Practice Reading STAAR

"Clues" you see or read in the text are called?

• Schema

• Background knowledge

• Inference

• Text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk.

Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily was crying?

• She wanted a different color poster

• It was late and she had a lot of schoolwork to complete before she could end her night

• She did not want to go to sleep

• She wanted a book about George Washington instead

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the meaning of pronounce as used in the sentence below? Dr. Seuss used rhyming words because he thought it helped kids pronounce words correctly.

• to define

• to spell

• to say

• to learn to write

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word autograph mean in the paragraph below?
Mia and Stephanie couldn't wait to meet their favorite singer. They had been waiting in line for hours to get her autograph.

• write something about music

• sing a song about someone

• write one's own name

• write someone else's name

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

• attacked

• blocked

• drove

• pulled

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In both passages, Sacagawea is shown to be a(n)--

• fur trapper

• guide

• Indian chief

• warrior

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the main idea of the passage about Dr. Seuss's use of rhyming words?

• To entertain children with fun stories

• To help children pronounce words correctly

• To teach children how to write stories

• To make reading more challenging

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which word best describes Sacagawea's role in the passages?

• Fur trapper

• Guide

• Indian chief

• Warrior

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word 'autograph' mean in the context of meeting a favorite singer?

• Write something about music

• Sing a song about someone

• Write one's own name

• Write someone else's name

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4