Day 1 STAAR® Blitz Assignment

What can the reader infer based on the details in paragraphs 2 and 3?  

• The narrator is resentful of her mother’s pride in her accomplishments.

• The narrator is thankful for her mother’s pride in her accomplishments.

• The narrator is reassured by her mother’s pride in her accomplishments.

• The narrator is confused by her mother’s pride in her accomplishments.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the mother’s feelings?

• She is amused by what her daughter said and is playing a game with her.
• She is upset by what her daughter said and is ignoring her.
• She is relieved that her daughter told her how she feels.
• She is confused by what her daughter said and is taking time to figure it out.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can the reader infer about the narrator’s relationship with her mother? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word best describes the overall tone of the excerpt from The Joy Luck Club?

• Playful
• Sarcastic
• Regretful
• Reflective

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the point of view used in the excerpt help the reader understand?

• How the narrator’s memory of the event differs from the mother’s memory of the event
• Why the narrator decides to tell her mother that she is ready to play chess again
• Why the mother tells the narrator that she cannot play chess again
• How the father and brothers feel about the conflict between the mother and daughter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In paragraph 16, what does the narrator’s comment that she “almost jumped out of my scalp” reveal to the reader about her feelings?

• She is shocked by her mother’s response.
• She is upset that her mother interrupted her.
• She is worried about her mother’s feelings.
• She has changed her mind about confronting her mother.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following dictionary definition. Which definition best matches the use of the word sharp in paragraph 14? Enter the number of the definition below.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which quotation from the excerpt from The Joy Luck Club best emphasizes the mother’s stubborn nature?

• And my mother loved to show me off, like one of my many trophies she polished. (paragraph 2)
• She used to discuss my games as if she had devised the strategies. (paragraph 2)
• But my mother did not say anything. (paragraph 8)
• I had imagined she would smile and then ask me what special thing I wanted to eat. (paragraph 12)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

• I was quivering, I was stunned by what she said, in not knowing what she meant.
• I was quivering, and I was stunned by what she said, in not knowing what she meant.
• I was quivering, stunned by what she said, in not knowing what she meant.
• I was quivering; stunned by what she said, in not knowing what she meant.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What change should be made in sentence 4?

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CCSS.L.2.2C