Vocabulary
PLOT ELEMENTS
CHARACTER TRAITS
THEME
Ms. D’s Questions
100
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
The word outages most nearly means —
A. Loud sounds
B. Breaks in electricity service
C. Broken machines
D. Busy neighborhoods
B. Breaks in electricity service
100
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
The setting of the story is —
A. A city meeting
B. A power plant
C. A classroom during testing
D. A playground
C. A classroom during testing
100
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
Students who finished quickly without writing evidence show they were —
A. Patient
B. Organized
C. Careful
D. Overconfident
D. Overconfident
100
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
What is one theme of the story?
A. Testing is unfair
B. Speed is best
C. Homework is difficult
D. Choices have consequences
D. Choices have consequences
100
What does ECR mean?
Extended Constructive Response
200
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
In the sentence “energy moves through systems,” the word systems means —
A. Random wires
B. Parts that work together
C. Large machines only
D. Neighborhood buildings
B. Parts that work together
200
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
What event begins the main conflict?
A. The computers stop working
B. Students ignore directions about scratch paper
C. Ms. Daniels leaves the room
D. The timer runs out
B. Students ignore directions about scratch paper
200
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
Why does Ms. Daniels give consequences instead of a speech?
A. She forgot
B. She wants students to learn responsibility
C. She dislikes the class
D. She is angry
B. She wants students to learn responsibility
200
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
Which sentence best supports the theme?
A. “Scratch paper sat neatly beside every keyboard.”
B. “Computers glowed across the room.”
C. “There were real consequences.”
D. “The classroom felt tight with anticipation.”
C. “There were real consequences.”
200
Which one of these are NOT part of a poem?
A. Lines
B. Paragraphs
C. Stanzas
D. Stanza breaks
B. Paragraphs
300
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
The word anticipation shows that the classroom felt —
A. Angry
B. Calm
C. Excited and nervous
D. Confused
C. Excited and nervous
300
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
What is the climax of the story?
A. Students finish early
B. Ms. Daniels gives a speech
C. Students receive real consequences
D. The test begins
C. Students receive real consequences
300
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
Why do some people support building the park?
A. They want noise
B. They want fewer outages
C. They want new schools
D. They dislike electricity
B. They want fewer outages
300
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
What theme is developed in this passage?
A. Cities never grow
B. Systems must work together
C. Students dislike science
D. Electricity is dangerous
B. Systems must work together
300
What are the steps to annotate a questions?
Step 1: unpack question (what and where)
Step 2: Read (Look) in text
Step 3: Eliminate distractors
Step 4: give evidence
400
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
When the author says the students were rushing, it suggests they were —
A. Thinking carefully
B. Moving too quickly
C. Helping others
D. Taking notes
B. Moving too quickly
400
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
What shows the resolution?
A. Students argue
B. Students slow down and underline key words
C. The test is canceled
D. Parents complain
B. Students slow down and underline key words
400
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
Why do other people disagree?
A. They want more electricity
B. They want more machines
C. They fear noise and loss of space
D. They want new schools
C. They fear noise and loss of space
400
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
How does the author develop the theme?
A. By using dialogue
B. By listing jokes
C. By showing energy changes forms
D. By telling a story about students
C. By showing energy changes forms
400
List the parts of an Extended Constructive Response
500
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
The word theatrical most nearly means —
A. Quiet
B. Serious
C. Dramatic
D. Careful
Dramatic
500
📘 From: “Should the City Build a New Energy Park?”
What is the central issue of the passage?
A. How electricity is made
B. Whether the city should build a new energy park
C. Why students study science
D. How fans work
B. Whether the city should build a new energy park
500
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
Which trait best describes Ms. Daniels?
A. Calm and consistent
B. Dramatic
C. Impatient
D. Confused
A. Calm and consistent
500
📕 From: “The Mock STAAR Tuesday”
The hidden message at the end emphasizes that —
A. The events were real choices with real consequences
B. Stories are imaginary
C. Teachers enjoy discipline
D. Tests should be shorter
A. The events were real choices with real consequences
500
Where are all your teachers from?
Ms. Daniels
Mr. Redd
Ms. Mardis
Mississippi
Dallas
Louisiana