WorksheetsSummer School - STAAR Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
All story plots follow a natural order, which is known as the elements of plot. Which answer has the elements labeled in the correct order?
Title, introductory paragraph, body
paragraph, and conclusion paragraph
Resolution, climax, rising action, conflict,
falling action, exposition
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,
falling action, resolution
fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry
The sentence below is an example of which type of figurative language?
Don’t worry, I know money does not grow on trees!
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
idiom
The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?
main idea
theme
topic
central idea
Sensory language allows the reader to use their senses and paints a picture in the reader’s mind. This type of figurative language is called?
imagery
literary
imagination
irony
What luck, I finally have a day off from work and the weather is perfect. It is sunny and cool with a mild breeze blowing. I have been waiting for a day like this for a long time.
Make an inference for the above situation.
It's a great time to get some house work done
There is a good chance it is going to rain
School will probably be cancelled
This will be great day to do something outside.
Crayons have been used by people for many years. The idea to combine wax with color goes back thousands of years. The Egyptians used beeswax combined with color to paint on stones. They then used heat to melt the wax so it would stay in place. This method was used by many people around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, in fact, it is still used today. While this may not be the easiest way to complete an art project, it is still an interesting way to add color to an object.
Which is the best main idea for this passage?
Crayons are cool
Crayons have only been around for a few years.
Though different from today, Crayons have been used by people for
hundreds of years.
Not all crayons are the same.
STANZA 1
Over the years, my dog has worn a path
edging a vacant field.
Experience has taught her to avoid thistles and stinging
nettle.
From thousands of walks, she’s learned where plantain
are soft—
to expect from pokeweed and piled stones,
from certain crevices,
exhilarating scents.
In the first stanza, the poet uses the words “Over the years” and “From thousands of walks” to —
show that the dog still finds the walk exciting
suggest that each walk follows the same sequence of events
illustrate what the dog enjoys about going on a walk
describe the reasons why the pasture is off-limits
Vote for Carl for class president! Carl is a leader! Last year in fourth grade, he was a great vice-president. This year he volunteers to help with after-school clubs. He will do great things for our class! Carl promises more school dances. And better choices at lunch. So vote for Carl for class president
The author tried to persuade us to vote for Carl by telling about his ____.
accomplishments and promises
grades and behavior
family and friends
plans
United States currency denominations above $100 are not available from the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. On July 14, 1969, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System announced that currency notes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued immediately due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945.
What is the main idea of the passage?
There used to be really large denominations of U.S. currency.
In 1945, the US stopped making $10,000 bills.
The US only prints bills that are $100 or less because large bills were rarely used.
The Department of the Treasure, the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing make US currency.
Teenagers that are 14 or 15 years old must work outside of school hours. They are not allowed to work more than 3 hours on a school day, including Fridays, and they are only allowed to work 8 hours or less on a nonschool day. Teens of these ages are allowed to work no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session and no more that 40 hours during a week when school is not in session (summer and school breaks). Teens are allowed to work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.-except between June 1 and Labor day when the evening hour is extended to 9 p.m.
The author wrote this article most likely to -
Encourage teenagers to work more hours
Convince teens to enjoy their youth and not work too much
Explain the rules of working hours to employers
Describe possible jobs students of this age group can hold.
But Buck was neither house-dog nor kennel-dog. The whole realm was his. He plunged into the swimming tank or went hunting with the Judge's sons; he escorted Mollie and Alice, the Judge's daughters, on long twilight or early morning rambles; on wintry nights he lay at the Judge's feet before the roaring library fire; he carried the Judge's grandsons on his back, or rolled them in the grass, and guarded their footsteps through wild adventures down to the fountain in the stable yard, and even beyond, where the paddocks were, and the berry patches. Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king,—king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller's place, humans included.
What does the excerpt suggest about Buck?
He feels brave.
He feels adored.
He feels discouraged.
He feels courageous.
You just finished reading a magazine article that included some alarming statistics about pollution and how people are damaging the planet with everyday decisions that they make. The article also includes some suggestions on how you can help improve the Earth's situation for future generations.
The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely:
to inform the readers about pollution
to inform the readers about Earth
to persuade readers to change certain habits that will help
the Earth.
to persuade readers not to pollute the Earth by littering.
Conversation between two characters is called...
A monologue
A discussion
A dialogue
A quotation
Which of the following describes the characters and helps you understand what the characters are thinking or feeling?
Props
Movement
Rules
Stage Directions
Read this sentence about heroes from paragraph 9.
"They truly hold our world together, through their unselfish devotion to helping others, supporting families, teaching children, protecting the environment."
The author includes this sentence most likely to emphasize that —
heroes affect many people
everyone is a hero in some way
heroes must believe in themselves
most heroes focus on working with children
Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand what scant means?
Paragraph 2
The engineers at the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC) thought about how Lima’s extreme water shortage problem could be solved. They noticed that even though the rainfall in Lima was scant, the humidity was high. Due to the city’s coastal location, humidity can be higher than 90 percent on summer days. The engineers wondered whether they could harness the moisture in the air.
coastal location
extreme water shortage
even though the rainfall
problem could be solved
Which sentence suggests that Cook benefited from his experience as a coach?
He said that the biggest lesson he had learned was to be grateful, and he also noted that he learned patience—both on and off the court.
And when the opposing team’s coach called a play, sometimes Cook could communicate that message to his team.
It hadn’t had a championship-filled history, so it was Cook’s mission at Gallaudet to change the team’s record from a losing one to a winning one.
Although it was an impressive turnaround, Cook knew the team could play better.
What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
Paragraph 5
Sculpture artists from all over the world have also found value in repurposing shipping containers. Artists rework the shell of the containers by reshaping the corrugated metal. Whether welding the panels into new shapes or using them as metal canvases, artists have found that the possibilities are endless. The Container Art Project was established by innovative artists to help museums share artistic collections around the world. In addition to using the retired containers to move art pieces, the project has also used the interior of the containers as the setting for the galleries themselves.
Artists must reshape the shell of the shipping container to make sculptures.
Storing and moving art pieces in shipping containers are simple processes.
Artists see the potential of incorporating shipping containers into their art.
Museums are using shipping containers as galleries to share their collections.
Read this dictionary entry.
nice \ınīs\
adj 1. kind and friendly 2. appealing or attractive 3. pleasing or satisfying 4. showing accuracy or skill
Paragraph 11
Thinking about it all, I am ready to burst into tears. If the auburn-haired girl wasn’t sitting in my compartment I would be able to close the door and have a nice cry. But instead, I choke back the tears.
Which definition most closely matches the way the word nice is used in paragraph 11?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
