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STAAR READING PREP 2

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What uses words that appeal to the senses?
a)
imagery
b)
figurative language
c)
tone
d)
pictures
2.
What text structure uses these key words?
before, in the beginning, to start, finally, during, in the middle, after
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
3.
What text structure uses these key words?
similar, alike, same, both, just like, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
4.
What text structure uses these key words?
problem, issue, cause, since, consequently, therefore, as a result
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
5.
What is spoken conversation between 2 or more characters
a)
stage directions
b)
dialogue
c)
scene
d)
playwright
6.
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?
a)
Title, introductory paragraph, body
paragraph, and conclusion paragraph
b)
Resolution, climax, rising action, conflict,
falling action, exposition
c)
C. Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,
falling action, resolution
d)
fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry
7.
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.
a)
It's a great time to get some house work done
b)
There is a good chance it is going to rain
c)
School will probably be cancelled
d)
This will be great day to do something outside.
8.
What is the text structure? 
An article explaining the cure for a minor burn.
a)
Cause/Effect 
b)
Comparison/Contrast
c)
Order/Sequence
d)
Problem-Solution
9.
Clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot. 
a)
flashback
b)
allusion
c)
foreshadowing
10.
Sensory language used by the author helps the reader to see or visualize what they are reading. Choose an example of sensory language below.
a)
The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle snake. 
b)
It was extremely windy outside.
c)
The walls of the house shook.
d)
The wind blew the trees.
11.
STAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to - 
What is a playwright?
a)
author of a poem
b)
author of nonfiction text
c)
author of dramas
12.
Kathy was looking for a strong but light material to use for making her water jugs. Unfortunately, she chose noodelite. It proved to too porous to hold jelly. A porous material _____.
a)
is good for holding things that you pour
b)
protects you in pouring rain
c)
allows liquids to flow through it
d)
is necessary for making bowling balls
13.
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. 
14.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.
15.
Stage directions are written in italics, brackets, or parenthesis to..
a)
Give the reader an idea of what the theme, lesson or moral is to the play.
b)
Lines that actors read on stage.
c)
Tell the actors where to go on stage and what kind of expression, body language, or actions to do. They also help a person reading understand what the actors would be doing on stage. 
d)
Part of the script where the narrator is reading.
16.
If the author is teaching you something, it's NON-FICTION or Science related then the main purpose is probably
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Express
d)
Entertain
17.
A play is ...
a)
A script that you read to perform
b)
A place where actors perform on stage.
c)
Another name for drama where actors perform and act out a story on stage.
d)
A specific type of genre.
18.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping?


What is stereotyping?

a)

being racist against someone

b)

denying someone the same rights

c)

making a general statement about a group of people that is usually untrue

d)

a type of font being used

25.

What is a claim?

a)

a statement that be proven with text evidence

b)

a statement that many people assume to be true, but is not always so

c)

a statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

d)

a statement of defense by the answer choice

26.

In 2012, a group of scientists were exploring a rain forest in South America when, all of the sudden, they heard a familiar noise. It was the sound of frogs! When they shined their flashlights in the direction of the noise and found a tiny frog, the frog had large eyes and bright-green colored skin. However, it had one very interesting feature. The skin on its belly was so clear that the scientists could see its organs! Because it had transparent skin, the scientists knew it was a type of glass frog. They had never observed a frog like this in their previous research. “It was amazing,” said Charles Austin, one of the researchers who discovered the frog. “We had a feeling this was a species new to science.”


The author’s purpose in writing the paragraph above is to--

a)

explain why glass frogs have certain features.

b)

describe how scientists discovered a new species of frog.

c)

convince readers to help protect the glass frog’s environment.

d)

entertain the reader with fun facts about glass frogs.

27.

Mountains and plains,

Allare captured by the snow--

Nothing remains.


Winter solitude--

In a world of one color

The sound of wind.


No sky at all;

No earth at all--and still

The snowflakes fall…


The snow is melting

And the village is flooded

With children.


Why does the author say the village is “flooded with children” in the final stanza of this poem?

a)

To show that the snow is melting into water and flooding the streets.

b)

to show that the snow is finally melting and children are coming outside to play.

c)

to show that children are coming out into the streets to play in the snow.

28.
A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that originates in areas of low pressure equatorial regions of the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November, with the peak season from mid-August to late October. Parts of the Southwest United States and the Pacific Coast are subjected to heavy rains and floods each year due to hurricanes off of Mexico.
How does the author organize this paragraph?
a)
It describes what causes hurricanes and illustrates their effects.
b)
It explains the problems that are associated with hurricanes and suggesting
possible solutions.
c)
It illustrates the cycle that a hurricane goes through in the order they occur.
d)
It describes many facts about hurricanes.