4th Grade Countdown to Staar Pg. 56

1. 1. Paragraphs 7 and 8 are important to the story because they –

• A. explain how the sunglasses work

• B. introduce the narrator’s best friend

• C. describe how to play a popular video game

• D. show how the narrator uses the sunglasses to win a bet

2. 2. In paragraph 5, the word unexpected means that the obstacles​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• F. surprise the game player
• G. are too difficult

• H. cannot be avoided
• J. are easily forgotten

3. The author’s use of the pronouns I and my in the narration of Amazing Sunglasses indicates –​ ​

• A. a humorous point of view

• B. a lack of perspective

• C. a first-person perspective

• D. a fictional narrator

4. Based on the information in the story, the reader can tell that the narrator will probably –

• F. give his sunglasses to Maury

• G. think of new ways to use his sunglasses to make his life easier

• H. become a world champion video gamer

• J. lose the sunglasses in a bet with a stranger

Who is bringing Ms. Pina Starbucks?

• Andrea

• Adalyn

• Daniella

• All of the above including Nicholas