STAAR Reading Language Arts Task Cards

Decide whether each sentence supports the inference that eating meat hurts the environment.

In addition, vegetarians tend to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels than meat-eaters.

• Supports

• Does not support

Decide whether each sentence supports the inference that eating meat hurts the environment.

Vegetarianism is also more environmentally friendly than eating meat.

• Supports

• Does not support

Decide whether each sentence supports the inference that eating meat hurts the environment.

The production of livestock requires large amounts of land, water, and food.

• Supports

• Does not support

The details in the poem support the key idea that the speaker is -

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The poet uses _____-person point of view in this poem

Which ideas should be included to create a complete summary of the article? Select TWO answers.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

PART A: What is the controlling idea of the article?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

PART B: Which sentence from the article best supports the answer in Part A?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In the article, which statement best explains the organizational pattern used?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the most likely reason the author included the details in Paragraph 1 about Gael?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6