Staar Questions

An inference is not directly stated in the text? It requires the reader to analyze clues in the text and connect it to background knowledge.

• True

• False

Making an inference requires what two pieces of information?

• the title and text evidence

• text evidence and vocabulary

• back ground knowledge and the title

• text evidence and back ground knowledge

Which word is NOT a synonym for infer?

• suggest

• conclude

• stated

• think

What is this question asking you to do?

• Visualize the lines and infer something about the character

• Think about why the author wrote the entire poem.

• Look at the illustrations that come with the poem.

• Reread the poem and think about why the author uses imagery.

What is the question asking you to do?

• Look in the passage for a description of Dusty's appearance.

• Look in the passage of clues about Dusty's personality.

• Look at the photo to learn something about Dusty.

• Look at the photo to see what Dusty's owners look like.

What is the question asking you to do?

• Look in the selection for evidence of Uncle Dock's concern about Sophie's safety.

• Analyze Uncle Docks feelings towards his sister and her concern for Sophie.

• Find evidence that proves that Uncle Dock is kind to his sister and Sophie.

• Criticize Sophie for worrying Uncle Dock and his sister because she was unsafe.

What is the question asking you to do?

• Look at examples of figurative language in the poem about pioneers.

• Think about why the poet wrote the poem about a past event in history.

• Analyze the indirect information the author provided and infer what pioneers had to do.

• Summarize all of the things the pioneers had to do while traveling.

What is the question asking you to do?

• Visualize how beautiful the bird could sing.

• Infer the reason that the playwright included the line.

• determine the meaning of plain-looking.

• analyze the theme of the play.

What is the question asking you to do?

• Look for evidence of how the author feels about Dusty.

• Look for clues that tell us the author doesn't like Dusty.

• Look for clues that tell us the author likes Dusty.

• Look for moments in the story where Dusty misbehaves.

Which sentence from the selection best suggests that taking great photographs requires some effort?

What is this question asking you to do?

• go back into the text and find a photograph that looked difficult to take.

• go back into the text and find information that implies that taking photographs requires work.

• go back into the text and find a paragraph about taking photographs.

• Go back into the text and find evidence that shows that the character liked taking pictures.