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.

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.

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

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

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra

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.

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.

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra