STAAR Blitz Day 5

What is the best retelling of paragraphs 1 through 4?

• Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She ran away from a plantation in Maryland and made her way to Philadelphia. She became free and got a job as a cook. She went south again to bring her family to freedom. She became a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• Harriet Tubman was a small woman, but she was strong from years of hard work. She had enormous courage and could not read or write. We know about her from interviews and stories of others.

• We know that she liked to make the trip in the winter and at night. The long winter nights meant more hours to travel. During the day, Tubman and her followers rested and tried to stay hidden.

• People said she was a great actress. She often changed the way she looked. She might pretend to be an elderly woman, or even a man. Sometimes she wore a big hat to cover her face.

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Harriet Tubman was a free slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. As she led slaves to freedom, she tried to stay hidden and keep from being recognized.

• Harriet Tubman was a great actress. She could change the way she looked to look like an elderly woman or man. She liked to carry chickens during her performances.

• Harriet Tubman was a small woman who wore a hat to hide who she was. She was strong from working hard, but she could not read and write.

• Harriet Tubman was a slave. She ran away from a plantation and went to Philadelphia where she became free. She got a job as a cook and safely lived there for the rest of her life.

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Which paragraph provides information about how Harriet Tubman kept from being identified?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 3?

• To show that Harriet Tubman became fearful

• To suggest that there was a better way to travel

• To show that traveling at night is always a good idea

• To suggest that the journey was not an easy one

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What is a synonym for escaped in paragraph 5?

• Ran away
• Arrived

•   Stayed

• Waited

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Harriet Tubman continued to help others? Select TWO correct answers.

• We know that she liked to make the trip in the winter and at night. (paragraph 3)

• People said that she was a great actress. (paragraph 4)

• She was afraid of being identified, so she carried chickens. (paragraph 5)

• During the Civil War, she was a scout and spy for the Union Army. (paragraph 7)

• After the Civil War, she took in orphans and elderly people. (paragraph 8)

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What is one key idea in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the article?

Support your answer with evidence from the article.

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?

• Change lyrics to lyric's

• Change now to know

• Change had to have

• No change should be made.

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The author has not used an appropriate transition at the beginning of sentence 4.

Select the transition that should replace Similarly in this sentence.

(4) Similarly, the slaves knew that she would lead them to freedom.

• Soon

• However

• Lastly

• For example

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