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STAAR reading fifth grade review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, __________.
a)
It is fuzzy and will bite you
b)
It is everywhere
c)
It costs too much money
d)
It causes rashes
2.
No honey, I don’t want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you as a husband is the only gift I need. In fact, I’ll just drive my old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And if the poor old car doesn’t break down I’ll be back soon. What is the message?
a)
I don’t want a gift
b)
Buy me a new car
c)
The mall is fun
d)
I’ll carry a bucket for you
3.
“Teddy tiger tried tying tepees together.” What type of figurative language is this sentence?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
4.
Don’t judge a book by its cover is an example of _______________.
a)
Mood
b)
Theme
c)
Setting
d)
Conflict
5.

Describe the term: Suffix.

a)

an affix placed at the beginning of a base word

b)

an affix placed in the middle of a base word

c)

an affix placed at the beginning and the end of a base word

d)

an affix placed at the end of a base word

6.

In your own words, explain what the definition is for main or central idea.

(a)  

7.

List the 4 types of text structures an author uses to organize a text.

a)

cause and effect, author's purpose, compare, contrast

b)

compare, contrast, logical order, cause and effect

c)

compare and contrast, cause and effect, sequential/logical order, problem/solution

d)

problem/solution, describe, analyze, cause and effect

8.

Identify the pronouns that are used in 1st Point-of-View.

a)

I, me, we, my, our, us

b)

he, she, it, they

c)

you, yours

9.
Non-fiction is...
a)
true and informational
b)
not real
10.
What is A?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
resolution
d)
introduction of characters and setting
11.
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
12.
Synonyms are words that -
a)
have the same meaning 
b)
have opposite meaning 
c)
sound the same with different meaning 
d)
sound the same with different spelling 
13.
Headings are used to- 
a)
identify the main idea of a selection
b)
tell about the photograph 
c)
explain how to do something 
d)
describe what it looks like 
14.
Captions are used to- 
a)
explain the main idea 
b)
describe the selection 
c)
describe the author's purpose 
d)
explain the photograph
15.
Visualize is to- 
a)
taste it
b)
see it
c)
smell it 
d)
hear it 
16.
Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 
a)
clues
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
theme
17.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
a)
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
b)
Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.
c)
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
d)
Tim is moving to California with his family.
18.
(1) During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. (2) The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July.  (3) It was ranked one of the most popular websites.
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?
a)
For example
b)
However
c)
Soon
d)
In conclusion
19.
(1) During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. (2) The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July.  (3) It was ranked one of the most popular websites.
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?
a)
For example
b)
However
c)
Soon
d)
In conclusion
20.

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, and it was popular by entertaining young people.

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

a)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use and entertaining to young people.

b)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, it was also entertaining to young people.

c)

Quickly popular because it was easy to use, YouTube was also entertaining to young people.

d)

Because YouTube quickly became popular, it was also entertaining to young people.

21.

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

a)

The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

b)

The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

c)

On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

d)

The tire on the bicycle is flat.

22.
Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
23.

Which sentence could be added after sentence 1 to strengthen the introduction of this paper?

(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire.

a)

A knight is very cool.

b)

Only boys could become knights.

c)

Only boys could become knights, and it took lots of training.

d)

Training to be a Knight.

24.
Which word should replace the word "BECAUSE" in sentence 3 to best connect the two clauses?
(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire. 
a)
until
b)
if
c)
while
d)
although
25.
Choose the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4.
(1) Getting a drink isn't easy for the gecko lizard. (2) It lives on dry dessert sand dunes on the west coast of Africa. (3) Early each morning. (4) Cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air. 
a)
Early each morning the cool air from the ocean. Comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
b)
Early each morning. The cool air, from the ocean, comes in, and hits, the warm coastal air. 
c)
Early each morning, cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
d)
Early each morning cool air from the ocean comes in, and hits the warm coastal air.
26.
(1)One of the zoo goers favorite to view is the blankets in the chimp's enclosure.  (2)The keepers  use them to keep the chimps engaged and to encourage the expression of natural behaviors.  
I need a topic sentence for this paragraph.  Which sentence could come just before sentence 1 and help open this paragraph? 
a)
The chimps at the Houston Zoo enjoy many enrichment activities.
b)
Going to the zoo is a great way to spend the day.
c)
At the zoo there is a lot to do.
d)
There are many ways to encourage natural behaviors in animals at the zoo.
27.
(7) Each week our parents would walk with us from school to the park to fly kites together. (8)There were only three of us in the Kite Society.
Which transition word or phrase could best be added to the beginning of sentence 8?
a)
After
b)
At first
c)
Because
d)
Finally
28.

Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We even keep track of who wins.

a)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, but we even keep track of who wins.

b)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, and we even keep track of who wins.

c)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, yet we even keep track of who wins.

d)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, or we even keep track of who wins.

29.
What is the best way to revise this sentence?
The book Sara is reading is very interesting, and it is interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
a)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting it is also a graphic novel.
b)
Very interesting because it is a graphic novel, Sara is reading the book. 
c)
No change is needed.
d)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
30.
Jacob wrote the following sentences. Which sentence should he write next to add a detail?
The Spalding Company made one of the first baseball mitts. 
a)
It was in 1877 when this happened. 
b)
It was worn by the catcher and had no fingers. 
c)
The first baseball mitts were made by saddle makers.
d)
Outfields soon began to wear baseball mitts, too.