STAAR Released Questions

Candice needs a topic sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 19–21). Which of the following sentences should be inserted before sentence 19 to introduce the ideas in this paragraph?

• Over time a vast array of creatures has come to inhabit the Great Barrier Reef.

• Marine animal species that are threatened are protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

• The biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef ensures its long-term existence.

• The waters along the Great Barrier Reef provide a habitat for marine animals that researchers study.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Enormously embarressed, I started selecting items to return.

How should sentence 27 be changed?

• Change embarressed to embarrassed

• Delete the comma

• Change started to start

• Sentence 27 should not be changed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why does the poet compare space travelers to the early settlers of America?

• To highlight the difficulties that the early settlers encountered when venturing into new places

• To imply that the obstacles the early settlers faced discouraged them from exploring new lands

• To suggest that explorers will overcome the difficulties in space just as explorers in the past overcame their difficulties

• To demonstrate that explorers will encounter the same challenges in space as explorers in the past did in other frontiers

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The progression from "wayfarers" to "spacefarers" demonstrates that people -

• have made scientific discoveries while traveling to new places

• have developed ways to explore new regions

• select the mode of transportation that is most convenient

• prefer some forms of transportation over others

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Candice needs a topic sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 19–21). Which of the following sentences should be inserted before sentence 19 to introduce the ideas in this paragraph?

• Over time a vast array of creatures has come to inhabit the Great Barrier Reef.

• Marine animal species that are threatened are protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

• The biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef ensures its long-term existence.

• The waters along the Great Barrier Reef provide a habitat for marine animals that researchers study.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Enormously embarressed, I started selecting items to return. How should sentence 27 be changed?

• Change embarressed to embarrassed

• Delete the comma

• Change started to start

• Sentence 27 should not be changed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10