STAR Test Practice L

I am beginning to understand how to play this game. Which word means the same as beginning?

• knowing

• starting

• winning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Don likes to write letters to his friends. Which word has the same base word as write?

• kite

• real

• writing

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Kerry pulled on her new jacket and grabbed her bike. She rode around the park for a few minutes. She stopped to take off her jacket and put it in the bike basket. Then she rode her bike again. Why does Kerry take off her jacket?

• It doesn't fit anymore.

• It is a new jacket.

• She is too warm.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Elephants are the largest animals on land. They can be over twenty feet long and twelve feet tall. They have very big ears, long trunks, and short tails. They can move very fast if they need to. What shows how big elephants are?

• They can be over twenty feet long

• They can move very fast.

• They have short tails.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

Gary lived in a big tree. Like other squirrels, he worked hard finding nuts. One day, he found a kind of nut he'd never seen before. He could not move it. "Silly squirrel," called the wise old barn owl. "That's a rock!" Who is this story about?

• a different kind of rock

• a wise old barn owl

• a silly squirrel named Gary

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

I walked into the shop, and the shop owner smiled at me. "Glad to see you, Laila," he said. "The cloth you were looking for arrived." He spread out the cloth so I could see it. Soon other shoppers stood around us and looked at the beautiful cloth. Who is telling this story?

• Laila

• the shop owner

• the shoppers

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Anna pointed at one of the rabbits in the pen. "That's the one I want," she whispered to her brother. "Its coat is the color of snow." Which words tell you what the rabbit looks like?

• in the pen

• the one I want

• the color of snow

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A man from the zoo brought some birds to Ray's class. One was blue-gray with dark bands on its tail. Another had a light face and great big eyes. The children got to pet one of the smaller birds. When Ray petted it, he could see it had yellow eyes. The paragraph shows how the birds _____.

• feel

• look

• smell

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The king proclaimed that today would be a holiday. What is the meaning of proclaimed?

• announced or declared in public

• whispered with kind words

• described in great detail

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Shantell Robinson polished the shiny paint on the antique motorcycle. The motorcycle had belonged to her great-grandfather. He bought it in 1924 when it was brand-new. He rode it every time he had an opportunity. It was his pride and joy. Now, years later, Mrs. Robinson still enjoys riding the motorcycle on clear, sunny afternoons. Every time she goes for a ride, she thinks of her great-grandfather. How does the motorcycle help show the theme of the story?

• The motorcycle has shiny paint but is very old and probably falling apart.

• The motorcycle is Mrs. Robinson's connection to her great-grandfather.

• The great-grandfather loved the motorcycle, but Shantell Robinson does not.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9