STAAR: They Story of Pixar

The author uses a quotation from the movie Toy Story in the first paragraph to-

• explain to the reader what the movie is about

• establish the purpose of the selection for the reader

• describe one of the movie's main characters for the reader

• gain the reader's attention with a familiar saying

How is the selection organized?

• It describes the causes of the obstacles Pixar experienced and how these challenges affected the company.

• It states general information about Pixar's movies and then gives specific information about the software used to create the movies.

• It relates the development of Pixar from its early stages to the present.

• It compares the technology PIxar uses to the technology used by other film companies.

Which experience contributed most to the Pixar team's success in the film industry?

• Working for Geroge Lucas at Lucasfilm

• Designing compter software that created lifelike images

• Improving how x-ray images are presented

• Working for Steve Jobs to create technical graphics for various industries

Which sentence from the selection explains why Pixar became involved in the film industry?

• This computer, called Pixar, could make realistic three-dimensional images better and faster than any computer before it.

• RenderMan made it possible to create picture that looked almost like real photographs.

• Jobs, who was very good at selling computers, wanted to sell the Pixar computer to hospitals.

• Working for Steve Jobs to create technical graphics for various industries.

How does the author support the claim that Pixar set the standard for animated films?

• By explaining how the Pixar computer could be beneficial to society

• By outlining the reasons Disney was interested in acquiring Pixar

• By mentioning the people who were involved in the development of the PIxar computer

• By describing the achievements that demonstrate Pixar's status in the movie industry

The photograph is included in the selection most likely to show-

• how Pixar creates the characters for its animated movies

• a digitally animated scene from one of Pixar's award-winning movies

• two of the characters that have made Toy Story so popular since its release

• how Toy Story uses advanced technology to tell a story about friendship