7th grade STAAR Reading Review

In the following sentence, what can you infer is Mina’s character trait?

Mina submitted her college application with a sad sigh. “I probably won’t get in,” she said to her friend.

• persistent

• confident

• insecure

• lazy

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Consumption of fast food and frozen food can result in obesity, which can ultimately lead to a decrease in life expectancy.

What’s the organizational structure of the above text?

• compare-contrast

• chronological

• cause-effect

• problem-solution

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Identify the figurative language:

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.

What does confiscate mean?

• take away

• used

• give back

• loan

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What does an author use to best support a claim in a persuasive text?

• a quote from a friend

• evidence

• opinions

• rephrasing their claim in different ways

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is a theme of a story?

• the emotions of the characters

• the time and place

• a character's personality

• a lesson or message

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

What can you infer about the daughter's ability in math?

• She is overconfident about her ability in math.

• She is insecure about her ability in math.

• She is apathetic about her abilities in math.

• She is jealous how others are successful in math.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is an inference?

• What the text directly says

• Throwing a dart at your answers, seeing where it lands, and choosing the corresponding choice

• An educated guess based on text evidence

• Language whose meaning is different than what is literally stated

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In 1996, the IMF and World Bank launched a plan to reduce the crushing burden of accumulated debt of the world’s poorest countries. The plan forgave billions of dollars of loans that those countries owed, so they didn’t have to pay them back.

What inference can you make on the above paragraph?

• After the plan, these poor countries were able to get new loans.

• These countries were probably having trouble paying off their debts.

• The loans were equally distributed among the IMF and the World Bank.

• The plan was limited and focused on very few countries

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the theme of the sentences below?

Carson beamed in delight at the A on his test. He had studied all week, and this was his result!

• Failure is a consequence of poor choices

• Defy expectations

• Those who try will be the only ones to succeed

• Hard work pays off

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9