2024 STAAR Grade 3 Reading Released Test

A Lens into the Past

100

Question 1:

Which definition best matches the way the word favor is used in line 6? 

C. Definition 3 

200

Question 2: What is the most likely reason the playwright includes line 15? 

A. To show that Jude is bored at the antique shop. 

300

Question 5: 

The conflict of the play is resolved when -

B. Jude realizes that he enjoyed talking to Grandpa Sam 

400

Question 7: 

Based on the events that take place at the end of the play, what will Jude most likely do next? 

B. Jude will use the camera to make a movie with Grandpa Sam. 

500

Question 4:

Which key ideas about Grandpa Sam are supported by the details in lines 20 through 27? 

B. He is eager to share a special moment with Jude. 

D. He enjoys being reminded of the past. 

Paired Passages

100

Question 8: 

Which statement best describes Rachel's relationship with Grandma in the story from A Forest Full of Stars? 

C. Rachel is grateful toward Grandma. 

200

Question 14: 

What SIMILAR idea about sending messages is found in the article "More Than Air"?

A. Some groups of people have special ways of sending messages through sound. 

300

Question 15: 

How do the people in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the article "More Than Air" treat nature DIFFERENTLY than the characters in paragraphs 9 through 14 of the story A Forest Full of Stars? 

A. The villagers create tools from nature. 

400

Question 16: How are the purposes of the story from A Forest Full of Stars and the article " More Than Air" SIMILAR? 

A. Both show unusual ways of talking. 

500

Question 17:

How do the story from A Forest Full of Stars and the article "More Than Air" use the idea of imagination DIFFERENTLY?  

B. In the story imagination helps Rachel feel close to family, but in the article people express what they imagine through carvings. 

Paired Passages

100

Question 12: 

In which section of the article "More Than Air" would the reader find information about how instruments were used for art? 

C. A Beautiful Sight 

200

Question 9: 

What is a synonym of the word floating in paragraph 9 of the story from A Forest Full of Stars? 

D. Drifting 

300

Question 10: 

What point of view does the author use in the story from A Forest Full of Stars? 

C. Third person, narrated by an outsider observer. 

400

Question 11:

What is the central idea of the article "More Than Air"?

B. Wind instruments can be used for different reasons. 

500

Question 13: 

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the article " More Than Air?" 

The author wrote the article “More Than Air” to inform you about about the history of wind instruments. The author wrote “Conch shells are likely the worlds first wind instruments. They were used to communicate, or talk, with other people.” This is why the author wrote the article “More Then Air”.

Digging on Dirt

100

Question 23: 

Which detail can be found in the section "Kinds of Soil"? 

B. Soil with silt in it is dry and rusty. 

200

Question 21: 

How is the information in the article organized? 

D. It starts with basic facts, then adds specifics explanations. 

300

Question 22: 

What is the most likely reason the author includes the chart in the article? 

A. To show how each soil is different. 

400

Question 24:

What is the best paraphrase of these sentences? 

C. Sticky soil has clay in it and becomes hard when it is dry. 

500

Question 25: Double or Nothing! 

Without soil we cant live! Did you know soil brings us plants? I didnt! Without soil we nor the animals would be on earth right now! Without soil the earth would be non-living! The earth would be just like all the others! I mean you cant live on any other planit! Without soil we would have any plants! And without plants thats means no veggies or fruits! I dont think anyone can live without those. Whats soil made out of? Soil is made feom rocks,air, and water! Soil is filled with dead plant parts and insects and animals! Humus is the magic ingredient in soil! Humus is the whole point of soil feeding animals! You might ask, What is humus? Well, humus is a ingredient in soil that feed the animals! Humus is made from falling leaves,twigs,and dead insects. As all of that rots they all will change into rich, black humus. Without all t

Revising and Editing

100

Question 40:

A Nighttime Show 

First a fuzzy shadow appeared on the side _________ the moon. 

of

200

Question 34:

Life on Venus

What is the correct way to write sentence 2? 

D. 

300

Question 26: 

A Favorite Author

Chun wants to use a more descriptive phrase in sentence 8. Which phrase should replace a fun thought in this sentence? 

B. 

400

Question 34: 

Life on Venus 

What is the correct way to write sentence 2? 

D. The planets are similar size, but they have many differences. 

500

Question 30:

Making a New Kind of Pizza 

Archie wants to combine the ideas in sentence 2 and 3. Write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way. 

This specail dish is put together just like a pizza,but it tastes more like a taco witch is a pizza with taco ingredients. 

This special dish is put together just like a pizza,even though it tastes more like a taco. 

This special dish is put together just like a pizza, but it taste more like a taco.