5th Grade ELAR STAAR Review

Sypriana has included a sentence that does not belong in the fifth paragraph (sentences 24-29). Which sentence should she remove from this paragraph?

• Sentence 26

• Sentence 27

• Sentence 28

• Sentence 29

The meaning of sentence 11 is unclear. Select the MOST effective phrase to replace they in this sentence.

But if the bus became crowded, ​they had to be given up to white passengers.

• 
  those seats

• a few buses

• some of them

• the passengers

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 14 to avoid repeating an idea?

• The bus driver instructed Colvin and to move farther back.

• 
  The bus driver instructed Colvin to move father back.

• The bus driver instructed Colvin to move farther back as he told her.

• The bus driver instructed Colvin, who told her to move farther back.

Which detail from the text supports the idea that Colvin was a determined young girl?

• 
  She was troubled by the unfair laws that affected people in her community.

• 
  The brave young teenager told her story to the United Stated Supreme Court.

• Colvin claimed that she was innocent, but she was still found guilty in a local court.

• However, only one of them was a 15-year-old girl.

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 24?

• 
  With some other women Colvin did it, filed a lawsuit.

• Filing a lawsuit, Colvin did this with some other women.

• Colvin and some other women filed a lawsuit.

• Colvin filed and some other women filed a lawsuit.

The meaning of sentence 11 is unclear. Select the MOST effective phrase to replace they in this sentence.

But if the bus became crowded, ​they had to be given up to white passengers.

• those seats

• a few buses

• some of them

• 
  the passengers

What is an important message the author presents in this selection?

• The selection does not convey any message.

• The message is about the importance of kindness.

• The main message is to give up easily.

• The important message presented in this selection is the value of perseverance and hard work.