STAR Reading Practice Test

Which of these would be the title of a text with facts about turtles?

• The Talking Turtles

• All About Turtles

• The Turtle that Loved to Dance

Melissa loved to dance. She would dance every day. She loved to make up her own dances. She wanted to be a famous dancer one day.

What is the story about?

• Melissa's family

• Melissa's hobby

• Melissa's pets

The friends ________________ to each other after school.

• talks

• talked

• talking

Doing chores is a nice thing to do. You can make your bed. You can clean your room. You can help keep your house clean.

What is the topic of the text?

• being helpful

• being smart

• being messy

Reading books is a lot of fun. You can read about real things or made up things. You will learn a lot when you read. Reading books is a fun hobby.

What does the author think about reading?

• Reading is hard

• Reading is fun

• Reading is boring

The word bat can mean a type of animal.

Which sentence uses the word with this meaning?

• I hit the ball with my baseball bat.

• We saaw a bat inside the cave.

• I tried to bat away the flies.

My name is Natalie. I love to play with my legos. I got a new doll today from my grandmother. I like to dress it up and play with it all day long.

Who is telling the story?

• Natalie

• Natalie's grandmother

• Natalie's doll

The bright sun shines _____________.

What word could go in the blank?

• day

• down

• heat

The birds chirp - Singing with might, dancing about in the Morning Light.

After which word is there a line break?

• chirp

• might

• dancing

Mike loved baking. One day, Mike decided to make a cake for his sister. It was her birthday. Mike made a huge cake with pink icing.

What is Mike like?

• shy

• smart

• kind