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STAAR MIXED REVIEW 1 - Reading and Math Strategies

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is your reading strategy?

a)

PEMDAS

b)

PIE

c)

PLORRE

d)

Pick any answer

2.

What is Author's Purpose?

a)

PEE

b)

PIE

c)

PI

d)

EIP

3.

What are persuasive key words?

a)

convince or suggest

b)

facts

c)

dates

d)

fantasy

4.

Advertisements, commercials, billboards...

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

d)

Describe

5.

NonFiction, Science, History, News articles

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

d)

Describe

6.

Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Comics

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

d)

Describe

7.
Where the story takes place
a)
setting
b)
simile
c)
stanza
8.
the order that things happen; sequence
a)
chronological order
b)
conflict 
c)
alliteration
9.
the type of writing (Fiction, non-fiction, poems, mystery)
a)
imagery
b)
poetry
c)
genre
10.
gives facts and information about a topic (like a textbook or newspaper article)
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography 
c)
Informational 
d)
Expository text
11.
a form of writing to convince you to do something or to think a certain way.
a)
Persuasive text 
b)
Biography 
c)
Informational 
d)
Expository text
12.
when a person tells a story about their own life
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography 
c)
Informational 
d)
Nonfiction 
13.
tells the story of a person’s life and written by someone else
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography 
c)
Informational 
d)
Nonfiction 
14.
the order of events
a)
summary
b)
sequence
c)
chronological order
d)
cause and effect 
15.
summary
a)
figurative language - a direct comparison using like or as
b)
drama - tells feelings, settings, or actions in a play
c)
poetry - group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose
d)
tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
16.
stage directions
a)
figurative language - a direct comparison using like or as
b)
drama - tells feelings, settings, or actions in a play
c)
poetry - group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose
d)
tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
17.
events in a story before the climax
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rising action
c)
scene
d)
setting
18.
realistic fiction
a)
figurative language - giving something that is non-human, human characteristics
b)
a type of literature that can have stanzas, line breaks, meter/rhythm, and/or rhyme
c)
genre - a fictional story that could have actually happened
d)
how the story is ended, tied up
19.
poetry
a)
figurative language - giving something that is non-human, human characteristics
b)
a type of literature that can have stanzas, line breaks, meter/rhythm, and/or rhyme
c)
genre - a fictional story that could have actually happened
d)
how the story is ended, tied up
20.
personification
a)
figurative language - giving something that is non-human, human characteristics
b)
a type of literature that can have stanzas, line breaks, meter/rhythm, and/or rhyme
c)
genre - a fictional story that could have actually happened
d)
how the story is ended, tied up
21.
historical fiction
a)
genre - a fictional story that is set in the past and based on historical events
b)
figurative language - a large exaggeration
c)
a decision based on textual evidence and your background knowledge
d)
the beginning of the story, where we learn the characters and the problem
22.
a person in the story is telling the story
a)
falling action
b)
fantasy
c)
first person point of view
d)
genre
23.
events in a story after the climax
a)
falling action
b)
fantasy
c)
first person point of view
d)
genre
24.
organizational structure - domino affect
cause - "why"
effect - "what happens"
a)
autobiography
b)
cast
c)
cause and effect
d)
climax
25.
why an author writes [P.I.E. - Persuade. Inform. Entertain]
a)
act
b)
affix
c)
alliteration
d)
author's purpose
26.
The details in a passage that support, or back up, the main idea.
a)
main idea
b)
example
c)
important details
d)
audience
27.
"Life is like a box of chocolates."
This is an example of a what?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
analogy
d)
example
28.
happened by chance
a)
Coincidental 
b)
Ironic/Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Benefit 
29.
the meaning of a word
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
c)
Defintion 
d)
Word
30.
words that mean the opposite
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
c)
Defintion 
d)
Word
31.
words that have a similar meaning
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
c)
Defintion 
d)
Word
32.
to show how two things are different, differ, or are not the same
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast 
c)
Cause 
d)
Effect 
33.
to say how two things are alike, similar, or show what they have in common
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast 
c)
Cause 
d)
Effect 
34.
hints in the story about what will happen later in the plot.  Ex. If we are told that a character is clever, we can expect that he or she will find a solution to a problem.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolustion
d)
Theme 
35.
what the reader can learn from a story (lesson, moral)
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolustion
d)
Theme 
36.
the events in a story
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolustion
d)
Theme 
37.
a problem or dilemma the character is facing
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolustion
d)
Theme 
38.
words that are sounds (Ex: buzz, crack, pop, smack)
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Idioms
c)
Hyberbole
d)
Onomatopoeia 
39.
extreme exaggeration (Ex: It felt like a million years)
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Idioms
c)
Hyberbole
d)
Onomatopoeia 
40.
giving human traits to a nonhuman thing (Ex: The lilies danced in the wind)
a)
Personification 
b)
Idioms
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
41.
also a comparison but does not use like or as (Ex: Her eyes were lightning in the night)
a)
Personification 
b)
Idioms
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
42.
comparison using like or as (Ex: Her eyes flashed like lightning)
a)
Personification 
b)
Idioms
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
43.
repeating sounds (Ex: Freezing in the frigid forest air)
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Idioms
c)
Hyberbole
d)
Onomatopoeia 
44.
phrases that do not have a predictable meaning (Ex: When pigs fly)
a)
Personification 
b)
Idioms
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
45.
this is used to give a special meaning to words and phrases (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia). It goes beyond the literal meaning.
a)
Imagery 
b)
Figurative Language 
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
46.
a group of lines in a poem (kind of like very small paragraphs)
a)
Haiku
b)
Rhyme 
c)
Stanzas 
d)
Rhythm 
47.
a statement that cannot be proven because it represents someone’s belief or how that person feels about something
a)
Fact 
b)
Opinion
c)
Logical
d)
Decision 
48.
a statement that can be proven true or false
a)
Fact 
b)
Opinion
c)
Logical
d)
Decision 
49.
a play that tells a story through the words and actions of characters
a)
Poetry 
b)
Fiction 
c)
Myth 
d)
Drama 
50.
a few sentences that state the main points or events from the entire passage.  Something from beginning, middle, and end.  No minor details are given in a summary
a)
paraphrase 
b)
summary 
c)
infer 
d)
give credit 
51.

The answer to a multiplication problem is called the

a)

product

b)

quotient

c)

sum

d)

difference

52.

The answer to a division problem is called the

a)

product

b)

quotient

c)

sum

d)

difference

53.

The answer to an addition problem is called the

a)

product

b)

quotient

c)

sum

d)

difference

54.

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the

a)

product

b)

quotient

c)

sum

d)

difference

55.

What is the meaning of the word equivalent?

a)

product

b)

equal in value

c)

different value

d)

fractions

56.

The distance around a 2 dimensional figure is the

a)

area

b)

perimeter

c)

mass

d)

total

57.

The number of square units needed to cover a surface is the

a)

area

b)

perimeter

c)

mass

d)

total

58.

A fraction which the numerator is greater than the denominator is called

a)

weird

b)

mixed numer

c)

improper

d)

perimeter

59.

Figures that are the same size and same shape

a)

frequency

b)

data

c)

symmetry

d)

congruent

60.

The bottom number in a fraction; the total number of equal parts

a)

improper

b)

denominator

c)

mixed number

d)

numerator

61.

A polygon with four sides and four angles

a)

Quadrilateral

b)

addition

c)

numerators

d)

mixed numbers

62.

The top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered

a)

denominator

b)

numerator

c)

improper

d)

mixed number

63.
A whole number with a fraction 
a)
Equivalent Fraction
b)
Like Fraction
c)
Simplest Form
d)
Mixed Number
64.
equivalent
a)
the same
b)
equal
c)
identical
d)
all of the above
65.
simplify
a)
to reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no more common factors other than 1
b)
make our math homework easier
c)
change an improper fraction to a mixed number
d)
none of the above
66.
An ordered pair is...
a)
Two lines in the same plane that never meet. Also, lines with equal slopes.
b)
A location in space that has no length or width.
c)
The location of a single point on a rectangular coordinate system where the digits represent the position relative to the x-axis and y-axis
d)
All rational and irrational numbers.
67.
The center of a coordinate plane located at the ordered pair coordinates (0, 0).
a)
X-axis
b)
Y-axis
c)
Origin
d)
Center
68.
The vertical line on a coordinate plane.
a)
X-axis
b)
Y-axis
c)
Origin
d)
Quadrant
69.
A ____________________ number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself
a)
factor
b)
prime
c)
sum
d)
negative
70.
A _______________________ number has two or more factors.
a)
decimal
b)
composite
c)
mixed
d)
whole
71.

When expenses and income are equal.

a)

deposit

b)

withdrawal

c)

profit

d)

balanced budget

72.

The cost required for something; the money spent on something.

a)

expense

b)

income

c)

tax

d)

budget

73.

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work.

a)

deposit

b)

income

c)

withdrawal

d)

tax

74.

The amount of money you earn before anything is taken out for taxes or other deductions.

a)

gross income

b)

net income

c)

deposit

d)

budget

75.

The amount of money you earn after taxes and deductions are taken out.

a)

net income

b)

gross income

c)

credit

d)

budget

76.

A tax that is based on the value of a person’s land, house, or property.

a)

income tax

b)

property tax

c)

payroll tax

d)

sales tax

77.

a way to write a number that shows the value of the digits as a sum of each digit multiplied by its place value (tenths, ones, tens, hundredths, etc.) Example: 35.7 = (3 x 10) + (5x 1) + (7 x )

a)

expanded form

b)

standard form

c)

word form

d)

expanded notation

78.

The term used for multiplying length times width is called

a)

perimeter

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

source

79.

The term for measuring the distance around the outside of an object is

a)

perimeter

b)

area

c)

volume

d)
80.

Measuring length times width times height is called

a)

perimeter

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

source

81.

Lines in a plane that do not intersect are

a)

perpendicular lines

b)

parellel lines

82.

Should you use a strategy on every STAAR problem?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Idk

83.
The table shows the masses of four rocks. Which number sentence correctly compares the masses of two of the rocks?
a)
0.429>0.438
b)
0.438<0.483
c)
0.429>0.43
d)
0.438=0.43
84.
Which statement is true about the parentheses in this expression?
3x(8+2)÷2
a)
The parentheses indicate that 8+2 should be solved first.
b)
The parentheses indicate that 8+2 should be solved last.
c)
The parentheses indicate that 2÷2 should be solved last.
d)
The parentheses indicate that 3×8 should be solved first.
85.
What is the value of this expression?
[ 36 + (3×2) ] ÷ 6
a)
7
b)
37
c)
13
86.
Denise spent $3.45 on snacks every day for 11 days. What is the amount of money Denise spent on these snacks?
a)
$379.50
b)
$14.45
c)
$37.95
d)
$6.90
87.
Anthony has a goal of saving $96.20. He will save the same amount each week for 13 weeks. How much will Anthony need to save each week in order to meet his goal?
a)
$7.40
b)
$7.52
c)
$7.04
d)
$7.31
88.
Pedro ordered 24 boxes of baseballs. Each box contained 16 baseballs. Pedro used 8 of these baseballs during a game. Which equation can be used to find b, the total number of these baseballs that Pedro did not use during the game?
a)
b = ( 24 + 16 ) - 8
b)
b = ( 24 x 16 ) - 8
c)
b = ( 24 - 16 ) ÷ 8
d)
b = ( 24 x 16 ) + 8
89.
Which of these statements about gross income and net income is true?
a)
Gross income is a tax on all income that a worker earns, and net income is a tax
paid by an employer based on a worker’s wages.
b)
Gross income is a tax paid by an employer based on a worker’s wages, and net
income is a tax on all income that a person earns.
c)
Gross income is the amount an employee is paid after deductions and taxes, and
net income is the total amount an employee earns before deductions are applied.
d)
Gross income is the total amount an employee earns before deductions are
applied, and net income is the amount an employee is paid after deductions and
taxes.
90.
This month Mando’s expenses are greater than his income. What are two actions Mando can take in order to balance his budget?
a)
Increase expenses and decrease income
b)
Decrease expenses and decrease income
c)
Decrease expenses and increase income
d)
Increase expenses and increase income
91.
23.107
What place value is the 7?
a)
tenth
b)
ones
c)
thousandths
d)
hundredths
92.
The Reliant Stadium in Houston can seat 71,000 people.  At the last Texans game, 56,365 fans came to watch.  How many of the seats were empty?
a)
14,635
b)
14,634
c)
15,365
d)
26,635
93.
Calculate
1.08÷4
a)
2.7
b)
0.27
c)
2.07
d)
.20
94.
16.3 - 4.156
a)
12.244
b)
12.454
c)
12.144
d)
13.144
95.
Which of the following is 4.52 when rounded to the nearest hundredth?
a)
4.453
b)
4.449
c)
4.512
d)
4.523
96.
Which of the following is 4.5 when rounded to the nearest tenth?
a)
4.34
b)
4.44
c)
4.52
d)
4.61
97.
Which of the following is 12 when rounded to the nearest whole number?
a)
11.23
b)
11.56
c)
12.51
d)
12.64
98.
Tammy, Kelley, and Jim love reading books. Tammy read 7.75 hours last month. Kelley read 7.69 hours. Jim read 7.075 hours. Who spent the most time reading?
a)
Tammy
b)
Kelley
c)
Jim
d)
Both A and C
99.
54.8 + 1.5 = 
a)
54.815
b)
56.3
c)
563
d)
55.3
100.
3.3 and 3.33
a)
<
b)
>
c)
=
101.
0.493       0.5
a)
<
b)
>
c)
=
102.
0.34       0.335
a)
<
b)
>
c)
=
103.
Name that shape. 
a)
square
b)
square
rhombus
c)
quadrilateral
parallelogram
rhombus
d)
quadrilateral
parallelogram
square
104.
Name that shape.
a)
quadrilateral, rectangle
b)
quadrilateral, rectangle, square
c)
quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle
d)
quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, square
105.
A __________________ is always a rhombus, but a rhombus is not always a _______________. 
a)
rhombus
b)
parallelogram
c)
square
d)
rectangle
106.
If a shape is a square, then it is also a rectangle and a rhombus.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
107.
Kate built a garden box with 4 sides.  It has two sets of parallel sides.  Which of the following shapes could her garden NOT be?
a)
rectangle
b)
trapezoid
c)
square
d)
parallelogram
108.
A parallelogram has four acute angles.
a)
Never
b)
Sometimes
c)
Always
109.
a)
Parallelogram
b)
Rhombus
c)
Trapezoid
d)
Square
110.
a)
Trapezoid
b)
Square
c)
Rectangle
d)
Kite
111.
a)
Diamond
b)
Trapezoid
c)
Kite
d)
Square
112.
a)
Parallelogram
b)
Rhombus
c)
Trapezoid
d)
Rectangle