STAAR Practice - Hudgson 2023

Which of these is a synonym for the word scattered in paragraph 7?

• found

• burried

• carried

• spread

The photographs included in the section titled “Ken Blackburn’s Simple Paper Airplane” help the reader —

• choose the best design for a paper airplane

• understand the steps for making a paper airplane

• understand how a paper airplane should be thrown

• select the best kind of paper for making a paper airplane

What is the section "The Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off" mostly about?

• It describes how the paper airplane contest is done.

• It names the causes and the effects of the paper airplane contest.

• It shows the problem and the solution of the paper airplane contest.

In paragraph 7, the word promoted means

• discussed by others

• finished with a task

• required to work more hours

• when they give you a better job

• A

• B

• C

• D

How can the reader identify this selection as a biography?

• It tells about a book that Adams wrote.

• It tells about important events from Adams’s life.

• It explains details about a hospital Adams helped start.

• It describes the training that doctors receive at Adams’s hospital.

• A

• B

• C

• D

What part of the tree is compared to a road?

• The trunk

• The leaves

• The bark

• The twigs

Lines 10 through 13 show that the speaker —

• is not certain when she will stop climbing

• knows of a perfect spot to rest while climbing

• agrees with what others say about climbing trees

• is not bothered by the challenges of climbing trees

The speaker is tickled when —

• the wind blows leaves against her

• twigs get tangled in her hair

• she walks through a field

• she climbs a hill