2019 STAAR passage from Playing the Field

Q1 What does the interaction between the mom and the boys show you about her?

STAAR TEKS 5.8B

• Mom can't wait to help the narrator with his request

• Mom thinks about everyone's feelings before making a decission

• Mom is beating everyone up with the chancla because she had to give up her office

• Mom expects her kids to ALWAYS be perfect and never make any mistakes

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5.8B

Q2 In parragraph 8, the word concession refers to something that is -

STAAR TEKS 5.3(B)

• created by mistake

• did it without thinking

• keep in a special spot

• Done in order to agree with someone

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5.3b

Q3 What is the best summary of paragraphs 1-19 only.

Hint: Start with the end, then the middle, and then the beginning.

STAAR TEKS 5.7D

• A

• B

• C

• D

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5.7D

Q4 Read this sentence from paragraph 21

- Since when has reason solved anything in the world? -

This sentence tells you that the narrator believes what?

STAAR TEKS 5.6F & 5.7C

• That his parents don't understand why he wants his own room

• That he is probably not going to get his way.

• His little brother is way too young to understand what the parents are asking him to do

• He has the same problem as many of his friends

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5.6F

5.7C

Q5 What happened after the narrator had a conversation with Kirk?

STAAR TEKS 5.8C

• Kirk decided that he would love to have his trains in the room

• The narrator realized that sharing a room with Kirk was not that bad

• Kirk is super excited about moving his bed into the office

• dad is upset that the narrator try to scare Kirk

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5.8C

How are the narrator and Kirk similar(alike)?

STAAR TEKS 5.7C & 5.6F

• both are determined to get their way / what they want.

• Both enjoy sharing stories about hidden treasures

• Both feel like the parents don't understand them

• Both know the best way to trick and make each other cry

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5.6F

5.7C

Bonus question

Who is the narrator?

• Little brother

• Big brother

• Mom

• Dad

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on the information from the story, how old do you think the narrator is?

• 3 years old

• 11 years old

• 16 years old

• 19 years old

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Did the narrator move to the office or did he stay in the room? What lines helps you to infer (guess) if he stayed or moved to the office?

• 2-4

• 33-34

• 13-16

• 23-25

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is the best teacher in fifth grade?

click on all that apply

• Mr. Navarro

• Ms. Rios

• Mrs. Croley

• Mrs. Rocha

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1