Building the Bend STAAR Questions

The author includes a map of Texas to

• Highlight the area that inspired a tall tale

• Illustrate the distance between cities

• Show the route the cowboy was following

• Identify the major natural landmarks

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What can the reader conclude about Cowboy?

• He knows a lot about growing turnips

• He works for the husband and wife.

• He is familiar with the land around him.

• He has long known the husband and wife.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why are lines 26 and 27 important to the plot of the play?

• They explain how the problem is discovered

• They describe the cause of the problem.

• They explain why the problem might happen again.

• They describe how the problem is solved.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does the turnip farm setting contribute to the plot of the play?

• The main characters love eating turnips.

• The turnip farm shows the season of the year.

• The main problem happens because turnips need water.

• The narrator has long worked on the turnip farm.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why is this play divided into three scenes? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

Which characteristic of the play best identifies it as a tall tale?

• It has a setting that is unrealistic.

• It has events that are hard to believe.

• It has characters who try to do something.

• It has a narrator who tells the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which line from the play best supports the answer to Part A?

• Line 6

• Line 11

• Line 23

• Line 29

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5