STAAR Practice 2023 #1

Teenagers that are 14 or 15 years old must work outside of school hours. They are not allowed to work more than 3 hours on a school day, including Fridays, and they are only allowed to work 8 hours or less on a nonschool day. Teens of these ages are allowed to work no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session and no more that 40 hours during a week when school is not in session (summer and school breaks). Teens are allowed to work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.-except between June 1 and Labor day when the evening hour is extended to 9 p.m.
The author wrote this article most likely to -

• Encourage teenagers to work more hours

• Convince teens to enjoy their youth and not work too much

• Explain the rules of working hours to employers

• Describe possible jobs students of this age group can hold.

A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that originates in areas of low pressure equatorial regions of the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November, with the peak season from mid-August to late October. Parts of the Southwest United States and the Pacific Coast are subjected to heavy rains and floods each year due to hurricanes off of Mexico.
How does the author organize this paragraph?

• It describes what causes hurricanes and illustrates their effects.

• It explains the problems that are associated with hurricanes and suggesting possible solutions.

• It illustrates the cycle that a hurricane goes through in the order they occur.

• It describes many facts about hurricanes.

If the question includes the word suggests, I know that this is a or an _____________ question.

• right there

• vocabulary

• inference

• theme

What does primarily mean?

• mostly or most importantly

• first or at the beginning

• not very important

• inference or conclusion

A viewpoint can represents the __________________of an author.

• question

• plot

• summary

• thinking or mindset

Illustrate does not always mean to draw a picture, it could also mean to...

• explain with examples to help the reader understand a message or idea.

• show importance.

• make a decision based on prior knowledge.

• talk someone into something.

Poem from “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me.
What is the author trying to illustrate in the poem?

• She’s describing her heart

• She’s drawing a visual for us through words

• She’s trying to show us how happy her heart is through comparisons

• She’s describing her love

George Washington is best known for being our first president. He laid the foundation for the great country we live in today. Before he took on this important role, he was a leader in many other ways. He was an officer in the French and Indian war, in 1775 he became the commander and chief of the Continental Army, and he presided over the Constitutional Convention. All of these important experiences helped mold Washington into the man he became as our president.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Washington led our country in many different roles

• Washington was more than just our president

• The United States would not be what it is today without George Washington

• Washington was a president, leader of the army, and organizer for the Constitutional Convention

We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that. Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”?

• movement

• worry

• enjoyment

• laughter

We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and famous. You will be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.
Which word is a synonym of “lofty”?

• high

• shaky

• small

• lowly