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Staar Paired Passage

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Staar Paired Passage
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Use “Peace and Quiet” and “Maple Street” to answer questions 24–27. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.

Reading Passage

Paired Passage

Editing Passage

Revising Passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Use “Keeping Cool” (pp. 9–10) to answer questions 7–10. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.

Reading Passage

Paired Passage

Editing Passage

Revising Passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Use “Keeping Cool” and “Spongers of the Sea” to answer questions 15–18. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.

Reading Passage

Paired Passage

Editing Passage

Revising Passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of a paired passage in English assessments?

To compare and contrast two texts

To edit grammatical errors

To summarize a single text

To revise a text for clarity

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a paired passage, what skill is primarily tested?

Mathematical reasoning

Scientific analysis

Comparative reading

Creative writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a common feature of paired passages?

They are always written by the same author

They cover unrelated topics

They offer different perspectives on a similar theme

They are always fictional

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When analyzing paired passages, what is a key strategy?

Ignoring the second passage

Focusing only on vocabulary

Identifying similarities and differences

Memorizing both passages

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

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