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How To Eat A Guava
Test Description: Literary nonfiction passage for STAAR practice
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the purpose of the factual details in paragraph 4?
A
to show how difficult it is to grow guavas
B
to explain why it is hard to stop eating guavas when they are ripe and juicy
C
to emphasize what the author misses most about living in Puerto Rico
D
to illustrate the importance of agriculture in Puetro Rico's economy
2) What feeling does the author convey through her use of the word raided in paragraph 5?
A
eagerness
B
patience
C
happiness
D
aggressiveness
3) The phrase 'the guava joins its sisters' in paragraph 10 is an example of --
A
sarcasm
B
sensory language
C
commonplace assertion
D
figurative language
4) Why does the author call apples and pears 'bittersweet' in paragraph 10?
A
The fruit tastes the same every time and has very few seeds.
B
The ones in the grocery store taste both bitter and sweet.
C
They represent her life in New York, about which she has mixed emotions.
D
She thinks the apples are bitter but the pears are sweet.
5) The author's purpose in this essay is to --
A
explain why her family left Puerto Rico
B
develop a detailed comparison of two different locations by contrasting their produce
C
reflect on a meaningful childhood
D
describe an exotic fruit rarely seen in the United States
6) 'At night, your mother makes you drink castor oil,1 which she says tastes better than a green guava. That’s when you know for sure that you’re a child and she has stopped being one.' In this selection, castor oil represents the --
A
author's mother
B
importance of timely health care
C
cautiousness of adulthood
D
foolishness of youth
7) Which phrase appeals to the senses of touch, taste, and sight?
A
could feel the texture against my tongue, the tiny pink pellets of sweet.
B
its heart is bright pink and almost solid with seeds
C
the inside of your mouth explodes in little spurts of sour
D
pick one the size of a tennis ball and finger the prickly stem end
8) The author included paragraph 9 to –
A
reminisce about the author’s childhood.
B
inform the reader of the season.
C
persuade the reader to choose a dark green guava.
D
let the reader know how much a guava costs.
9) What is the correct meaning of raided as it is used in paragraph 5?
A
to make a raid on
B
to steal from; loot
C
to entice away from another
D
to indulge oneself by taking from, especially in order to eat
10) Based on this excerpt, how has the author’s heritage influenced her message?
A
She is now back with her sisters in Puerto Rico
B
Esmeralda eats apples and pears from the market
C
She can no longer eat guava because it made her sick
D
Esmeralda knows how to pick out a perfect guava
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