Word meaning questions (STAAR)

Now, six years later, Michelle was attempting to capture a sunset for a local photography contest. She groaned as storm clouds rolled in before the sun had a chance to cast its vibrant colors across the sky

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

To humans the area where a recent forest fire occurred may seem devastated. Yet for some species of animals, it is a place full of promise for new life. As larger animals like deer and bears leave the forest to find new homes, the black-backed woodpecker often makes the forest its new home. Doing so helps restore life to the damaged forest

• A Ruined

• B Empty

• C Harsh

• D Remote

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

3 Even though her eyesight has diminished, Brown continues to think positively. “The bright side is, I’m already totally blind. I can’t get any blinder. What I figure out now will work the rest of my vaulting career,” she said after finishing fourth at the state meet with a jump of 11 feet.

• A Changed constantly

• B Been Reduced

• C Caused Defeat

• D Produced confusion

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

“Everyone else is enjoying the festival,” I thought to myself as I wistfully watched excited festival attendees walk by the deli window en route to the parade.

• A. With Sadness

• B. With Relief

• C. With Anxiety

• D. With Curiosity

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Stuart was a painter who lived from 1755 to 1828. He was known for both his talent as a painter and his charm as a person. He painted the portraits of approximately 1,000 people during his lifetime. Many distinguished and famous people sat for a portrait with him. But instead of making his subjects sit perfectly still, as was commonly practiced at the time, Stuart engaged them in interesting conversation. He wanted his subjects to feel at ease in order to capture their most natural expression and pose. Only then would Stuart paint the person.

• F. Charm as a person

• G. Sat for a portrait

• H. practiced at the time

• J. interesting confersation

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

But the story of how The Silmarillion was created may be just as interesting as the story told on its pages. It was Tolkien’s first and last work. He began working on it in 1917 and continued adding to it and revising it for about 56 years. Tolkien was unable to complete the work before he died, so his son Christopher took on the challenge of finishing it. Tolkien had amassed many writings he wished to include in the book. Christopher thought, however, that presenting all the material would lead only to confusion for the reader, so he decided to select and arrange the pieces that together would create the most complete and understandable history of this fantasy world.

• A. searched for

• B. shared with a group

• C. gathered together

• D. stored in a safe place

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The lightning is also credited with ruining a surprise attack on the city of Maracaibo by the English sea captain Sir Francis Drake in 1595. The lightning flashes illuminated Drake’s ships, alerting the Spanish forces to their presence.

• F. Defintion 1

• G Definition 2

• H. Defintion 3

• I. Defintion 4

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

JONATHAN: Oh, that’s like putting a plate of brownies out on a table and then getting mad when someone eats one. If you really wanted to keep your writing secret, you’d bury it in the middle of some half-used-up notebook where nobody but you would even think to look.

24DEANNA: So it’s my fault you violated my privacy?

25 JONATHAN: It was kind of like false advertising.

• F. Defintion 1

• G. Defintion 2

• H. Definition 3

• J. Defintion 4

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Kyle and Kristin hauled me up and supported me on each side as I slipped and stumbled. After a while I was able to balance on my own. I figured out how to push off and glide too. By the end of the day, I was able to make tiny, tentative turns on the ice. I almost forgot about Texas as I concentrated on my new friends instead.

• A. Cautious

• B. Exciting

• C. Multiple

• D. Enjoyable

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The jewel of the fleet in Hangar B is a PBY Catalina plane. During World War II, seaplanes like the Catalina would roll down the ramp behind the hangar and into New York Harbor. These seaplanes, which could float as well as fly, had the important role of defending ships leaving the harbor. After taking off from the water, the planes would escort the ships from above to safeguard them from enemy submarines below

• F. Definition 1

• G. Defintion 2

• H. Defintion 3

• J. 4

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C