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WorksheetsSTAAR Reading 7th Grade Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
STAAR Question: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?
To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.
To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.
STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?
How is influence being used in this sentence?
beginning
effect
determine
apply
STAAR Question: What is the significance of the crowd returning at lunchtime to watch Maniac?
How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?
problem
synonynm
order
importance
STAAR Question: What is the most likely reason the poet used capitalization in line 6?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
correct usage of writing conventions
graphical or visual elements
theme
conflict
STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on ----
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
main idea
summary
conflict
context clues
STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by ----
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
main idea
text structure
conflict
supporting details
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which two of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
Reread the entire selection and separate all facts from opinion.
Write a summary of the selection.
Read the answer choices and look for opinion words such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair.
Read the answer choices and mark the opinions with 'O' and the facts with 'F' next to each answer choice
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?
figurative language
theme
graphical elements
tone
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?
short or choppy dialogue
long or expanded dialogue
STAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to ----
What is a playwright?
author of a poem
author of nonfiction text
author of dramas
STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that ----
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize?
determine
conclude
point out
STAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother?
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?
main idea
theme
conflict
character motivation
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping?
What is stereotyping?
being racist against someone
denying someone the same rights
making a general statement about a group of people that is usually untrue
a type of font being used
The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.
Using your context clues, which is a synonym for grueling?
loud
easy
tiring
short
Look at the following picture.
Based on the context clues, what does the word affable mean?
good-natured
hostile
conversational
favorable
What is a commonplace assertion?
a statement that can always be proven true
a statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought
a statement that many people assume true, but is not necessarily
a statement of defense by the answer choice
What is a claim?
a statement that be proven with text evidence
a statement that many people assume to be true, but is not always so
a statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought
a statement of defense by the answer choice
Which strategy will you use during the STAAR Reading?
Choose all that will help you master the STAAR.
Write a statement or #hashtag carefully defending why your answer is correct or why the other choices are incorrect
Read the passage carefully, annotate with #hashtags, and highlight ideas
Eliminate the ridiculous and the distracting answer choices with careful consideration
Verify your answer choices with textual evidence by highlighting the answer and writing Q# by the word, phrase, or line in the passage
Look at the text features, make a prediction, analyze the questions (book or brain), read, determine the genre, stop and jot notes along the way, then answer the questions.
What is the climax of a story?
The end of the story.
The beginning of the story.
The turning point of the story.
The funniest part of the story.
Inferring means:
An extreme exageration.
Taking what you know and what you have read to come up with a conclusion.
Having a picture in your mind of what you are reading.
Coming up with a conclusion based only on your opinion.
Free verse poetry:
Consists of 4 or more stanzas.
Is free for all to read.
Has neither rhyme nor rhythm.
Has a message.
Which of the following details best fits this central idea: Michael Jordan had to work hard to become a superstar.
A pair of Air Jordans once sold for $71,000.
Michael Jordan famously said that he has failed over and over again and that is why he succeeds.
Michael Jordan now gives back to the community by doing charity work.
After leaving the NBA, Michael Jordan played baseball.
Evidence
A piece of information that supports your point.
To stay calm and alert.
A profound moment
Antagonist
A repetition of a sound
Comparing two unlike objects without using like or as.
A force working against the main character, usually another character.
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
