STAAR Review Set 1

White earned the nickname the “Flying Tomato” because he -

• Was a two time Olympic gold medalist

• Enjoyed snowboarding on the mountains

• Resembled Animal on The Muppet Show

• Has bright red hair that flew everywhere during his competitions

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which words from the bolded sentences below help the reader know the meaning of the word ambition?

• Harder worker

• Falling behind

• Wasn’t the fastest runner

• Lightning bolt

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which detail from the story belongs in the empty box?

• Darya and her grandmother picked a partially sunny place.

• Darya carefully researched how to plant a flower garden.

• Darya and her grandmother dug holes to plant the flowers

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

From the imagery used in the sentence above, the reader can tell that -

• The weather was probably bad.

• The clouds were covering the sun.

• The clouds tasted sweet.

• It was a nice day

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

From the imagery used in the sentence above, the reader can tell that -

• Everyone was quickly doing what they needed to do

• Each person was gathering things to make honey

• The class and teacher were all calm and quiet

• One person was shutting the door, while the others left

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which answer choice is a synonym for impressive in the paragraph below?

• Common

• Fake

• Remarkable

• Important

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Kanji walks away instead of telling the teacher she wanted to play Annabelle because she -

• Was afraid she wouldn’t get the part

• Does not want to lose Janice as a friend

• Thinks Janice will probably be better at playing Annabelle’s part

• Does not want to disappoint Mrs. Kendal.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which meaning best matches the way the word horn is used in the following sentences.

The bus driver honked the horn at the animal in the road.

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• None of these

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What lesson does the king learn?

• Be careful what you wish for.

• Golden beds are not comfortable.

• It is difficult to make wise choices.

• He didn’t really learn a lesson.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the underlined word disassembled mean in the paragraph below?

• Taken apart

• Able to assemble

• Put together again

• Put back in the box

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4