STAAR PRACTICE: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

What is the most likely reason the authors included the information about the kids digging at the end of the dialogue?

• To provide details about the creature.

• To describe what they are doing.

• To explain where the kids are digging.

• To show how the kids are feeling.

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8.9A

Why does the author include guesses about what is in the hole? Support your answer with evidence from the story.

Answer explanation

I think the author included the children guessing different animals because it shows why they are so shocked at what's in the hole can talk. They go from thinking " a snake" and "a rat" to it saying, "you let me alone."

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8.9A

PART A:

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this diary entry?

• To record events in her life.

• To tell her side of the story.

• To provide an explanation for her actions.

• To emphasize.

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8.9A

PART B:

How does the author develop the purpose?

• By listing many things she did that day.

• By giving examples of her life.

• By asking important questions.

• By documenting details from a moment in her life.

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8.9A

Who wants to spend an entire evening doing algebra and English? Who wants to get fewer than five hours of sleep each night?

What is the MAIN purpose of the questions?

• to contrast opposing ideas

• to provide facts about homework

• to persuade the reader to a position

• to entertain the reader with humor

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8.9A

What is the MAIN purpose of Paragraph 1?

• to describe the surface of Mars

• to compare and contrast Mars and Earth

• to establish the location of the experiment

• to introduce the premise of the experiment

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8.9A

What is a MAIN purpose of Paragraph 2?

• to describe how livestock and goods may be bartered

• to list problems associated with early forms of money

• to trace the development of a national financial system

• to identify the features necessary to a form of currency

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8.9A

I do not mean to diminish the importance of school, but to suggest that because school is so important, young people require team to relax so that they can be more productive while learning.

How does this sentence develop the author's point of view in the passage?

• by emphasizing the author's intelligence and experience as an educators

• by showing that the author's argument is based on a deep respect for education

• by suggesting that the author has conflicting opinions about breaks from school

• by demonstrating that the author identifies more closely with teacher than with students

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8.9A

I have often though it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.

Which motive MOST LIKELY made the author say these words?

• a longing to be understood

• a hope for awareness of her plight

• a desire to enjoy life fully

• a recognition of the unique skills she possesses

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8.9A

From the menu, select the phrase that BEST completes the sentence.

I paragraph 6, the phrase "man of the people" is intended to emphasize President Lincoln's ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Humble Origins
• family connections
• pleasant manner
• political Skill

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8.9A