Warm-Up STAAR Review 1

The Raiders football team were undefeated when their star quarterback broke his leg.  The coach was very upset because he didn't know who he was going to use in that position!
Which story element is being described in the passage?

• problem
• setting
• theme 
• solution

Cinderella had long, flowing blonde hair. Her dress was covered with cinders from the fireplace and she had smudges of dirt on her face. But, she always had a smile on her face, and was gentle to all the animals in the barnyard.
Which story element is described in the passage?

• setting
• theme
• character
• solution

What is the author's message to the reader in a story?  

• stanza
• main idea
• summary
• theme

What is the time and place that a story occurs?

• setting
• procedures
• problem
• order and sequence

What is the reason an author writes a story called?

• audience
• author's purpose
• text structure
• tone

When the truck was located in the parking lot, it had a large tree branches resting on it as if to hide the truck from being seen by anyone.

Which definition matches the word resting?

• a quiet time for relaxation

• those remaining or left behind

• to relax or feel at ease

• to lean or put something on something else

The ugliest sea creature is the manatee, followed by the swordfish, and the puffer fish.

• fact

• opinion

What is a paragraph in a poem

• A Stanza

• lines

• rhyme