Countdown to STAAR Reading

Look at these lines from the dialogue in the selection.

The reader can tell that-

• Ben is ringing a real bell

• Tom is distracted from his painting

• Ben knows how to pilot a real steamboat

• Ben is imitating the sounds of a steamboat

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is spelled correctly?

• coontdown

• countdown

• coantdown

• countdoawn

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When an author is planning to write an informational text, he/she may use ______________ to build the structure of the passage.

• chronological or sequential order

• stanzas

• compare/contrast

  or descriptive

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

Answer explanation

The author may use more than one text structure in a nonfiction passage to help explain the topic.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Identify the correct sentence.

• A) She go to the store yesterday.

• B) She went to the store yesterday.

• C) She going to the store yesterday.

• D) She gone to the store yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the main idea of a passage?

• A) The detailed descriptions

• B) The central point or message

• C) The author's name

• D) The number of paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'He ____ to the gym every day.'

• A) go

• B) goes

• C) going

• D) gone

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• A) As brave as a lion

• B) The world is a stage

• C) Like a fish out of water

• D) As busy as a bee

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the antonym of 'ancient'?

• A) Old

• B) Modern

• C) Antique

• D) Historic

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

• A) She

• B) Sings

• C) Beautifully

• D) None

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A