STAAR® BLITZ: TEXT STRUCTURE, DAY 5

The author wrote this selection most likely to -

• inform the reader about the process plastics go through when they are discarded

• convince the reader to reduce the use of plastics to help solve the problem of plastic pollution

• explain the reasons people discard plastics, resulting in plastic pollution

• provide evidence of plastic pollution in the oceans

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

The author included paragraph 1 in the selection most likely to -

• provide background information about how plastics are made

• explain why it is important for people to throw away food wrappers in trashcans

• introduce the problem by providing examples of plastic pollution

• explain why people litter and cause the problem of plastic pollution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The organization of paragraphs 3 and 4 contributes to the author’s main idea by -

• A. comparing microplastics with tiny sea organisms

• B. explaining how tiny pieces of plastics wind up in the ocean and are impossible to clean up

• C. highlighting the way plastics meld with rock to make plastiglomerate

• D. showing the reason why large plastic items end up in the ocean

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The organizational pattern of the article develops the author’s viewpoint by -

• presenting the advantages of plastic pollution and then presenting the disadvantages of plastic pollution

• comparing plastic pollution with sea creatures and showing how plastics and sea creatures both remain a mystery to experts

• relating the sequence of events that occurred to cause plastic pollution in the oceans

• describing the problem of plastic pollution and the solutions to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In these sentences the word ______ has root words that mean "to do" and "well" in Latin.

• beneficial

• malicious

• detrimental

• harmful

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Based on the information presented in the selection, what can the reader conclude about solving the problem of plastic pollution?

• The best solution to the problem of plastic pollution is to stop the production of all plastic items.

• The best solution to the problem of plastic pollution is for everyone to contribute to the solution by making small changes.

• The best solution to the problem of plastic pollution is to form a team that uses a net to trap plastics in the ocean.

• The best solution to the problem of plastic pollution is to throw away all plastic items after one use.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Look at the writing review: The author has not used an appropriate transition word at the beginning of sentence 3. Select the word that should replace 'In comparison' in this sentence.

• Likewise

• In sum

• So far

• Therefore

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the writing review: What change needs to be made to sentence 4?

• Change 'becomes' to 'become'

• Remove the comma after 'smaller'

• Change 'likely' to 'like'

• Change 'their' to 'there'

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3