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