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4th STAAR Review: Text Clues
Test Description: Which text clues from the passage help the reader determine the meaning of a word?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Ava tossed and turned in the night. She slept but her sleep was filled with nightmares. When she awoke her dreams were quite lucid, she remembered every detail. Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of lucid?
A
she remembered every detail
B
her dreams
C
her sleep was filled with nightmares
D
When she awoke
2) Mr. Brookes saved all of his pennies in a jar. He clipped coupons and only bought things on sales. Mr. Brookes was very frugal. Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of frugal?
A
Jack Sprat and his wife
B
spent her money on everything
C
only bought things on sale
D
argued about her spending
3) Leilani had practiced every day for years, she couldn’t believe she had made the Olympic team. As she crossed the finish line in triumph, her dream of a gold had come true! Which words help the reader understand the meaning of triumph?
A
her dream of an Olympic gold medal had come true
B
As she crossed the finish line
C
She still couldn’t believe she made the Olympic team
D
had practiced every day
4) “My head is full, my bones ache, I am in misery,” I complained to my mother. She said, “Get back in bed, I’ll call the doctor and make an appointment.” Which words help the reader understand the word misery?
A
I sneezed for the sixteenth time.
B
“I’ll call the doctor and make an appointment.”
C
“Get back in bed”
D
“My head is full, my bones ache”
5) Tyler was so thrilled with her art, she couldn’t wait to share it. Thomas knew hers was better. He squeezed her project with his hand. Tyler looked down in dismay at her crumpled work. Which words help the reader understand the meaning of crumpled?
A
Tyler was so thrilled
B
Tyler looked down in dismay
C
squeezed her project with his hand
D
the boy beside her
6) “Where’s my homework? Who would’ve taken it? I will be in so much trouble.” The missing homework seemed to mystify Robert. He did not know how to solve this mystery. Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of mystify?
A
He did not know how to solve this mystery.
B
“Who would’ve taken it?”
C
“Where’s my homework?”
D
“I will be in so much trouble.”
7) The grinding of the brakes made a harsh sound that hurt Noah’s ears. The car stopped suddenly throwing him against his car seat. “Everything’s alright now,” said Mom from the front seat. Which words help the reader understand the meaning of harsh?
A
throwing him against
B
that hurt Noah’s ears
C
“Everything’s alright now”
D
the car stopped suddenly
8) Hayden pedaled his bike slowly up the hill. Little by little the hill got steeper. This gradual change would’ve been easy to ignore in a car, but on a bike it really made his legs tired. Which words help the reader understand meaning of gradual?
A
Little by little the hill got steeper.
B
easy to ignore in a car
C
pedaled his bike slowly
D
made Hayden’s legs tired
9) Jimmy really wanted the candy, so he took it. As he was eating it he realized he wasn’t enjoying it. He wished he had never taken it. Filled with remorse he apologized to his teacher. Which words helped the reader understand the remorse?
A
Jimmy really wanted the candy, so he took it.
B
He apologized to his teacher
C
He wished he had never taken it.
D
As he was eating it he realized he wasn’t enjoying it.
10) The room was filled with books. There were bookcases and books on table. In a little alcove, a comfy chair waited for a reader to go on an adventure. This small space was perfect for bookworm. Which words help the reader understand alcove?
A
This small space
B
There were bookcases and books on table.
C
a comfy chair waited for a reader
D
The room was filled with books.
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