Understanding Poetry and Reading Comprehension

The video tutorial introduces the new 2023 STAR reading test for third graders, highlighting changes in format and question types. It guides viewers through accessing the test online, focusing on a poetry passage and related questions. The tutorial provides strategies for answering multi-part and inference questions, and explains the importance of constructed responses and essay writing in the new test format.

What is the main change in the 2023 STAR Reading Online Test?

• It will be conducted offline.

• It will include new item types.

• It will be for high school students only.

• It will be shorter in duration.

Where can you find the sampler tests for the new STAR Reading Online Test?

• On the TEA website.

• In the school library.

• In the local bookstore.

• On social media platforms.

What type of passage does the test start with?

• A non-fiction passage.

• A drama passage.

• A fiction passage.

• A historical passage.

In the poem 'Pants', what does the speaker beg not to happen?

• To be given to someone else.

• To be left outside.

• To be put in the washing machine.

• To be thrown away.

What is the meaning of the word 'limp' in line 28 of the poem?

• Ready to be worn.

• Like something new.

• Weak and without shape.

• Fresh and without dirt.

Which word from the poem helps the reader understand the meaning of 'limp'?

• Inside.

• Slip.

• Lifeless.

• Spinning.

Based on lines 1-11 of the poem, what does the speaker like best about his pants?

• The pants are able to talk to him.

• The pants carry special things for him.

• The pants hold lots of sand.

• The pants have spots on both knees.

Which line best shows that the speaker stays close to the pants even when he is not wearing them?

• I hear your buttons click in the spinning dryer.

• Tumbling in the suds like me when I'm caught in an ocean wave.

• But all I can do is watch you go round and round.

• You emerge limp and lifeless until I slip my legs inside you.

What is the most likely reason the poet uses imagery to describe the pants getting washed?

• To show the pants are dirty.

• To personify the pants and treat them like a human.

• To explain the washing process.

• To describe the color of the pants.

What should a correct response include in the extended constructed response question?

• Thorough evidence from the poem to support the idea.

• A list of all the characters in the poem.

• A personal opinion about the poem.

• A brief summary of the poem.