency.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

STAAR Reading Review

50 questions

All story plots follow a natural order, which is known as the elements of plot. Which answer has the elements labeled in the correct order?

The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language?
Don’t worry, I have a never ending supply of money!

The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?

Sensory language allows the reader to use their senses and paints a picture in the reader’s mind. This type of figurative language is called?

Why does an author write a story in first person?

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STAAR Reading Review

50 questions

All story plots follow a natural order, which is known as the elements of plot. Which answer has the elements labeled in the correct order?

The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language? Don’t worry, I have a never ending supply of money!

The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?

Sensory language allows the reader to use their senses and paints a picture in the reader’s mind. This type of figurative language is called?

Why does an author write a story in first person?

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The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language?
Don’t worry, I have a never ending supply of money!