STAAR Practice 7th and 8th Reading

Which of the following have a simile?

• My computer haves me!

• She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

• He was a tiger, leaping on his prey.

• They were louder than a rock concert.

A caption is:

• A diagram of an important part of an article

• A sentence that summarizes the text

• Words that explain a picture

• A subheading

What does the idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

• It is raining heavily

• It is not raining

• It is raining animals

• There are too many cats and dogs in the area

Pictures, diagrams and graphs:

• Entertain readers

• Help the reader understand more about non-fiction text

• Help the reader understand the problem in the story

• Distract the reader from reading

Lyrical poetry is:

• Poetry that has a set rhyme or rhythm

• Poetry that does not have rhyme or rhythm

• Poetry that has a message

• Poetry that is about nature and/or music

The main idea of a selection is:

• the type of selection presented by the writer.

• the impact the problem has on the characters in the selection.

• what the selection is mostly about.

• the thoughts of the characters in the selection.

What is the climax of the story?

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story.

• The funniest part of the story.

• The turning point of the story.

Free verse poetry:

• Consists of 4 or more stanzas.

• Has a message.

• Has neither rhythm nor rhyme.

• Is free for all to read.

In a play, scenes:

• Divide the play into equal parts.

• Show a change in the time ore scenery.

• Introduce the characters in a play.

• Explain the problem in the story.

What is the setting in the story?

• The genre of the story.

• The people of the story.

• The problem of the story.

• Where and when the story takes place.