STAAR Reading Comprehension Review Question Preview (ID: 56355)


This Game Covers 6th Grade- 6.5F, 6.6D, 6.7C, 6.7D, 6.9A; 7th Grade- 7.5F, 7.6D, 7.7C, 7.7D, 7.9A; 8th Grade 8.5F, 8.6D, 8.7C,8.7D, 8.9A. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

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.

How does the setting influence the plot of a story? How is influence being used in this sentence?
a) beginning
b) effect
c) determine
d) apply

What is the significance of the crowd returning at lunchtime to watch Maniac? How is the word significance being used in this sentence?
a) problem
b) synonym
c) order
d) importance

What is the most likely reason the poet used capitalization in line 6? What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a) correct use of writing conventions
b) graphical elements
c) theme
d) conflict

Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
a) summary
b) main idea
c) context clues
d) conflict

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

Which sentence from the selection states an opinion? Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
a) Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion.
b) Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair).
c) Write a summary of the selection.
d)

What does the break between stanzas 2 and 3 help the poet convey? What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a) figurative language
b) graphical elements
c) theme
d) tone

The abrupt dialogue in the poem helps convey the idea that the characters are - How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?
a) short or choppy dialogue
b) long or expanded dialogue
c) short or expanded dialogue
d) long or choppy dialogue

The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to - What is a playwright?
a) author of dramas
b) author of a poem
c) author of nonfiction text
d) author of mysteries

STAAR Question: 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) point out
c) conclude
d)

What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?
a) main idea
b) theme
c) conflict
d) character motivation

Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping? What is stereotyping?
a) being racist against someone
b) enying someone the same rights
c) making a general statement about a group of people
d) a type of font used in blogs

What is the definition of characterize?
a) Characterize means to describe someone or something.
b) Characterize means to eat pizza.
c) Characterize means to represent or stand for something else.
d) Characterize means to have an effect on someone.

What does the Statue of Liberty do?
a) The Statue of Liberty symbolizes new beginnings.
b) The Statue of Liberty evaluates new beginnings.
c) The Statue of Liberty characterizes new beginnings.
d)

Examine in detail the structure of something, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
a) influence
b) analyze
c) contribute
d) indicate

Stating of another piece of writing in your own words is?
a) glossary
b) source
c) paraphrase
d) quote

Briefly retelling the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words is?
a) primary source
b) relevant
c) secondary source
d) summarizing

If the question includes the word suggests, I know that this is a or an _____________ question.
a) right there
b) vocabulary
c) inference
d) theme

What is an excerpt?
a) a book or story
b) a quotation
c) an inference
d) a piece of a larger writing

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