Author's Purpose
The main idea, lesson, or message about life in a text. Ex., If you learn from your mistakes, then those mistakes are gifts, not problems.
A. Alliteration
B. Foreshadowing
C. Theme
D. Flashback
C. Theme
As Jack tried to see through his ski mask, he could barely see the large sack on the counter. The woman stood trembling who had placed it there and held both hands in the air. Jack grabbed the bag, tipped an imaginary hat at the woman and darted out the door.
What can you infer about Jack?
A He's a plumber
B He's a robber
C He's a nurse
D He's a police officer
B He's a robber
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
A. stanza
B. onomatopoeia
C. personification
D. imagery
D. imagery
Convey means to--
A. Determine
B. Show
C. Paraphrase
D. Summarize
B. Show
How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking you to do?
A. To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.
B. To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
C. To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.
D. To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
D. To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
Mother kept a large bowl of fruit on the buffet in the dining room of our home. Depending on the season, the bowl held mangoes or sweet limes, pomegranates or guavas, papayas or custard apples, as well as apples, bananas, and oranges (which were really tangerines, but we called them oranges). In short, the bowl held everything monkeys like, except peanuts.
The author includes paragraph 2 most likely to show —
A why his mother decided to fill a bowl with fruits that monkeys like
B why he often encountered monkeys when living in India
C what similarities his family had with the family of monkeys
D what tempted the monkeys to come into his family’s house
D what tempted the monkeys to come into his family’s house
Willem looked at the sky and kept on biking. He knew he would have to stop soon to put on his jacket, but he wasn't going to turn around just yet. As the wheels spun quickly beneath him and his heart rate increased, he began to feel drops of water on his head. He reached up to wipe the moisture away and checked the sky once more. No rain yet. He pushed on.
What can you infer about the setting?
A Willem is far away from his home, and a storm is coming.
B Willem is riding his bike at the park
C Willem is riding his bike in the middle of a rainstorm
D Willem has never ridden his bike in rain before
A Willem is far away from his home, and a storm is coming.
"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...
A. metaphor
B. alliteration
C. personification
D. onomatopoeia
C. personification
In the question, "Which sentence best illustrates Noah's conflict?", illustrates means:
A. Evidence
B. Explains
C. Names
D. Infers
B. Explains
What is it asking?
"How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the plot?"
A. the setting of paragraph 4
B. the text structure of paragraph 4
C. the events that happened in paragraph 4 that make up the story
D. the summary of paragraph 4
C. the events that happened in paragraph 4 that make up the story
At the opening ceremonies of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, teams of elite athletes from around the world enter the stadium under the flag of their home nation. They represent their country’s finest examples of physical prowess, endurance, and discipline. The athletes are ready to compete. Their faces beam with pride as they smile and wave to the world. 2 A flag bearing five interlocking colored rings is lifted. Then the Olympic torch is brought into the arena and touched to a massive cauldron. The warm glow of natural fire brightens the night.
The author included paragraphs 1 and 2 most likely to--
A convey the excitement of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
B explain the characteristics of the athletes who participate in the Olympic Games
C provide information about the preparations for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
D explain where the Summer and Winter Olympic Games take place
A convey the excitement of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
Mom had been late picking up the kids from school because she had to get gas on the way home from work. The gas station was in the opposite direction of the grocery store, she she didn't have anything to cook for dinner, either. As the kids argued in the back seat, mom looked at the clock and knew it was way past dinner time. She came to the stop light and eyed the Pizza Hut down the street.
How might mom solve the problem she faces?
A. Mom can turn the car around and go back to the grocery store
B. Mom can go home and hope there is food in the pantry
C. Mom can pick up some pizza for dinner
D. Mom can tell the kids they are going to make sandwiches for dinner at home
C. Mom can pick up some pizza for dinner
Group of lines in a poem
Stanza
The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?
Theme
The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize -
A. determine
B. conclude
C. point of view
C. point of view
Imagine climbing a 1,700-foot cliff, walking more than 300 miles, or riding a bike for 24 hours nonstop. Now, try to imagine a six-inch robot tackling all those challenges.
The author includes the information in paragraph 1 most likely to —
A cause the reader to reflect upon personal accomplishments
B build the reader’s interest by presenting an improbable situation
C present the most important information about the topic first
D explain various reasons for writing about the topic
B build the reader’s interest by presenting an improbable situation
What does this quote mean?
"He is a sweet man with a honey tongue."
A. He likes sweets
B. He likes only honey on his tongue
C. He is a really nice man who knows how to make people feel good about themselves when he talks to them
D. He can convince people to buy anything from him because he knows just the right things to say to convince them they need the product even if they don't need it
C. He is a really nice man who knows how to make people feel good about themselves when he talks to them
STANZA 1
Over the years, my dog has worn a path
edging a vacant field.
Experience has taught her to avoid thistles and stinging
nettle.
From thousands of walks, she’s learned where plantain
are soft—
to expect from pokeweed and piled stones,
from certain crevices,
exhilarating scents.
In the first stanza, the poet uses the words “Over the years” and “From thousands of walks” to —
A. show that the dog still finds the walk exciting
B. illustrate what the dog enjoys about going on a walk
C. suggest that each walk follows the same sequence of events
D. describe the reasons why the pasture is off limits
C. suggest that each walk follows the same sequence of events
Describe means to
Stanza
STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
A. main idea
B. conflict
C. supporting details
D. text structure
D. text structure
Vote for Carl for class president! Carl is a leader! Last year in fourth grade, he was a great vice-president. This year he volunteers to help with after-school clubs. He will do great things for our class! Carl promises more school dances. And better choices at lunch. So vote for Carl for class president
The author tried to persuade us to vote for Carl by telling about his ____.
A. accomplishments and promises
B. friends and family
C. grades
D. plans
A. accomplishments and promises
My father says my logical side is most like him, and the dreamy side most like my mother, which isn’t entirely fair, I don’t think. My father likes to think of himself as a logical man, but he is the one who pores over pictures of exotic lands and says things like “We should go on a safari!” and “We should zip through the air in a hot-air balloon!” 3 And although my mother is a weaver and spins silky cloths and wears flowing dresses, she is the one who gives me sailing textbooks and makes me study water safety and weather prediction and says things like “Yes,Sophie, I taught you to sail, but that doesn’t mean I like the idea of you being out there alone on the water. I want you to stay home. Here. With me. Safe.”
This description of the main character shows us she is:
A. a determined person who feels she can go sailing for a month with her uncles and cousins.
B. shows her mother's reasons for allowing her to go on a one month sailing trip with her uncles and cousins.
C. frustration with her parents' reaction to her desire to sail with her uncles and cousins for a month.
D. difficulty in making a decision about going on a sailing trip with her uncles and cousins.
A. a determined person who feels she can go sailing for a month with her uncles and cousins.
First of all, you ruin my shoes
Forget about the bike
You always show up at the trail
As I begin my hike
Why do you fall for centuries
each time that I am out?
Why do I live in such a land
that does not have a drought?
As if smiling at an angle
10To always drop sideways.
you form a million puddles
That tires can splash to my face
I know you are out to get me
I know you, mean, mean rain
15I would love to say goodbye,
But there you’re at it again
The description of the rain in the first stanza contributes to a mood of--
A. indifference
B. frustration
C. playfulness
D. boredom
B. Frustration
Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.
A. next, after, then, first, last
B. struggle, promise, problem, solution
C. consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
D. similar, common, compare, contrast
C. consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on-
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
A. summary
B. context clues
C. main idea
D. conflict
C. main idea