STAR Reading Practice Grades 1-2

Which of the following words has the same vowel sound as the word "field"?

• Peace

• Spread

• Bed

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CCSS.RF.2.3A

Which book is probably about real events?

• The girl and the Flying Elephant

• A School for Cats

• The journey Across Africa

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CCSS.RI.2.10

Read the following story:​

Joey likes to learn and discover new things. ​

He reads books and watches movies about subjects he does not know. ​

He wants to be a researcher when he grows up. ​

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Which trait describes Joey?

• Lazy

• Nice

• Curious

Read the passage.     

Shana spent all of her weekend studying for her English test. She asked her brother to help her solve the practice tests. She invited a friend over to review all the homework assignments they completed during the semester. She even read all of the punctuation rules in the textbook twice. When the teacher handed the marked tests back, she smiled at Shana and said, "I am so proud of you! The progress you made in the last couple of months is really impressive." Shana looked at her test. She was hoping for a higher mark.

What word best describes how Shana feels at the end of the passage?

• Proud

• Tired

• Disappointed

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CCSS.RL.2.3

Read the passage.     

Albert Einstein was a scientist who was born on March 14, 1879, in Germany. Einstein had many important discoveries and theories as a scientist. His most famous theory is the Theory of Relativity. This theory changed the way scientists looked at the world, and many inventions that came afterwards were based on this theory. He died on April 18, 1955, in New Jersey.

According to the passage, what changed the way scientists looked at the world?

• The inventions based on the Theory of relativity

• Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity

• Albert Einstein's death in 1995

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Read the sentences.        

Sophia was standing alone at the corner of the classroom. She looked around at her classmates playing games and talking to each other excitedly. She was too shy to join the nice group of girls across the room. She just wished someone would come over and talk to her.

What does the author want you to think about Sophia?

• She is bored

• She is tired

• She is lonely

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Read the following sentence: 

To locate the garden.

Which of the three answers has the closest meaning to the underlined word?

• Find

• Water

• develop

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

The Giant Pandas are bears that live in the mountains of China. They eat almost nothing but bamboo shoots. Sometimes they also eat other plants, fish, or small animals. They eat fast and a lot, and they spend about 12 hours a day eating.

What food do Giant Pandas eat the most? 

• Fish

• Bamboo Shoots

• Small Animals

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CCSS.RI.2.1

Which of the following words is a compound word?

• dairy

• typewriter

• responsibility

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CCSS.L.2.4D

Read the passage.    

 Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food made from dairy products such as milk and cream. It is often combined with fruits or other ingredients. Vanilla and chocolate are the most popular ice cream flavors in the U.S. Although ice cream is tasty, you should consider eating other desserts that are healthier.

What does the author probably believe?

• that people should eat healthier foods

• that vanilla and chocolate are the best flavors

• that ice cream is good for you

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.2.8