STAAR Interim Practice

Paragraph 2 is mainly about-

• where frogs can be found

• what species of frogs can hibernate underwater

• the process of hibernation

• none of the above

What is the correct way to write sentences 24 and 25?

• My father was very clear about this. How long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

• My father was very clear. About how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

• My father was very clear about this he told me how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

• My father was very clear about how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

What change needs to be made in sentence 36?

• Change that to this

• Change takes to take

• Insert a comma after patience

• Change then to than

What is the correct way to write sentences 13 and 14?

• If we had a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.

• We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground. Which could also be used for PE classes.

• We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.

• The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

Identify the correct form of the verb in the following sentence: 'She ______ to the store every Saturday.'

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The cat is very ______, always knocking things over.'

• clumsy

• graceful

• silent

• lazy

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Its raining outside.

• It's raining outside.

• Its' raining outside.

• It rains outside,

What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'

• Being early is always best.

• Patience can be rewarding.

• Birds and mice have different habits.

• Cheese is better than worms.

Identify the synonym for the word 'happy' in the following sentence: 'She felt happy when she received the good news.'

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Which sentence uses the correct form of 'their', 'there', or 'they're'?

• Their going to the park later.

• There going to the park later.

• They're going to the park later.

• Their going to the park later.