Reading STAAR Practice-4th

How does the water spider breathe?

• By trapping air in its silk cocoon

• Through the use of fish-like gills

• By living on the surface of the water

• By taking in oxygen from plants in the water

How does a fishing spider know its prey is near?

• It feels vibrations on the water.

• It sees the prey with its very large eyes.

• It senses the prey with the hair on its body.

• It searches for the prey with its three-inch-longs legs.

• Dark

• Slim

• Tall

• Thick

• crawl slowly

• stalk its prey

• squeeze its muscles

• extend its legs rapidly

• Color

• Feel

• Scent

• Size

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Which sentence best states the main ideas of the passage?

• Spiders are found everywhere in nature.

• Spiders are the most talented animals on Earth.

• Spiders have some unusual and amazing abilities.

• Spiders can be dangerous, so humans shhould stay away from them.

What kind of spider has a pale stripe down each side of its body?

• Fishing Spider

• Goldenrod spider

• Jumping Spider

• Water Spider

A goldenrod spider's pigment makes it---

• able to leap high in the air

• easy prey for larger animals

• grow larger than most spiders

• blend in with its surrondings

How do the pictures included in the passage add to the reader's understanding of the text?

• The pictures prove that all spiders are different.

• The pictures show why spiders are amazing creatures.

• The pictures illustrate the spiders discussed in the passage.

• The pictures show why some spiders are dangerous to people.