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Outsiders Arcade 1-4
Test Description: Comprehension STAAR stem
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What does the point of view of this novel help the reader understand best?
A
Ponyboy's feelings throughout the novel
B
The relationship between the characters
C
The Socs feelings toward the Greasers
D
The community's desire for unity
2) What point of view is used in The Outsiders?
A
Third Person- Omniscient
B
First Person
C
Third Person- Limited
D
Third Person- Objective
3) When you're thirteen in our neighborhood you know the score. - What does this phrase used by Ponyboy help the reader understand about the community?
A
The greasers are bitter and unaccepting of the unfair treatment on the east side of town.
B
13 is an impressionable age.
C
The Socs are more athletic because their parents have money to give them more experience with private lessons.
D
Like a game, the greasers feel like they will always lose because of where they live and what people assume they do.
4) Which text shows that the main conflict could eventuallybe resolved?
A
passionately. It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!
B
I think I like it better when the old man's hittin' me. Johnny sighed.
C
Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.
D
Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong.
5) All of the following reveal why are Bob's rings important to the plot EXCEPT-
A
They represents power for the Socs
B
They caused permanent damage to Johnny both physically and emotionally.
C
They are a symbol of fear and foreshadowing for Johnny.
D
They lead Ponyboy to develop trust in the Socs.
6) How do Darry's actions in chapter 3 advance the plot?
A
By forcing Soda to turn on Darry
B
By allowing the police to get involved and have the boys at risk of being split up.
C
By causing Ponyboy to run away leading him and Johnny to a plot changing altercation
D
By physically showing his lack of love toward Ponyboy.
7) Which quote presented in the novel does the photograph on the cover best support?
A
I'm not saying that either Socs or greasers are better; that's just the way things are.
B
Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped
C
I think they were still half-scared of us.
D
but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.
8) Summary Questions can be tough! What acronym should be used after reading a fictional text?
A
(SWBST) Somebody Wanted But So Then
B
Metacognitive Markers (MMs) * ! ?
C
TPFASTT ( Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme)
D
GIST (Who, what, when, where, why 20 word summary)
9) What strategy should be used when reading a poem?
A
GIST (Who, what, when, where, why 20 word summary)
B
RA RA RA ( Read- Answer, Read-Answer, Review-Answer)
C
TPFASTT ( Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme)
D
Metacognitive Markers (MMs) * ! ?
10) What strategy should be used when reading a paired passage text?
A
Metacognitive Markers (MMs) * ! ?
B
GIST (Who, what, when, where, why 20 word summary)
C
TPFASTT ( Title, Paraphrase, Figurative Language, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme)
D
RA RA RA ( Read- Answer, Read-Answer, Review-Answer)
11) Dictionary Questions: Let's say you need to look up the word UNFATHOMABLE but it is not in the dictionary? What is your NEXT move?
A
Eliminate the answers you know are wrong.
B
Choose the answer that sounds the best when you plug it in to the text.
C
Find the root word FATHOM and look it up.
D
Choose the word you do not know.
12) When reading a drama, how do stage directions benefit the READER?
A
The lighting and scenery is described in detail.
B
It gives them clues about the characters and setting.
C
The reader can visualize how the characters would perform.
D
It shows the characters where to go and how to act.
13) If a line of text, picture or caption is mentioned, what should you do FIRST?
A
Assume you've comprehended it since you've read it once already.
B
Choose the best answer.
C
Look back at that line, caption, or picture and the things around it.
D
Reread the entire passage.
14) What is the purpose of using Metacognitive Markers, MMs? (! important or strong reaction| *connection | ? Vocab or Question ) as you read?
A
To keep yourself accountable for comprehension AS you read.
B
There is not a purpose.
C
To better understand the questions.
D
To give you another thing to do as you test.
15) POINT OF VIEW: What might 3rd-person limited and 1st person point of view have in common?
A
It gives you the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters.
B
They make the reader infer or guess the feelings of the characters.
C
It allows you to feel like a spectator or observer.
D
They speak directly to the reader.
16) ACADEMIC Vocabulary: EXCERPT, SELECTION, TEXT are all words to describe...
A
The images
B
The directions
C
The passage
D
The questions
17) ACADEMIC VOCABULARY: The words sensory language and descriptive language are referring to...
A
Stanzas
B
The speaker
C
Imagery
D
Poems
18) POETRY: Lines that are short or contain many rhymes usually add to the poems -
A
Structure
B
Point
C
Rhythm
D
Purpose
19) If you are stuck between two good answer choices...
A
Choose the longest answer choice.
B
Choose the one with the most textual evidence to support it.
C
Choose the first one you thought was right.
D
Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe...
20) What does the word PLOT actually mean?
A
The events that happen in a fictional story
B
A piece of text
C
The characters descriptions
D
The reader's interpretation of the text.
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