STAAR Pre-test Practice

Textual evidence refers to—

• The information provided in a passage used to illustrate ideas and support arguments.
• The context in which a character displays his personality
• Signs from the text that demonstrate literary merit
• Specific points of thematic forfeiture

The exposition is

• The position in which an author begins his argument
• The tying together of all loose ends at the close of a narrative
• The introduction of setting, characters, and sometimes conflict
• The decline of a narrative’s action

What is meant by “conflict”?

• Two opinions that somewhat similar
• The supporting claims an author makes
• A literary strategy to advance the resolution
• The struggle or problem within a narrative

 When making an “inference” one would--

• Propose a solution to a specific problem or issue
• Make a logical guess that is based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience
• Use text evidence as to support the author’s claims about theme
• Make an opinion based on value words, judgements and emotions

When directed to “draw conclusions” it means—

• Make a judgement or arrive at a belief based on evidence, experience, and reasoning
• Breaking apart a piece of text for deeper meaning and individual understanding
• Annotate a passage or piece of text evidence to highlight the values and themes
• Create a mental image from figurative language as proposed by the author

The “point of view” refers to—

• The opinion of the writer
• The perspective or position a narrator takes in order to tell a story
• The introduction to the story’s setting or conflict
• The point at which the reader can see the conflict

An “excerpt” is—

• The introduction to the story’s setting or conflict
• The consequences from a previous issue or situation
• A short piece of text taken from a larger passage
• The most logical guess a reader can make

The “central message” is also a/an--

• Theme
• Inference
• Purpose
• Objective

The children (shares, share) their toys

• shares

• share

Among the shrubs (was, were) a tiny kitten.

• was

• were