3rd grade Short STAAR REVIEW

Question 1

We can make a(n) ______________ when we use context clues from the passage our own experiences.

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inference

Question 2

The wolf cried and cried because he was lost from the pack. This sentence is a ...

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personification

Question 3

A shopping mall is a wonderful idea for our city! What type of sentence is this?

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opinion

Question 4

His stomach was a bottomless pit, so our grocery bill was always high. An example of ...

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metaphor

Question 5

My mom said I got up on the wrong side of the bed. This is an example of...

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an idiom

Question 6

Thunder frightens my dog. She gets under the covers to hide. The bolded part is:

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effect

Question 7

She sells shiny seashells at the seashore... This is an example of

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alliteration

Question 8

The author of Amazing Kids: Never Say Never probably wrote the article to

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inform readers

Question 9

A personal narrative is written from the _________ point of view.

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first person

Question 10

What type of sentence is this? A walrus will kill only when its hungry.

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A Fact

Question 11

The words amusement and boredom are

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antonyms

Question 12

In this sentence, the suffix less means ... The large brown snake was harmless.

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without

Questions 12