STAAR Reading 1
The moral or lesson in the story
What is theme?
Identify the type of figurative language used here: She was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
First person or third person point of view:
I hopped on my bike and rode to the store to buy my mom a quart of milk.
What is first person?
The author's purpose for writing fiction text is to ______.
What is entertain?
A recipe for banana bread would be considered which text structure?
What is sequence?
When 2 characters in a play have a conversation, this is called___________.
What is dialogue?
(3) The Chester Sculpture garden is an amazing place to visit.
What change should be made in sentence 3?
A. Change place to places
B. Change amazing to amazingly
C. Change garden to Garden
D. Change to visit to visited
C. Change garden to Garden
First person or third person point of view:
When they had finished eating, they all went to the backyard to watch the fireworks. Jessie smiled happily, and her brother smiled back at her.
What is third person?
What is to persuade?
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is rhyme scheme?
What is the author's purpose:
A handbook teaching people how to build a birdhouse
What is inform?
Identify the type figurative language used here:
The tree reached for the sky, trying to touch the stars.
What is personification?
The solution a story is called the _________.
What is resolution?
(17) There are dozens of large tables in the cafeteria. (18) The lab would only need about eight of them.
What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 17 and 18?
A. Because there are dozens of large tables in the cafeteria, only about eight of them would be needed by the lab.
B. Where there are dozens of large tables is in the cafeteria, the lab would only need about eight of them.
C. There are dozens of large tables in the cafeteria, only about eight of them would be needed by the lab.
D. There are dozens of large tables in the cafeteria, but the lab would only need about eight of them.
D. There are dozens of large tables in the cafeteria, but the lab would only need about eight of them.
First or third person:
Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. He threw his baseball glove on the couch with a sigh. The thunder cracked and his phone dinged. Trey picked up the phone. It was a message from his cousin: The game is cancelled because of the weather. Trey didn't reply to the message. He threw the phone back on his bed and rubbed his temples. The rain pattered on the roof.
What is third person?
Identify the type of figurative language used here:
The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
What is a metaphor?
(1) Many students enjoy learning when the learning involves doing activities. (2) One great way to learn science is through science experiments. (3) Unfortunately, the best place for conducting experiments is in a lab, and Nolan Elementary does not have one.
What is the MOST effective way for Claudia to write sentence 1?
A. Many students enjoy learning when activities are involved.
B. If activities involve learning, many students enjoy doing them.
C. When many students enjoy learning, activities are involved.
D. Much of the learning that students enjoy involves activities.
A. Many students enjoy learning when activities are involved.
Identify the figurative language, tell what two things are being compared and explain what it means:
The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.
What is metaphor, the detective's face to wood, the detectives had no expression as they listened to her.
What is the author's purpose?
We thought the game was over. The buzzer rang and we thought that we had lost, but then the referee blew the whistle. A foul was called and now Derrick had a chance to win the game for us. He stepped up to the free-throw line. The stadium, though filled with people, was completely silent. Everyone was still. Derrick dribbled the ball a couple times. He squared up on the line. Sweat beaded on his forehead. All eyes were on Derrick.
What is to entertain?
(3) Unfortunately, the best place for having experiments is in a lab, and Nolan Elementary does not have one.
The word having is not the best word to use in sentence 3. Which word should replace having in this sentence?
A. applying
B. conducting
C. operating
D. taking
B. conducting
In drama, these help the reader "see" the scene. They are usually in parenthesis.
What are stage directions?
What is the text structure of the following paragraph?
Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.
What is problem/solution?
Identify the point of view of he following paragraph:
Red looked across the prairie. He didn't see anything concerning. He wondered why Texas Joe had hollered like that. Texas Joe turned to him. The ghost that Texas Joe had just seen was gone. Texas Joe swatted at the air. Now he felt crazy. "You have to believe me, Red. It was just here,"said Texas Joe.Red scowled at him in disbelief. "What was just here, Joe?" he asked. Red was angry with Texas Joe for disturbing his sleep for no apparent reason.
What is 3rd person?
(5) Over thirty sculptures that we could admire was displayed outdoors.
What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
A. Over thirty sculptures that we could admire being displayed outdoors.
B. Over thirty sculptures that we could admire had displayed outdoors.
C. Over thirty sculptures that we could admire displaying outdoors.
D. Over thirty sculptures that we could admire were displayed outdoors.
D. Over thirty sculptures that we could admire were displayed outdoors.
Identify the figurative language, describe what is being compared/exaggerated/etc, and explain what it means:
This song shall be a rose: soft, fragrant, and with no thorn left to wound you.
What is metaphor, song is being compared to a rose and it means that the song will be delicate and not hurtful.