Pictures of a Disappearing Past Paired Selection STAAR 2023

Which definition best matches the meaning of medium in paragraph 8 of the article “Pictures of a Disappearing Past”?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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Understanding

The sections in the article “Pictures of a Disappearing Past” are included to —

• Provide historical context

• Analyze literary techniques

• Summarize the main ideas

• Engage the reader emotionally

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Analyzing

What is the most likely reason the author includes the anecdote in paragraph 3 of “Pictures of a Disappearing Past”?

• To illustrate a point

• To provide a personal connection

• To introduce a new topic

• To conclude the article

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Applying

What is most likely the poet’s purpose for using a descriptive structure in the poem “Out Where the West Begins”?

• To create vivid imagery

• To confuse the reader

• To follow a traditional format

• To limit the interpretation

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Creating

Read lines 12 and 13 from the poem “Out Where the West Begins.” What is the most likely reason the poet uses this imagery in the poem?

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Understanding

Which message does the poet express in the poem “Out Where the West Begins”?

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Understanding

Which key idea about the people of the West is important to BOTH the article “Pictures of a Disappearing Past” and the poem “Out Where the West Begins”?

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Analyzing

How is the poet’s point of view about the West in the poem “Out Where the West Begins” DIFFERENT from the author’s point of view in the article “Pictures of a Disappearing Past”? Select TWO correct answers.

• The poet romanticizes the West

• The author critiques the West

• The poet focuses on personal experience

• The author emphasizes historical facts

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Evaluating

Which conclusion about the people of the West is supported by BOTH the article “Pictures of a Disappearing Past” and the poem “Out Where the West Begins”?

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Evaluating