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WorksheetsSTAAR BREAKDOWN/REVIEW PT. 2
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The reader must support their reasoning by telling why.
a)
Copy
b)
Support
c)
Justify
d)
TPCASTT
2.
The reader uses clues that the author has given to determine meaning.
a)
Compression
b)
Guess
c)
Inference
d)
Summarize
3.
Expresses thoughts and emotions and contains rhythm and rhyme. Songs you hear on the radio are an example of this type of poem.
a)
Lyrical
b)
Free verse
c)
Simile
d)
Narrative
4.
To communicate by statement.
a)
Convey
b)
Contrast
c)
Phrase
d)
Option
5.
What is the text structure?
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Chronological
c)
Cause and Effect
d)
Order of Importance
6.
What is the text structure?
Here are the three worst things that you can do on a date. First, you could tell jokes that aren’t funny and laugh really hard to yourself. This will make you look bad. Worse though, you could offend your date. One bad “joke” may cause your date to lash out at you, hence ruining the engagement. But the worst thing that you can do is to appear slovenly. By not showering and properly grooming, you may repulse your date, and this is the worst thing that you can do.
Here are the three worst things that you can do on a date. First, you could tell jokes that aren’t funny and laugh really hard to yourself. This will make you look bad. Worse though, you could offend your date. One bad “joke” may cause your date to lash out at you, hence ruining the engagement. But the worst thing that you can do is to appear slovenly. By not showering and properly grooming, you may repulse your date, and this is the worst thing that you can do.
a)
Cause and effect
b)
Problem solution
c)
Order of Importance
d)
Descriptive
7.
What is the text structure?
The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.
The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.
a)
Cause and effect
b)
Chronological
c)
Problem and Solution
d)
Compare and Contrast
8.
What is the main idea of the following selection?
Being a clown isn’t all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Being a clown isn’t all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
a)
Safety is the job of the rider.
b)
Rodeo clowns have many forms of safety
c)
The main job of a rodeo clown is to protect the bull rider.
d)
Rodeo clowns are very entertaining.
9.
Paraphrase Poetry: Which sentence is the best paraphrase of the line “The poetry of earth is ceasing never” from “On the Grasshopper and Cricket.”
a)
Earth is a place that never stops spinning.
b)
Poets often write poetry about nature.
c)
The riches of nature never stop.
10.
Interpret Meaning: Read the following line from “Speech to the Young.” and select the sentence that is supported by the poem.
“Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night.”
a)
Some people do not like daylight because it makes their flaws obvious.
b)
Nighttime is more comforting than daytime because we are asleep.
c)
Good things sometimes happen even if you expect only disappointment.
11.
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
a)
Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion.
b)
Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair).
c)
Write a summary of the selection.
12.
STAAR Question: What does the break between stanzas 2 and 3 help the poet convey?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a)
figurative language
b)
theme
c)
graphical elements
d)
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13.
STAAR Question: The abrupt dialogue in the poem helps convey the idea that the characters are -
How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?
How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?
a)
short or choppy dialogue
b)
long or expanded dialogue
14.
What does matches mean on a STAAR test question?
a)
starting a fire
b)
the same or similar
c)
one or the other
d)
part of a larger text or story
15.
If the question includes the word suggests, I know that this is a or an _____________ question.
a)
right there
b)
vocabulary
c)
inference
d)
theme
16.
What is an excerpt?
a)
a book or story
b)
a quotation
c)
an inference
d)
a piece of a larger writing
17.
What does primarily mean?
a)
mostly or most importantly
b)
first or at the beginning
c)
not very important
d)
inference or conclusion
18.
A questions that asks for supporting details or something that supports an idea is asking for...
a)
an inference
b)
evidence
c)
a selection
d)
a definition
19.
Most likely means...
a)
not really
b)
not very true
c)
at the beginning
d)
probably
20.
If something is revealed it is...
a)
hidden
b)
closed
c)
done again
d)
shown or made known
21.
Non-fiction is...
a)
true and informational
b)
not real
22.
Expresses means to
a)
squeeze
b)
go very fast
c)
communicate
d)
listen
23.
Which of the following is NOT another word or synonym for theme?
a)
main idea
b)
moral
c)
lesson
d)
message
24.
Sensory language used by the author helps the reader to see or visualize what they are reading. Choose an example of sensory language below.
a)
The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle snake.
b)
It was extremely windy outside.
c)
The walls of the house shook.
d)
The wind blew the trees.
25.
In the question, "Which sentence best illustrates Noah's conflict?", illustrates means:
a)
evidence
b)
names
c)
explains
d)
infers
26.
Another word, or synonym, for tension is...
a)
strong
b)
stress
c)
happiness
d)
beginning
27.
Most likely means...
a)
always
b)
sometimes
c)
never
d)
probably
28.
The best way to summarize a non-fiction story is to
a)
use information from the end of the story
b)
use information from the beginning of the story
c)
Use somebody, wanted, but, so, then
d)
use information from the Beginning, Middle, and End
29.
The best way to summarize a non-fiction story is to
a)
use information from the end of the story
b)
use information from the beginning of the story
c)
Use somebody, wanted, but, so, then
d)
use information from the Beginning, Middle, and End
30.
What is a sudden and unexpected change?
a)
abrupt
b)
quickly
c)
immediate
d)
unexpected
31.
What uses words that appeal to the senses?
a)
imagery
b)
figurative language
c)
tone
d)
pictures
32.
What is the general attitude of the poem?
a)
mood
b)
idea
c)
theme
d)
tone
33.
What is conflict inside the character>
a)
internal
b)
external
c)
man vs. nature
d)
man vs. man
34.
What means to give importance to?
a)
significance
b)
infer
c)
contribute
d)
emphasize
35.
What means the importance of?
a)
significance
b)
infer
c)
contribute
d)
emphasize
36.
What text structure uses these key words?
problem, issue, cause, since, consequently, therefore, as a result
problem, issue, cause, since, consequently, therefore, as a result
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
37.
What text structure uses these key words?
similar, alike, same, both, just like, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand
similar, alike, same, both, just like, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
38.
What is conflict with an outside source?
a)
internal
b)
external
c)
man vs. nature
d)
man vs. man
39.
READING COMPREHENSION
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.
a)
has developed under the influence of musical theater
b)
is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
c)
is not a high-budget production
d)
is often performed in Europe
40.
Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior
It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.
It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.
a)
don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
b)
are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
c)
have a reputation for being friendly to humans
d)
are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
41.
Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.
One can understand from the reading that ---
One can understand from the reading that ---
a)
the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be
lowered
lowered
b)
design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the
Estonia ferry
Estonia ferry
c)
naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable
d)
most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins
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