STAAR Blitz Day 4

What is the central idea of this excerpt?

• The sun usually rises early in the rainforest.

• There are 54 species of hornbills.

• Fig trees are one type of plant that grows in the rainforest.

• The rainforest is filled with different kinds of tropical birds.

Which detail best supports the key idea that the toucan is a poor flier?

• The toucan is easy prey for other animals.

• The toucan must hop from branch to branch.

• The toucan has a hard time getting food.

• The toucan has a huge beak.

Part A: Which key idea about the hornbill do the details in paragraph 3 best support?

• The hornbill is similar to a dog.

• The size of a hornbill's bill can range from small to large.

• The hornbill benefits the rainforest.

• The hornbill eats many types of fruit.

Part B: Which detail from paragraph 3 best supports the answer to Part A?

• There are 54 species of hornbills that we know of now.

• Like toucans, hornbills are also rainforest helpers.

• Then they pass the seeds through their bodies.

• Sometimes the fig seeds grow into new fig trees.

According to the details in paragraphs 4 & 5, the scarlet macaw uses its beak to --

Select TWO correct answers.

• fly fast

• make noise

• pull itself up when climbing

• swing on branches

• open hard nuts

Based on the information in paragraph 5, what can the reader infer?

• Macaws use their colorful bodies to scare away predators.

• Macaws use their bills to help them survive.

• Macaws can't use their claws to open fruit.

• Macaws use their claws to open fruit.

The most likely reason that the author provides the information in paragraphs 4 and 5 of "Rise and Shine" is to explain how scarlet macaws --

• use their claws and bills to help them climb and eat

• fly fast to get to their food quickly

• find food

• eat nothing but fruit

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?

• Change birds to bird

• Change to to two

• Change dooring to during

• No change is needed

The author wants to combine the ideas in sentences 2 and 3. In the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective.