23-24 ASES STAAR Review

What genre is the text?

• Drama

• poem

• Historical nonfiction

• literary nonfiction

How does mom help Bella solve her problem?

• She shows Bella different ways to improve as a speller

• She reminds Bella that she needs to play with her sister

• She convinces Bella that her rapping is a special talent.

• She persuades Bella to forgive her classmate Amy.

Which line from the play suggests that Scott disagrees with Amy’s opinion of Bella?

• SCOTT: Remember what I told you?

• SCOTT: From what I can see, “shun” words aren’t easy for you.

• SCOTT: Besides, you’re really good at lots of other stuff.

• SCOTT: You should just keep on rapping.

As it is used in line 28, the word excel means to —

• do many tasks at once

• do better than others

• pretend to know everything

• be afraid of trying new activities

The reader can tell that “The Gift of Rhyme” is a play because it has a —

• common theme

• list of characters

• rhyming pattern

• problem that is resolved

Samantha’s rap in Scene 3 is important to the play because it helps Bella —

• realize that her sister admires her raps

• discuss her concerns with her mother

• understand why studying is so important

• determine what has been wrong with her raps

Read this sentence from line 10.

AMY: Look, if you had a piece of food stuck in your teeth, I would let you know.

This line is meant to show that Amy —

• does not like to be told that she’s wrong

• wishes that Bella wasn’t such a messy eater

• thinks she’s being a good friend to Bella

• notices things that other people don’t see

The playwright includes the stage directions at the beginning of each scene mainly to —

• identify the time and place

• hint at how a problem will be solved

• describe the main character’s problem

• explain the characters’ feelings and actions

In line 12, the suffix -ly in the word suddenly helps the reader understand that suddenly means —

• in a fast way

• without being fast

• known for being fast

• a person who is fast

What is the most likely reason the poet includes the figurative language in lines 6 and 7 of the poem?

• To suggest that the speaker’s room is too quiet at night

• To emphasize what causes the speaker to imagine something

• To describe objects that cannot be seen during the night

• To emphasize why the speaker’s room is too dark at night