STAAR prep 4th ELA

The author uses the simile “as still as death” to illustrate -

• new feeling

• the dark night

• the total silence

• a feeling of joy

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What feeling does the author's sensory language create?

"A-shaking all over"

"boom-- boom---boom"

"me-yow! me-yow"

• magical

• gloomy

• excitement

• fear

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What will most likely happen?

• The emperor will become more powerful.

• The emperor will not be able to see the cloth.

• The emperor will arrest the swindlers.

• The emperor will make everyone buy the cloth.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The reader can infer that the swindlers are -

*a swindler is a trickster who try to take advantage of others

• very good at weaving

• making magical cloth

• pretending to make cloth

• just using old cloth

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The author wrote this selection mainly to -

• provide information about molting

• explain why dogs need to molt

• persuade the reader to love animals

• tell the reader about an interesting fact

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

According to the selection, why do dogs lose part of their hair?

• during their different life stages

• during the warmest part of the year

• to get rid of old hair and grow new ones

• to show a change in their behavior

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

In paragraph 1, the details about young reptiles support the idea that newborn reptiles -

• are in need of protection

• need their parents

• will live in groups

• can survive on their own

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the central idea of paragraph 2?

• Turtles are ancient but endangered creatures.

• Turtles are the nicest reptiles in the family.

• Turtles are equipped with a hard shell.

• Turtles usually live in water but sometimes on land.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

What is the best summary of the story?

• Sara lived at a school and was liked by everyone. Especially her teacher. She spoiled her and walked her at the front of the line to show her off.

• Sara was the favorite student. She would wear her grand clothes and lead the walks. She was shown to all the parents with talk about her father's great wealth. But, Sara just wanted her father to return.

• Sara lived at the Select Seminary. She was the favorite pupil. But she did not care about any of that. She also did not care that her father was rich; she just wanted to live with him and for him to come home.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

According to the excerpt, by the age of five Shaun White -

• had won two gold medals

• had two heart surgeries

• was learning to skateboard

• was a normal kid

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2