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Reading STAAR Round 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
3.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
4.
Which part of the plot
creates tension and suspense?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
5.
A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
"True love can conquer anything" is an example of a story's what?
a)
Main Idea
b)
Motto
c)
Summary
d)
Theme
7.
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads. 
8.
A struggle between opposing forces. The problem of the story. 
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Rising Action
d)
Conflict
9.
Which of these is an
internal conflict?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. society
d)
character vs. nature
10.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
11.
The point of view where the narrator is telling his or her own story. Uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.
a)
3rd Person
b)
2nd Person
c)
1st Person
d)
4th person
12.

1) What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

a)

a. homonym

b)

b. synonym

c)

c. antonym

d)

d. an explanation

13.

2) When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

a)

a. look for clues in the text

b)

b. skip it and keep reading

c)

c. look it up in a dictionary

d)

d. ask the teacher what it means

14.
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
a)
skilled
b)
beginner
c)
professional
15.
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
a)
ate
b)
burned 
c)
slept 
d)
sunbathed
16.
Pete was envious of his brother's new bicycle.
a)
jealous
b)
confident
c)
comfortable
17.
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 
a)
lost
b)
lovable 
c)
worried
d)
disorganized
18.
Comparing two or more things using the words "like" or "as".
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Rhythm
d)
Rhyme
19.
Giving human traits to something that is not human.
a)
Personification
b)
Repetition
c)
Alliteration
d)
Imagery
20.
A group of lines arranged together in a poem is a/an ________.
a)
internal rhyme
b)
line
c)
image
d)
stanza
21.

Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon.


Based on the paragraph, the word controversy means ---.

a)

have strong disagreements over

b)

blow their noses into

c)

need to pay for a visit to a doctor

d)

eat with sweet candy

22.

In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers.


According to the paragraph, a daunting task is one that would _______ someone.

a)

tickle

b)

frighten or intimidate

c)

amuse

d)

lose or misplace

23.

When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were fearful that the Native Americans would attack them. However, the people that they encountered, the Wampanoag Indians, were a peaceful and generous tribe.


Based on the paragraph, the word encountered means ---.

a)

met

b)

noted how many

c)

fought

d)

exchanged messages

24.

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.


In the paragraph above, the word frozen means ---.

a)

very cold

b)

visible

c)

not moving

d)

not melted

25.

Christmas is a time when Dad reverts to his childhood. I really think he looks forward to Santa’s visit more than any other member of the family. Mom says that he’ll always be a child during this season.


What is the meaning of the word reverts as it is used in the paragraph above?

a)

stands up straight

b)

peeks at presents

c)

drinks too much eggnog

d)

goes back to being what he was

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