STAAR REVIEW 1 Inference 6.6/6.7

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried. Miya was upset in the beginning of the passage because:

• She was late for class

• She dropped her phone in the toilet

• Miya needed to charge her phone

• She had lost her cellphone

Why does Miya put her phone in the cup of rice?

• To take it home safe

• To charge it

• The rice absorbs the water and humidity

• To trash it safely

Why is Miya relieved but still worried at the end of the text?

• Because even though she found the rice, she is not certain it will work.

• Because the rice was cooked and hot.

• The phone screen is black.

• Because she doesn't know what she is doing.

Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. He let the dirt sift through his fingers and it turned to dust in the wind. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the field. It was well seeded, that he knew. He had seeded it himself, yet nothing sprang from the dirt. "Well, there's only one thing left to do," he said to himself. Mr. Johnson headed to church.

Based on the text you can conclude Mr. Johnson works as:

• trash collector

• fireman

• in construction

• farmer

What can the reader tell about how Mr. Johnson feels about the sun?

• He likes it too much.

• He hates it at the time.

• He needs it

• He needs sunblock

The writer includes the line "Well, there's only one thing left to do," he said to himself. Mr. Johnson headed to church; at the end because:

• Mr. Johnson is going to ask for food for his family.

• Mr. Johnson wants to ask the priest for help.

• He works at church too.

• Mr. Johnson is going to church to pray for his crops.