STAAR READING REVIEW

(FRUIT) Which word best describes the author's decision to buy the flower seed packets?

• Thoughtful

• Obsessive

• Manipulative

• Unplanned

(FRUIT) The author includes the description in paragraph 2 to convey that she -

• had difficulty understanding her mother's fascination with gardening

• believed her mother's constant gardening was an inconvenience

• resented that her mother paid so much attention to the plants

• appreciated some of the plants her mother grew more than others

(FRUIT) What does the word forewarned mean in paragraph 4?

• Explained after the fact

• Informed in advance

• Told at a later date

• Understood at the same time

(FRUIT) The author's reaction when she found a morning glory vine in her plot suggests that she was -

• concerned that the other seeds might not grow

• eager to start growing more flowers

• certain that her mother would be pleased by her success

• surprised by how happy she felt when she saw the flower sprout

(FRUIT) When the author brought the flower seeds home, her mother reacted in a way that -

• forced the author to see help elsewhere

• showed she was pleased by the author's attempt to care for the seeds

• demonstrated her lack of interest in the author's hobbies

• showed she expected the author to be responsible for the care of the seeds

(FRUIT) Read this sentence from the selection: "I believe that patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that -

• finding an interesting hobby may take many years

• positive results take time but are worth the wait

• many people focus on what they want in the present

• completing a long-term goal is difficult for most people

(POPLARS) In the first stanza, the poet suggests that one reason the poplar is not useful is that it -

• loses its leaves in the fall

• does not provide much protection for others

• does not grow very tall

• grows in areas where few other things live

(POPLARS) The poet uses personification in the fourth stanza to describe the poplar's attempt to -

• attract visitors

• remain active

• provide directions to others

• resist being moved by the wind

(POPLARS) Line 1 is important to the poem because it helps -

• introduce a familiar setting

• describe the speaker

• create imagery

• establish the mood

(POPLARS) In stanza 2, the poplar is described mainly as -

• cautious

• envious

• curious

• arrogant