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STAAR TERM REVIEW

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Good readers do all of the following BUT?

a)

rush through the story

b)

reread

c)

make connections

d)

ask questions before, during and after reading

2.

What change should be made to this sentence?

Stan’s mom accidentally ran over his new skateboard on saturday.

a)

change mom to Mom

b)

change skateboard to Skateboard

c)

change saturday to Saturday

d)

no change is needed

3.

The ugliest sea creature is the manatee, followed by the swordfish, and the puffer fish.

Is this a fact or opinion?

a)

fact

b)

opinion

4.

Which sentence best support the idea that potato chips are well-liked today?

a)

Potato chips are a crunchy and salty snack.

b)

Potato chips have come a long way from their beginnings are fried potatoes.

c)

Potato chips began as an accidental success.

d)

Grocery stores sometimes have a hard time keeping bags of potato chips on their shelves before they sell out.

5.

Which sentence helps the reader imagine Texas on a hot day?

a)

The freezing temperatures froze the pond.

b)

The sizzling sidewalk burned my feet.

c)

The breeze brushed my skin. 

d)

The cooling rain felt so wonderful on my skin. 

6.
Captions are used to- 
a)
explain the main idea 
b)
describe the selection 
c)
describe the author's purpose 
d)
explain the photograph
7.

Hiccups can be annoying when you can't get rid of them! One day, Zane decided to do something about it. He worked day and night trying to find a cure. After months of hard work, he came up with a recipe lollipop to help treat hiccups. Made of honey and lemon, Zane's sweet and sour lollipops became an instant success. From the red sentence above, a reader can tell that Zane is--

a)

hardworking

b)

lazy

c)

smart

d)

frustrated

8.
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 
9.
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 
10.

What is it called when a passage is organized in order or steps?

a)

Sequence

b)

Paragraphs

c)

Timeline

d)

Directions

11.

What is the reason someone writes a story?

a)

To make money

b)

To be famous

c)

Point of view

d)

Author's purpose

12.

What is something that can be proven?

a)

Details

b)

Main Idea

c)

Opinion

d)

Fact

13.

Which is NOT an example of a NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURE?

a)

MAP

b)

AUTHOR

c)

CAPTION

d)

GLOSSARY

14.

Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she get her blender and all her ingredients out on the counter top. Then, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. Last, she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.

What does Jill add to her smoothie first?

a)

Banana

b)

Berries

c)

Milk

d)

Juice

15.

Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. After she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.

How is the paragraph organized?

a)

as a list of steps to show how Jill makes her smoothie

b)

as a list of facts to show how important smoothies are

c)

as a description of a delicious smoothie

d)

as a set of opinion statements to show smoothies are the best

16.
Sharks have more than 100 teeth.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
17.
Ms. Arellano ran up the steep hill as fast as she could. Nothing could stop her as long as she kept her pace.
a)
2nd person POV
b)
3rd person POV
c)
1st person POV
18.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
19.

If you read about...tornadoes and hurricanes and the how they develop.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

If you read about...a giant cat trying to take over a city.

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.
What point of view uses the word 
we?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
22.
What graphic feature is shown in this example?
a)
photograph
b)
table
c)
map
d)
diagram
23.
This is a group of related lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.
a)
Stanza
b)
Line
c)
Poem
d)
Peotry
24.
Jenna eagerly picked up a spoon and tasted the soup. She was disappointed to discover it was like ice. It had been sitting on the table for much too long.It was like ice means the soup was _____.
a)
cold
b)
melting
c)
clear
25.
A shark never runs out of teeth. If a shark loses a tooth, another tooth takes its place. During its life, a shark grows thousands of teeth!Which tells about the paragraph?
a)
It tries to get you to buy a shark book.
b)
It explains true things about sharks.
c)
It tells you a story about a shark.
26.
When an author uses personification he/she is doing what?
a)
Making something seem real
b)
making something seem like a person 
c)
using like or as
d)
telling the truth