TEXAS STAAR READING PREP

People who wanted to travel from the east to settle in the west in the mid 1800s traveled on the Oregon Trail in wagon trains. The trail started in Iowa and Missouri and stretched about 2,000 miles to Oregon. Over 50,000 settlers made this long and dangerous journey. Not everyone who started the journey made it to Oregon. Many died from illness, accidents, and bad weather.

What is the author's purpose for writing this paragraph?

• To persuade you to travel on the Oregon Trail.

• To inform you about the Oregon Trail.

• To entertain you about a family traveling the Oregon Trail.

• To convince you to travel the Oregon Trail.

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Kyle was riding his bike home when a squirrel suddenly ran right in front of him. Kyle slammed his brakes to avoid hitting the squirrels and lost control of his bike. he ended up crashing onto the sidewalk. The fall hurt a lot and Kyle got pretty scraped up. Both knees and his arm were bleeding. But he didn't break anything and he hadn't hit the squirrel.

What does this story remind you of from your own life, a book you have read, a movie/show you have seen, or in the news?

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After traveling for more than eight months through space, Curiosity, the NASA land rover, landed on the planet Mars, on August 5, 2012. Curiosity has six wheels and seventeen cameras, as well as other research equipment. Its mission is to explore the planet and send information it gathers back to Earth.

Which is the best summary?

• NASA sent Curiosity to explore Mars.

• NASA sent astronauts to Mars to explore the red planet.

• Curiosity is a land rover with six wheels and seventeen cameras.

• I'm curios to know what Curiosity curiously finds on Mars.

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Jake and Tim sat quietly next to each other, each thinking his own thoughts. Suddenly, the pole Jake was holding in his hand jerked so hard, he almost dropped it. "You got one!" exclaimed Tim excitedly. "Reel him in slowly."

What did Jake have?

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An adult brain only weighs 3 pounds and is about the size of a cantaloupe. About 20% of the blood that is pumped through the heart goes to the brain. Some parts of the brain control things that you don't normally think about like breathing and digestion. Other parts control a person's ability to speak and to think.

What question do you have about this paragraph?

What question could you ask about this paragraph?

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Jenna was lying outside in the sun. She knew she should put some sun block on, but the sun felt good on her back that she did not want to move. She told herself that she would get he sun block in 5 minutes. Within 3 minutes, Jenna had fallen asleep.

What will happen next?

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I know you are super busy, but can you help me with my math homework? You are so good at math, and I'm really having trouble. Plus if you help me today, I will help you with your book report next week. Also, my mom made these totally yummy cookies today and we can have some while we are working.

What is the author's purpose?

• To explain the reader on how to do math homework.

• To inform the reader about doing math homework.

• To persuade the reader to help him with his homework.

• To entertain the reader about two friends doing math homework.

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Zoe woke up in the middle of the night. She'd had a bad nightmare. She was also afraid that she cold not fall back asleep. Zoe got out of bed and made her way through the dark hall to her big sister's room. her sister sighed sleepily when Zoe crawled in beside her. Zoe was asleep in just a few minutes.

What does this story remind you of from your own life, a book you have read, a movie/show you have seen, or in the news?

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The tallest tree in the world is a giant redwood located in Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Northern California. This tree is 380 feet tall. That's more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty! Only a few people know exactly where this tree is. The people who discovered it have kept it a secret so that visitors will not damage it.

What is the best summary?

• Visitors come to the state park to destroy the world's tallest tree.

• The world's tallest tree is more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

• There are giant redwoods trees in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

• The word's tallest tree is secretly hidden in Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Northern California.

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Mom made sandwiches and put them into the basket, along with some fruit and chips. Dad grabbed the big checkered blanket and Robby got the Frisbee. Then the whole family piled into the car and headed out.

Where was the family going?

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