Travel Team STAAR Released

What is the main theme of the passage 'Travel Team'?

• Teamwork and perseverance

• Love and friendship

• Adventure and exploration

• Mystery and suspense

Which literary device is predominantly used in the sentence: 'The basketball court was a battlefield'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Despite the rain, the team decided to play the match.'

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'released' as used in the context of the passage.

• Freed

• Captured

• Held

• Confined

What is the author's purpose in writing 'Travel Team'?

• To entertain with a sports story

• To inform about basketball rules

• To persuade to join a team

• To describe a historical event

Which character trait best describes the protagonist of 'Travel Team'?

• Determined

• Lazy

• Indifferent

• Pessimistic

What is the effect of the author's use of dialogue in 'Travel Team'?

• It reveals character relationships

• It confuses the reader

• It slows down the plot

• It adds unnecessary details

Identify the correct verb tense in the sentence: 'The team has been practicing for weeks.'

• Present perfect continuous

• Past perfect

• Future continuous

• Simple present

Which of the following sentences from 'Travel Team' is an example of foreshadowing?

• The coach looked worried as he glanced at the darkening sky.

• The team won the match easily.

• The players were tired after the game.

• The fans cheered loudly.

What is the tone of the passage 'Travel Team'?

• Optimistic

• Sarcastic

• Melancholic

• Indifferent