WorksheetsSTAAR prep 4th ELA
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
The author uses the simile “as still as death” to illustrate -
new feeling
the dark night
the total silence
a feeling of joy
What feeling does the author's sensory language create?
"A-shaking all over"
"boom-- boom---boom"
"me-yow! me-yow"
magical
gloomy
excitement
fear
What will most likely happen?
The emperor will become more powerful.
The emperor will not be able to see the cloth.
The emperor will arrest the swindlers.
The emperor will make everyone buy the cloth.
The reader can infer that the swindlers are -
*a swindler is a trickster who try to take advantage of others
very good at weaving
making magical cloth
pretending to make cloth
just using old cloth
The author wrote this selection mainly to -
provide information about molting
explain why dogs need to molt
persuade the reader to love animals
tell the reader about an interesting fact
According to the selection, why do dogs lose part of their hair?
during their different life stages
during the warmest part of the year
to get rid of old hair and grow new ones
to show a change in their behavior
In paragraph 1, the details about young reptiles support the idea that newborn reptiles -
are in need of protection
need their parents
will live in groups
can survive on their own
What is the central idea of paragraph 2?
Turtles are ancient but endangered creatures.
Turtles are the nicest reptiles in the family.
Turtles are equipped with a hard shell.
Turtles usually live in water but sometimes on land.
What is the best summary of the story?
Sara lived at a school and was liked by everyone. Especially her teacher. She spoiled her and walked her at the front of the line to show her off.
Sara was the favorite student. She would wear her grand clothes and lead the walks. She was shown to all the parents with talk about her father's great wealth. But, Sara just wanted her father to return.
Sara lived at the Select Seminary. She was the favorite pupil. But she did not care about any of that. She also did not care that her father was rich; she just wanted to live with him and for him to come home.
According to the excerpt, by the age of five Shaun White -
had won two gold medals
had two heart surgeries
was learning to skateboard
was a normal kid
Which detail from the story supports the idea that Shaun White has good sportsmanship?
Shaun did not hang his head
Shaun came up just short of medaling in Sochi
Shaun had all the pressure and eyes on him
Shaun White competed in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic games
The story was written from which point of view?
first person
second person
third person
