STAAR READING Prep #7

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

• to explain

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to give information

• to make you cry

Which word means the same as benefit?

• hinder
• help
• find
• clean

What does chronological mean?

• having to do with a watch
• to happen before
• out of order
• arranged in time order

Which word means the same as convey?

• communicate
• steal
• contact
• free

Which word(s) means the same as phrase?

• a title
• an expression or remark
• a special way of speaking
• a kind of language

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

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?

• Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 
• Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 
• Write a summary of the selection. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea
• conflict
• supporting details
• text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

in the time order in which events happened

• chronological order
• description
• problem
• cause

the perspective from which a story is told

• narrator
• point of view
• first person
• third person