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

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which word is NOT a synonym for infer?

• suggest

• conclude

• stated

• think

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2