STAAR Reading

Why does an author write a fiction passage?

• to give information

• to teach a lesson or share an emotion

• to share information

• to explain how something works

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why does an author write a non-fiction passage?

• to tell or explain information

• to give information

• to share information

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What can be found below or next a photo?

• footnote

• caption

• index

• table of content

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The main idea of a paragraph is

• a detail

• Always the first sentence of the paragraph

• most important point of the paragraph

• Always the last sentence of the paragraph

The title of an article will tell you

• to skip to the questions

• the main idea of the entire article that the author wants you to understand

• absolutely nothing

• a small detail about the main idea

To figure out the meaning of an unknown word, you could

• A. ask your neighbor or guess

• B. look up the word in a dictionary

• C. use clues from the sentences around the word to help you figure out the meaning

• both B and C

When do you write a summary of the article?

• Before you answer the questions

• After you answer the questions

• Because the teacher made you

• Never

The Headings in an article

• help figure out the main ideas

• help you understand what the paragraph below will be about

• are like a Table of Content. They give you main ideas

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The word visualize means

• what something sounds like

• what something smells like

• what something looks like

• what something feels like

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4B

If the author includes a passage, that passage must have

• a photo

• main idea

• a lie

• a runny nose