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Day 8 STAAR® Blitz Assignment

Authored by Nellie Garcia

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Day 8 STAAR® Blitz Assignment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which word from the selection means “to walk in a slow and relaxed manner”?

vanished (paragraph 1)
amble (paragraph 2)
urge (paragraph 2)
fend (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What is the meaning of meandering in paragraph 3?

leaping
speeding
invading
winding

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which word from paragraph 3 means “well-known” or “famous”?

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

In paragraph 3, what does the word clamber mean?

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Media Image

Read the following dictionary definition. Which definition best matches the use of the word scale in paragraph 4?

1
2
3
4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

In paragraph 4, the word acquaint most closely means -

give a warning to
become distant from
give advice to
become familiar with

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What are the most likely reasons the author includes paragraph 5? Select TWO correct answers.

To acknowledge the importance of the Appalachian hardwood forest and the threat to its survival
To reveal the author’s concerns about hiking the Appalachian Trail
To explain an additional reason why the author wants to hike the Appalachian Trail
To assure the reader that the author is not advising people to hike the Appalachian Trail
To suggest that people should change the way they live to help the Appalachian hardwood forest

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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