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STAAR Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word convey mean in the following sentence?

What is the author trying to convey in the following text?

a)

hide

b)

communicate

c)

free

d)

contact

2.

How is the word intended used in the following question?

Who is likely the intended audience for the following selection?

a)

best

b)

resolve

c)

meant

d)

accidental

3.

What is the meaning of the word conclude in the following statement?

Based on Danny’s mom’s comment in paragraph 9, the reader can conclude that Danny’s mom —

a)

begin

b)

determine

c)

initiate

d)

deduce

4.

What is the controlling idea?

a)

short summary

b)

the lesson or message

c)

the main point or topic of a selection or paragraph

d)

a short description

5.

When responding to an ECR, it is important to remember the following acronym.

CREECS

a)

central idea, reason, extend, elaborate, conduct, sum it up

b)

central idea or claim, relate, extend, explain, calculate, sum it up

c)

commit, respond, elaborate, extend, calculate, solve

d)

central idea or claim, reason, evidence, explain, counterargument, sum it up

6.

What is an author's claim?

a)

a main idea

b)

a description

c)

a comparison

d)

a guess

7.

By telling the story from the first-person point of view, the author helps the reader understand —

a)

how the protagonist's friend feels about a particular subject

b)

why a minor character enjoys the protagonist's company

c)

how all the characters feel about a particular subject

d)

how the protagonist feels about a particular subject

8.

" I could hear the popping and crackling as mom suddenly dropped the bacon into the frying pan without saying a word to me, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me along with an uneasy queasiness."


What does the imagery in this sentence suggest about the narrator?

a)

He knows that he will be having a good breakfast

b)

He believes that it is unlikely that his dad is joining them for breakfast

c)

He wants to finish his breakfast and wash the dishes

d)

He feels tension building between his mother and himself

9.

Which is NOT a way an author would organize a selection?

a)

by explaining the difference between two topics

b)

by providing reasons to support his/her claim

c)

to suggest that the speaker has a lot on his mind

d)

the author enjoys working with others

10.

What is the overall tone of the following statement, "I would call upon the mayor not to restrict the public from exercising their rights"

a)

sarcastic

b)

formal

c)

cheerful

d)

melancholic