STAAR Review

Which definition best fits the waqy the word strong is used in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

In paragraph 9, the word weary means- ?

• Amused

• Confused

• Worried

• Tired

What conclusion can the reader make about Tlingit totem poles?

• Specialized carving machines are required to make totem poles.

• The carvers selected to make totem poles must be good singers.

• The meanings of the figures carved on totem poles have changed.

• The process of carving totem poles has changed over time.

Which sentence from the selection shows that totem poles were important for teaching Tlingit history?

• These totem poles were read again and again like a library of wooden stories.

• At last, the tree is ready for the master carver chosen by the tribe.

• Animals with beaver tails, whales, wolves, and birds with oversized beaks are chiseled into the soft wood.

• Long ago, artists mixed salmon eggs with minerals like hematite, graphite, and copper to make bright-colored paints for the poles.

In this sentence, what does the author help the reader understand about the culture of the Tlingit people?

• Their master carvers are highly skilled.

• Their carvers use special tools to make each totem pole.

• Their history is told through images on the totem poles.

• They have maintained their tradition of making totem poles.

Which sentence from the selection is best supported by the photographs?

• Shapes of bears, wolves, whales, eagles, and other wild creatures were carved into soft tree trunks.

• Once a stone adze (an ax-like tool) brought down an 80-foot giant.

• Thick bark is stripped away; then knots, once burned with hot rocks, are sanded smooth.

• Drums and voices swelled like thunder when the pole rose.

The author organizes paragraph 9 in a compare-and-contrast pattern to illustrate ?

• How the images carved into totem poles have changed over time.

• Which carvers in the tribe are the most talented.

• The way that modern machinery has made raising a totem pole easier.

• How the totem pole has changed during the carving process.

The author uses questions is paragraph 4 and paragraph 11 as a way to ?

• Show that American Indian art is similar to other types of art.

• Establish a connection between the reader's experiences and totem poles.

• Encourage the reader to reflect on what is considered art.

• Help the reader understand why totem poles attract visitors.

The language the author uses in paragraph 10 emphasizes- ?

• The emotional responses people have toward the totem poles.

• That the new totem poles are more important than totem poles from the past.

• How quickly the new totem pole was raised using the crane.

• That the types of trees used to make the totem poles affect their beauty.