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Grandma's Visit And Amazing Acorns
Test Description: Released STAAR
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1) The imagery in the third stanza (lines 9-12) most appeals to the reader's sense of -
A
smell
B
touch
C
sound
D
taste
2) Which statement best describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?
A
Only the second and fourth lines rhyme.
B
The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme.
C
The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.
D
Only the first and third lines rhyme.
3) Why is the first stanza (lines 1-4) important to the poem?
A
It shows the speaker's surprise that Grandma has come to visit.
B
It describes how Grandma's visit makes every day exciting.
C
It describes the activities that Grandma has planned for her visit.
D
It explains why Grandma does not visit the speaker very often.
4) Which statement correctly describes a way that stanzas 2 through 7 (lines 5-28) are similar?
A
Each stanza describes foods that Grandma prepares.
B
Each stanza highlights the reasons the speaker enjoys Grandma's visits.
C
Each stanza offers interesting facts about the history of the speaker's family.
D
Each stanza introduces a new reason that Grandma comes to visit.
5) Which of these statements describes an element of the poem.
A
All the lines have the same number of words.
B
Each stanza introduces a new character.
C
Most of the lines have the same meter.(pattern and rhythm)
D
Each stanza solves a different problem.
6) The end of the poem expresses the idea that the speaker-
A
shares many secrets with Grandma.
B
knows when Grandma will visit again.
C
is curious why Grandma has to leave.
D
would like Grandma to stay longer.
7) Which definition most closely fits the way the word secured is used in paragraph 4?
A
To place something where it will not move.
B
To make certain or sure of.
C
To get something as a result of trying.
D
To promise payment of.
8) Which fact in the selection is best supported by the last photograph?
A
Acorn weevils larvae eat the inside of the acorn.
B
Acorn weevils can use their snouts to drill holes in acorns.
C
Acorn weevils are the first insects to live in acorns.
D
Acorn weevil larvae are inside an acorn when it falls from the tree.
9) Based on the selection, the reader can conclude that acorns -
A
can cause serious damage when they fall off the trees.
B
are similar to many other types of nuts that people eat.
C
are becoming rare because many animals use them.
D
must be properly prepared before humans can eat them.
10) Which statement best describes how baby acorn weevils know that it is time to leave their acorn homes?
A
The acorn drops from the oak tree to the ground below.
B
An adult acorn weevil drills a new hole in the acorn.
C
They finish eating all the nut meat inside of the acorn.
D
The weather becomes so warm that no acorn shelter is needed.
11) The photograph of the acorn woodpecker and the information in paragraph 6 best support the idea that the woodpecker -
A
will lay its eggs inside the acorn-filled tree.
B
is creating storage for many acorns.
C
uses acorns to attract the insects it likes to eat.
D
prefers sweet-tasting acorns to bitter ones.
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