What is the question? STAAR 2023

Which definition best fits the way the word plain is used in paragraph 13?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Which phrase from paragraph 5 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word precedes?

• come on

• giving me

• friendly nudge

• go first

In paragraph 18, what is the most likely reason that Sherry shares a quotation with Josh?

• Sherry wants to help Josh understand how she feels.

• Sherry wants to find out if Josh remembers what he said.

• Sherry wants to let Josh know that she followed his advice.

• Sherry wants to comfort Josh like he comforted her.

Which sentence best explains why Sherry is surprised that the science experiment failed?

• Next to me, Josh stood staring at the row of petri dieshes (paragraph 1)

• He didn't say anything, but I knew what he was thinking (paragraph 1)

• Our idea had been great. (paragraph 2)

• Finally, I had to admit it. (paragraph 4)

By the end of the story, Josh and Sherry have gone from feeling -

• angry to feeling calm

• tired to feeling rested

• hopeless to feeling encouraged

• embarrassed to feeling confident

Why are Josh's actions in paragraph 17 important to the plot of the story?

• Josh's actions suggest that he thinks Sherry is entertaining.

• Josh's actions show that he enjoys doing science projects.

• Josh's actions suggest that he feels happy to be done working.

• Josh's actions show that he believes in Sherry's new plan.

Why is it important to the plot that Sherry uses hand sanitizer?

• Sherry is able to thoroughly was any bacteria off her hands.

• Sherry notices that only a few drops of hand sanitizer are left in the bottles.

• Sherry gets an idea for a new experiment from observing a drop of hand sanitizer.

• Sherry cleans up the mess on the kitchen table.

From what point of view is this story told?

• First person from Josh's point of view

• First person from Sherry's point of view

• First person from a famous scientist's point of view

• Third person from an outsides observer