ADHD & Me (STAAR REVIEW) Nonfiction

" In fact, my mother told people for years that I didn't just run around the house, I flew around. Despite her own seemingly boundless energy, she sometimes admits that I am the only one in the world who can exhaust her."

What is most closely the meaning of the phrase, "I didn't just run around the house, I flew around" as it is used in the following passage (paragraph 1)

• The author was very energetic and hyper as a child

• The author ran so fast when he was young, that he grew wings

• The author played games where he had to jump around without touching the ground

• The author lived in a very small house as a young boy.

The essay is told mainly in the ​ (a)   tense, from a(n) ​ (b)   point of view.

• present
• first person
• past
• future perfect
• third person

“One counselor, George Lynn, describes ADHD kids as being ‘like tigers in a zoo who may feel an enormous amount of pent-up energy, but may be distressingly unable to focus it or control it.’ He goes on to say that in order to reduce the pressure, ADHD kids may ‘provoke people around them, but it doesn’t come from malice, but from a need to bring attention.’”

The following passage (paragraph 3) mainly reveals that ​ (a)   .

• ADHD is a strong force & can be frustrating
• the counselor, George has ADHD too
• tigers in a zoo often have ADHD
• the counselor thinks Blake's ADHD is from anger

"​ Once when my grandmother was babysitting and I was in my building mode, she made the mistake of leaving me alone while she answered the phone. Within ten minutes, I had emptied the large hall closet, pulling out all the sheets, comforters, and towels, and constructed an entire fabric village in the family room for my sister and me. It took my grandmother over an hour to clean up all the linens, and I was sent to my room for a long time-out."

The following passage (paragraph 5) adds to the development of the text mainly by​ (a)   .

• showing a time when Blake's hyperactivity got him
• reflecting on possible reasons why Blake has ADHD
• suggesting ways that children with ADHD can manage
• showing different hobbies Blake was interested in

Which of the following statements best describes how Blake, that author, feels about his ADHD?

• Blake blames his parents and grandmother for his behavior.

• Blake thinks that it is impossible to accomplish any tasks with ADHD

• Blake has accepted his ADHD and tries to focus on the positive aspects.

• Blake is grateful that he only had ADHD as a child.

Which of the following quotes best supports that Blake tries to focus on the positive & has accepted his ADHD?

• "I don't provoke to be bad, but from the need to release the energy and get the attention. As I've grown older, I've learned to channel my hyperactivity in more positive directions."

• "If I am curious about a certain subject, I will put all of my efforts into understanding it and pursuing it."

• "In the T. rex incident, I was infatuated with dinosaurs and eager to touch bones that were sixty-five million years old."

• "In fact, my mother told people for years that I didn't just run around the house, I flew around."

Which of the following statements best describes one of the problems that the author faces with ADHD?

• It is hard for him to focus on his hobbies or school because he is easily distracted.

• The author's family does not like to be around him, because he always causes a commotion.

• Sometimes his need for attention causes issues or gets him into trouble.

• It is difficult for him to make friends because he is only interested in science.

Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly support that Blake's need for attention sometimes gets him into trouble or causes issues.

• "Once when my grandmother was babysitting and I was in my building mode, she made the mistake of leaving me alone while she answered the phone."

• "On a typical day at home, when I was younger, I would wake up at 5:00 am. I would be ready to build towers with my k'nex blocks; bake cupcakes in the kitchen when I wasn't supposed to be baking."

• "When I became interested in chemistry at the age of eight, I would mix baking soda and vinegar in a closed water bottle and then wait until it exploded all over the kitchen from the pressure."

• "I must always fully occupy myself. The truth is, I love stirring things up, too- even if it means getting into trouble."

"These are all examples of my hyperactivity. I must always fully occupy myself. The truth is, I love stirring things up, too—even if it means getting into trouble. At first, it may seem counterintuitive to cause trouble, since punishments will result. But I have found that I have a voracious appetite for attention—whether positive or negative—and hyperactivity is a means by which I obtain this attention. I don’t provoke to be bad, but from the need to release the energy and get the attention. As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to channel my hyperactivity in more positive directions."

Which definition of counterintuitive most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?

• adj: using common-sense

• adj: contrary to common-sense

• verb: something does not happen the way you expect it

• verb: using common-sense

Order these ideas chronologically as they are introduced in the text:

• Blakes hyperactivity can be bad or good and as he grows older he has learned to better cope with it.

• Since a young age, the narrator Blake has been hyperactive and energetic.

• Blake occupies his curious and hyperactive self with experiments and games.

• Blake gets in trouble with his parents and grandparents for making messes.