Summer School - STAAR Review

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

• Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,

  falling action, resolution

• fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry

The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language?

Don’t worry, I know money does not grow on trees!

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• main idea

• theme

• topic

• central idea

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What luck, I finally have a day off from work and the weather is perfect. It is sunny and cool with a mild breeze blowing. I have been waiting for a day like this for a long time.

Make an inference for the above situation.

• It's a great time to get some house work done

• There is a good chance it is going to rain

• School will probably be cancelled

• This will be great day to do something outside.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

STANZA 1

Over the years, my dog has worn a path

edging a vacant field.

Experience has taught her to avoid thistles and stinging

nettle.

From thousands of walks, she’s learned where plantain

are soft—

to expect from pokeweed and piled stones,

from certain crevices,

exhilarating scents.

In the first stanza, the poet uses the words “Over the years” and “From thousands of walks” to —

• show that the dog still finds the walk exciting

• suggest that each walk follows the same sequence of events

• illustrate what the dog enjoys about going on a walk

• describe the reasons why the pasture is off-limits

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

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 -

• Encourage teenagers to work more hours

• Convince teens to enjoy their youth and not work too much

• Explain the rules of working hours to employers

• Describe possible jobs students of this age group can hold.

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CCSS.RI.7.6