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STAAR 5th grade Reading Comprehension Practice
STAAR 5th grade Reading Comprehension Practice
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General Reading comprehension questions to help review for the 5th grade STAAR Reading test.
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1
What is the main idea?
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
2
What part of his body did Lewis scrape?
shin
knee
chin
elbow
3
This story states:
opinion
fact
4
What does the underlined word mean?
hidden
discovered
illegal
stolen
5
When did Kelly's dad retire from boxing?
a month after his most crowd-pleasing fight
two years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
a year after his most crowd-pleasing fight
10 years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
6
It is likely that: (make an inference)
The game was boys versus girls.
The girls beat the boys.
The kids would rather play baseball.
Tom never caught a ball.
7
What is the main idea?
The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today.
People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
8
What is the main idea?
Making friends is easy.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
New students are usually lonely.
9
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Brian has a lunch box.
Sherry had a peanut butter sandwich.
It is lunch time at school.
Sherry and Brian aren't friends.
10
Where were the shoes displayed?
on the wall
on the bench
on a table
on the floor
11
What does the underlined word mean?
positively
definitely
partially
supposedly
12
It is likely that: (make an inference)
School was canceled because of the weather.
Vicki's mom helped her put on her boots.
The snow turned to rain.
Vicki's mom had to go to work.
13
What is the main idea?
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
Insects are very intelligent.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
All insect behavior can be changed.
14
What does the underlined word mean?
rescued
abandoned
robbed
encountered
15
Who found the volleyball?
James
James and Helen
Helen
Hannah
16
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
made the situation worse
caused protestors to burn things
made more people sign up to fight in the Vietnam War
increased the size of the military
17
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
The Germans were good card players.
The Russians thought the river would protect them.
Germans had been keeping their underwater tanks a secret.
The Germans could perform magic tricks.
18
EFFECT: Mr. Griswold's T.V. was stolen. What was the CAUSE?
It was very late.
He forgot to lock his door.
He returned home.
He went to a show every Monday.
19
Who missed the first ballet class?
Brandy
Theresa and Leanne
Theresa
Leanne
20
CAUSE: The doctor had a low, scary voice. What was the EFFECT?
I began to feel frightened.
The clock struck 12.
It was too late.
The doctor wanted to leave.
21
This story states:
fact
opinion
22
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Children who do not see their teachers do not like them.
The kind of school you to to depends on where you live.
Children like going to school in tents.
There are not buildings in hot countries.
23
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
The railroad track went through the mountains.
The railroads were fast and quiet.
The railroads were dangerous.
The railroads had many turns in them.
24
CAUSE: Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT?
She thought the cave was scary.
She went into the cave.
She saw Bruce in the cave.
The cave wasn't scary.
25
This story states:
opinion
fact
26
What does the underlined word mean?
hide
trick
show
ignore
27
What is the main idea?
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honey is made from nectar.
28
This story states:
fact
opinion
29
EFFECT: Jack tiptoed upstairs. What was the CAUSE?
He heard a strange sound.
He was alone in the house.
A moth was on the stairs.
He wanted to go to bed.
30
What does the underlined word mean?
earned
discovered
borrowed
stolen
31
This story states:
opinion
fact
32
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
tripped over
found by accident
fell into
became lost in
33
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Jennifer has black boots.
Jennifer lost her boots.
The closet is wet.
Jennifer likes red boots.
34
CAUSE: We saw a campfire. What was the EFFECT?
We ran through the trees.
Stu said, "That's strange."
Nobody comes to the woods.
We were surprised.
35
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
a tub of water
a machine
a human being
a turning motor
