STAAR Prep ELA

In paragraph 20, what does potential mean?

• A specific plan

• an unexpected outcome

• an existing possibility

• a strange situation

What does this paragraph reveal about Lucy at this point in the selection?

• She is unsure about Rodney's motivation for speaking to her.

• She is beginning to feel accepted at her new school.

• She knows she is more critical of herself than anyone else is.

• She thinks Rodney will introduce her to new people.

Why are the events in paragraphs 1 & 2 important to the plot?

• The events reveal Lucy's regrets about registering at a new school.

• The events explain Lucy's reasons for not liking her new school.

• The events hint at Lucy's confusion as she walks to her 1st period class.

• The events set the conditions for Lucy's attitude as the school day begins.

What does the use of third-person limited point of view allow the author to emphasize?

• Lucy's feelings about what takes place when she transfers to a new school

• The other students' reactions when Lucy falls down the stairs.

• Rodney's initial impression of Lucy when he watches the video of her fall.

• The cinema teacher's thoughts about Lucy's midyear transfer.

What is the best summary of this selection?

• Lucy tries to forget the bad start to her first day at her new school by telling herself only a few people saw her fall down the stairs. However, when students begin whispering in Lucy's cinema class, she fears the worst. Lucy is assigned to a group and is welcomed by one of the members, but the other members of the group do not acknowledge her.

• Lucy is reminded of her mother's encouraging words after her first day at ARTS Magnet School. Already late to class, Lucy falls down the stairs but is not hurt. In second period students stare at Lucy when she enters the room. Then a member of Lucy's group tells her that a student has recorded video of her fall and that he thinks she fell gracefully.

• Lucy has trouble finding her first-period class after the office staff takes a long time completing her new-student paperwork, but she meets some girls who sit behind her in class. In her cinema class, Lucy is welcomed into a group working on a 30-second film project and shares some ideas she has with her group.

• Lucy falls down the stairs on the first day at her new school. Her cinema class begins awkwardly, but one member of Lucy's assigned group welcomes her. He explains that the group will use the video of her fall in its class film project. Lucy becomes more at ease as members of her group encourage her involvement in its project.

Based on Lucy's interactions with her classmates, which statement best expresses the theme explored in this selection?

• Achieving academic success requires hard work and committment

• Goals are easier to achieve when working with others.

• Adjusting to a new situations may take a long period of time.

• Negative experiences can sometimes have positive outcomes.

Identify the sentence with the correct use of capitalization:

• i went to the united states for vacation.

• I went to the United States for vacation.

• I went to the united states for vacation.

• i went to the United States for vacation.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• After work, I went to the gym; then, I picked up groceries.

• After work I went to the gym, then I picked up groceries.
  

• After work I went to the gym then, I picked up groceries.

• After work I went to the gym then I picked up groceries.

Choose the sentence with correct verb tense consistency:

• She is singing while he dances.
  

• She sings while he dances.

• She has sung while he is dancing.

• She sings while he is dancing.

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• Since I was tired, I took a nap.

• Since, I was tired I took a nap.

• Since I was tired I took a nap.

• Since I was tired I, took a nap.