STAAR Reading Review #1

Name

Class

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

• A - a new feeling
• B - the dark night
• C - the total silence
• D - a feeling of joy

What feeling does the author’s sensory language create?

• F - magical
• G - gloomy
• H - excitement
• J - fear

What will most likely happen?

• A - The emperor will become more powerful.
• B - The emperor will not be able to see the cloth.
• C - The emperor will arrest the swindlers.
• D - The emperor will make everyone buy the cloth.

The reader can infer that the swindlers are -

• F - very good at weaving
• G - making magical cloth
• H - pretending to make cloth
• J - just using old cloth

Which word in the story best helps the reader understand the meaning of procession?

• A - emperor
• B - marched
• C - beautiful
• D - canopy

As used in the story, the word dignity refers to -

• F - doing in a strong way
• G - being better than others
• H - doing with pride
• J - being different

The author wrote this selection mainly to -

• A - provide information about molting
• B - explain why dogs need to molt
• C - persuade the reader to love animals
• D - tell the reader about an interesting fact

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

• F - during their different life stages
• G - during the warmest part of the year
• H - to get rid of old hair and grow new ones
• J - to show a change in their behavior