STAAR Practice

His mother understood then how Tyerell felt just by looking at him. She saw that he wanted to stay in the house forever because of all the memories he had at this old place. They still had to leave, but she wanted to help her son feel better about what was going to happen in a few days. The author assumes the reader most likely knows-

• Tyerell is too sentimental and needs to get over.

• Tyerell's mom is making her son upset on purpose.

• Tyerell and his mom are moving.

• Tyerell and his mom are going on vacation.

What is an inference?

• A conclusion or judgment based on evidence and our background knowledge

• When you find the similarity between two or more things

• Is what the story is about

• Is when you compare two or more things using the words like or as

What revision is needed in the sentence?

October is a soothing month for some people because they do not like scary things.

• moving information

• adding more details

• spelling

• Using the correct word

What revision is needed in the sentences?

Before the end of September, I need to turn in any missing work. I am going camping on October break. If I turn in missing work, it will raise my grade.

• Removing unimportant information

• Punctuation

• Adding more details

• Spelling

What revision is needed in the sentences?

I have a list of things I want to get done on my break. Then, I will go back to school.

• Capitalization

• Adding more details

• Moving information

• Spelling

The author's purpose is to inform the reader about real people, situations, or events

• argumentative

• poetry

• drama

• informational

This genre is divided into lines and stanzas.

• drama

• fiction

• poetry

• argumentative

This genre uses an organizational pattern that clarifies connections between the claim and supporting information.

• argumentative

• informational

• fiction

• drama

This genre includes characters, setting, a plot, and theme.

• poetry

• drama

• informational

• fiction

The purpose of this genre is to tell a story meant to be performed by actors for an audience.

• fiction

• poetry

• drama

• argumentative