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WorksheetsTupac STAAR Practice
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 29mins
1. Malcolm wants sentence 2 to clearly establish his thesis. How should we change sentence 2 to accomplish this?
One person’s life can influence others by providing them with hope.
One person’s life can influence others by giving them hope and changing their
perspective.
One person’s life can influence others by helping them change their perspective on
things.
Make no changes.
2. What change should be made in sentence 3?
Change first off to typically
Add a comma after understanding
Change have to had
Change been threw to been through
3. What is the correct way to write sentence 4?
Tupac Amaru Shakur, more famously known as Tupac, was a rapper who was
known for his many talents such as dancing, ballet, poetry, singing, and acting.
Tupac Amaru Shakur more famously known as Tupac was a rapper who was known
for his many talents such as dancing, ballet, poetry, singing, and acting.
Tupac Amaru Shakur more famously, known as Tupac, was a rapper who was
known for his many talents such as dancing, ballet, poetry, singing, and acting.
Make no change.
4. What change should be made in sentence 6?
Change an to a
Change Black Panther to black panther
Add a comma after financially
Change two to too
5. What change should be made in sentence 8?
Change marin city to Marin City
Delete the comma after California
Add a comma after using
Make no change
6. Malcolm wants to add the following sentence to paragraph 2. Where is the best place to add the sentence below?
His father left the family from a very early age and was not a part of his upbringing.
After sentence 4
After sentence 6
After sentence 6
After sentence 6
7. Which sentence should be deleted from paragraph 2 because it is redundant?
sentence 5
sentence 9
sentence 10
sentence 11
8. What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 13?
Furthermore,
Clearly,
Nevertheless,
For instance,
9. Malcolm feels like his 3rd paragraph is out of order. What change should he make to better the flow of his paragraph?
Move sentence 14 to the end of the paragraph
Switch sentences 15 and 16
Switch sentences 18 and 19
Move sentence 16 the beginning of the paragraph
10. What change should be made in sentence 18 to clarify what he is trying to say?
Change people to others
Change these to certain
Change things to issues
Change others to people
11. The meaning of sentence 19 is unclear. The clarity of this sentence can be improved by changing the antecedent they to –
rappers
society
criminals
artists
12. What change should be made in sentence 21?
Change Shakur’s to Shakurs
Add a comma after hope
Change society to societies
Make no change
13. After reading lines 5-7, Tupac can be described as –
Superficial
Unconcerned
Delinquent
Violent
14. Stanza 1 (lines 1-28) and the beginning of stanza 3 (lines 29- 37) differ in that–
Stanza 1 focuses on the past and stanza 3 focuses on the future
Stanza 1 focuses on his mom and stanza 3 focuses on the absence of the father
Stanza 1 is focused on the trouble he got into and Stanza 3 is focused on the solution to
his problems
Stanza 1 focused on the issues he had as a child and stanza 3 focuses on his issues
with societal norms
15. After reading lines 10-11, you can infer the author feels guilt for –
Blaming his mom for both his and his sisters dads leaving the household and them behind
Giving his sister a difficult life like his
Convincing his sister to feel the same way he did
Holding their mom accountable for the bad that happened instead of their non existent fathers
Read the lines below from the poem.
Huggin’ on my mama from a jail cell / And who’d think in elementary, hey / I’d see the penitentiary one day?
Based on these lines from the poem, you can infer that–
Being in jail was never in his plans
He knew since a young age this is where he would end up
It was his goal to end up in jail
His mom knew this is where he would end up but she loved him anyway
17. After reading what he says to his mom in lines 18-19, you can infer that–
Her addiction to drugs is the reason he uses them
He loves his mom despite her addiction
He will never forgive her for the drug abuse
He is confused about whether she was a good mother
18. In lines 20-25, the tone can best be described as __________, but the tone switches to _______ in lines 26-28.
Grateful to Adoration
Enthralled to Sensitive
Compelled to Grateful
Adoration to Graceful
19. After reading lines 35-37, you can infer that he hung around those individuals because–
They helped him make really good money
They didn’t judge him and accepted who he truly was
They would help him achieve his goals
They showed him the affection he was missing in his life
20. Which lines best substantiate the idea the speaker thinks his reason for dealing justifies his actions?
I ain’t guilty, ‘cause even though I sell rocks It feels good putting money in your mailbox
I love paying rent when the rent is due I hope you got the diamond necklace that i sent to you
And I could see you coming home after work late You’re in the kitchen, trying to fix us a hot plate
But now the road got rough, you’re alone You’re trying to raise two bad kids on your own
21. In lines 57-70, Tupac’s mother can best be characterized as–
Ambitious
Overbearing
Selfless
Depressed
22. What does the speaker state contributed to him turning to a life of crime?
His mom’s addiction
Poverty
His dad’s presence
His neighborhood
23. Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to the question above?
And even as a crack fiend, mama
You always was a black queen, mama
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how you did it
I needed money of my own, so I started slangin’
24. After reading lines 1-2, you can infer the author was trying to send what message?
Dark skin is something to be proud of
Skin color is directly connected to one’s self esteem
Darker skin is usually associated with royalty
Skin color has little to no importance
25. Who is the speaker talking to in lines 3-13 and who does he start talking to in lines 15-25?
He is talking to successful young women in lines 3-13, and then he is talking to society in lines
15-25
He is talking to struggling women in lines 3-13, and then he is talking to men in lines 15-25He is talking to struggling women in lines 3-13, and then he is talking to men in lines 15-25
He is talking to young poor women that are being taken advantage of, and then he is talking to
physically abusive men in lines 15-25
He is talking to moms in lines 3-13, and then he is talking to the societal norms in lines 15-25
26. What does the idea of “keep ya head up” represent in line 8?
Reflecting on the past and creating a better future
Keep working hard
Thriving in life
Staying optimistic
27. What does the author mean when he says the following:
I’m trying to make a dollar out of 15 cents
It’s hard to be legit and still pay the rent
And in the end it seems I’m heading to the pen
Doing things the legal way only allows them to barely make enough to survive
No matter what he will end up in jail because of where is he from
He doesn’t have enough money to eat or feed his family
None of the above
28. In line 54, who is the author referring to when using the pronoun “they”?
His parents
Drug dealers
The US
His gang
29. What is the author trying to say in line 59?
The hood he grew up in will no longer be there very soon
His gang is being forced into hiding
The education system doesn’t want them to truly get educated about the world they live in
The way society works is designed to keep them down
30. The mood of the chorus (lines 62-69) can be described as–
Hopeful
Pessimistic
Melodramatic
Anxious
31. Why does the author give us two ideas that contrast in lines 88-89?
To show a cause and effect relationship between the two ideas
To argue that they deserve better because of what they have been through
To portray how different the lives are of those two classes of people
To call out the wealthy and the issues they have created for the rest of the world
32. Based on the song, “Keep Ya Head Up,” which quote from the song supports the idea that society will have an issue?
“I wonder why we take from our women”
“Why we rape our women”
“And if we don’t we’ll have a race of babies, that will hate the ladies that make the babies”
”Time to heal our women, be real to our women”
33. According to Tupac, who was born addicted to drugs?
His sister
His brother
His neighbor
None of the above
34. Both passages are similar in that they?
Both argue that society has issues that repress his identity
Both discuss the gap in pay when it comes to gender and race
Both recognize the important role women play in family and societal dynamics
Both reflect on the childhood trauma he endured growing up as a result of being poor and of
color
35. Dear Mama and Keep Ya Head up differ in what way?
Dear Mama is an appreciation song to his mother and all that she has done and Keep Ya Head
Up focuses on women in general who are struggling
Dear Mama recognizes all moms and the sacrifices they make to raise their children and Keep
ya Head up recognizes the obstacles families face in society
Dear Mama is told from the perspective of Tupac as a child and Keep Ya Head up is from the
perspective of an adult Tupac
Dear Mama is dedicated to his mom but Keep Ya Head Up is dedicated to his dad
36. Read the quotes from each poem/song.
(included in image)
How does the tone differ in the two texts?
Dear Mama’s tone is angry and Keep Ya Head Up’s tone is loving
Dear Mama’s tone is resentful and Keep Ya Head Up’s tone is sympathetic
Dear Mama’s tone is empathetic and Keep Ya Head Up’s tone is unconcerned
Dear Mama’s tone is bitter and Keep Ya Head Up’s tone is compliant
37. Which theme topics were mentioned in both “Dear Mama,” and “Keep Ya Head Up”?
Poverty and absent fathers
Abusive parents and drug use
A failing system and an discriminatory pay gap
Appreciating women and domestic abuse
38. Based on both passages, how would you characterize Tupac?
Unconcerned
Determined
Bitter
Scornful
