Day 7 STAAR® Blitz Warm-Up: Making Connections Between Texts

LAST Name

FIRST Name

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A Which statement best describes a DIFFERENCE between Cinderella and Rhodopis?

• Cinderella’s foot fit in the slipper, but Rhodopis’s foot did not fit in the sandal.
• Cinderella lost her slipper at a ball, but Rhodopis lost her sandal when a falcon stole it.
• Cinderella’s prince did not plan to marry her, but Rhodopis’s pharaoh did plan to marry her.
• Cinderella’s slipper fit on another girl’s foot, but Rhodopis’s sandal only fit on her foot.

Part B Which phrase from Rhodopis: A fairy tale from Egypt supports the answer in Part A?

• a falcon soared from the sky, plucked up one of her sandals, and flew away (paragraph 1)
• But none fit the dainty shoe (paragraph 3)
• Rhodopis took the sandal and slid it onto her foot (paragraph 4)
• “Once we are married, she will be your queen” (paragraph 6)

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4?

• The prince asked Cinderella to dance, but they danced together all night.
• The prince asked Cinderella to dance, or they danced together all night.
• The prince asked Cinderella to dance, and they danced together all night.
• The prince asked Cinderella to dance, nor they danced together all night.