STAAR Practice Week 3

Which type of figurative language is the example below?

I told you a million times to clean your room?

• hypberbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

City Autumn

By

Joseph March

The air breathes frost. A thin wind beats 

Old dust and papers down gray streets 

And blows brown leaves with curled‐up edges 

At frightened sparrows on window ledges. 

A snowflake falls like an errant feather: 

A vagabond draws his cloak together, 

And an old man totters past with a cane 

Wondering if he’ll see spring again.  

What does the author mean in line 5 of the poem?

• A snow looks like a feather.

• The snow flake falls and sways to the ground

• The snowflake made an error when landing

1. Read these lines below

A snowflake falls like an errant feather

A vagabond draws his cloak together.

An old man totters past with a cane

Wondering if he’ll see spring again.       

Based on the line above what can you conclude about how he feels about autumn?        

• 1. He likes winter better than he likes spring.

• 1. He’s not sure if he’ll live through autumn.

• 1. He feels excited that spring is coming.

• He’s certain he’ll enjoy another winter         

The Seedling

As a quiet little seedling
    Lay within its darksome bed,
To itself it fell a-talking,
    And this is what it said:

"I am not so very robust,
    But I'll do the best I can;"
And the seedling from that moment
    Its work of life began.

So it pushed a little leaflet
    Up into the light of day,
To examine the surroundings
    And show the rest the way.

The leaflet liked the prospect,
    So it called its brother, Stem;
Then two other leaflets heard it,
    And quickly followed them.

To be sure, the haste and hurry
    Made the seedling sweat and pant;
But almost before it knew it
    It found itself a plant.

The sunshine poured upon it,
    And the clouds they gave a shower;
And the little plant kept growing
    Till it found itself a flower.

Little folks, be like the seedling,
    Always do the best you can;
Every child must share life's labor
    Just as well as every man.

And the sun and showers will help you
    Through the lonesome, struggling hours,
Till you raise to light and beauty
    Virtue's fair, unfading flowers.

What theme does the author develop throughout the poem the seedling?

• Springtime is the best time of the year.

• It is important to do things on your own. 

  
  

• Persevere through the hard times. 

  
  

• Having support from others can help you achieve great things

  
  

As a quiet little seedling
    Lay within its darksome bed,
To itself it fell a-talking,
    And this is what it said:

"I am not so very robust,
    But I'll do the best I can;"
And the seedling from that moment
    Its work of life began.

So it pushed a little leaflet
    Up into the light of day,
To examine the surroundings
    And show the rest the way.

The leaflet liked the prospect,
    So it called its brother, Stem;
Then two other leaflets heard it,
    And quickly followed them.

To be sure, the haste and hurry
    Made the seedling sweat and pant;
But almost before it knew it
    It found itself a plant.

The sunshine poured upon it,
    And the clouds they gave a shower;
And the little plant kept growing
    Till it found itself a flower.

Little folks, be like the seedling,
    Always do the best you can;
Every child must share life's labor
    Just as well as every man.

And the sun and showers will help you
    Through the lonesome, struggling hours,
Till you raise to light and beauty
    Virtue's fair, unfading flowers.

Which word best describes the mood established by the author in stanzas 1-6?

• hopeful

• determine

• devious

• distraught

Is homework a necessary evil? Students should receive homework at least three times a week . First of all, students need to review concepts that they have learned previously. If students are not reviewing concepts frequently, then they will forget what they have learned. For instance, a new math concept might make sense in class, but once you get home and try it on your own you might have questions that you didn't have in class. However, when students work independently they struggle. Mr. Martinez, a math teacher at Rogers, says most of the students are able to comprehend the lesson in the class because they can ask for help . According to the data, taken from last semesters test, over 60% of students didn't meet their STAAR goals. Also, homework provides parents with the opportunity to see what their child is learning in class, or what they haven't learned. Parents can help students to work on homework or school projects which can help them to build connections.

On the contrary, some people believe that homework doesn't provide as many benefits as people might think. Students should not be given homework because it is time consuming. Students spend at least 8 hours at school. Students need time to just be kids. They need time to freely explorer their interest. Although, students do need time to relax, they also need to learn the concepts being taught in school. Many concepts are important, and students need to understand them to be successful adults. Therefore, students should be given homework on a consistent basis.

Why does the author emphasize the need for students to understand important concepts?

• To prepare them for successful careers

• To make them better at sports

• To impress their teachers

• To help them win debates

Is homework a necessary evil?

The example above represent which type of rhetorical fallacy?

• rhetorical appeal

• bandwagon

• direct address

• rhetorical question

What does the word claim mean?

When planning an essay also known as short constructed response, you need to use the following strategy-

When responding to a short constructed response please use-

• A- answer the question

  R- respond quickly

• C-Cite evidence

  E- explain your answer

• A- answer the questions

  C- Cite evidence

• None of the above