STAAR Review Reading 2018

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists " program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95. What is the author's purpose?

• To entertain you with a story

• To teach you how all artists become famous

• To convince you to attend an art program

• To explain how to paint a sunset.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

The Food Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. Is shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat. What is the author's purpose?

• To tell a story about pyramids

• To inform you about the Food Group Pyramid

• To convince you to eat vegetables

• To explain how to go shopping for food.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had and knew he was ready, Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off. What is the author's purpose?

• To tell a story about a boy who worked hard

• To teach how to play basketball

• To persuade you to try out for the basketball team

• To explain the rules of basketball.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career. What is the author's purpose?

• To entertain with a story about school

• To teach you how to get good grades

• To persuade you to work hard in school

• To explain the best colleges

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along. What is the author's purpose?

• To entertain with a story about people who follow the rules.

• To inform about the rules of the games

• To persuade people to follow the rules

• To explain the rules of chess.

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TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

To save water, consider installing a rain barrel. Begin by drilling a hole in the top of a large, plastic barrel. Drill a second hole on the side of the barrel, about two inches from the top. Drill a third hole in the base. Fit pipe adapters into the holes. These will later be filled to a hose so that you can access the water for your lawn or garden.

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To explain

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

The new classroom offered all of the conveniences and comforts of the 21st century. Five large-screen monitors lined the walls. Students gathered around them on wheeled chairs and comfortable seating pods. Instead of a desk, each child had a wheeled table she could move to work with others and even raise or lower, depending on whether she wanted to work standing or sitting.

• Describe

• Entertain

• Inform

• Persuade

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TEKS.ELA.6.9A

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9A

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement.

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

Giving human qualities to non-living objects.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E2.6