STAAR practice

Each "paragraph" in a poem is called a -

"Cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon..." shows

The old oak withered in the dry soil. Once the rain came, the oak thrived. Thrived means-

The crowd cheered. All eyes were on Ray. Ray went to the stage where a medal was given to him.

Sam sprayed a fine mist on his legs to repel the mosquitoes that liked to bite him. Repel means

When lines or phrases in a poem are stated more than once, this is called --

Sam hung his head when his teacher gave him his paper. Now he would be grounded. I can infer-

A table with trophies and medals sat waiting. Excited students filed into the room. I can infer

Cars were parked outside. Balloons and banners were on the mailbox. The neighbors could infer

A text that shares the similarities and differences between different biomes probably uses --

The text structure most likely used to write about giraffes would be

When the little piggy cried, "Wee Wee Wee" all the way home, he was using -

Telling about the life of Christopher Columbus would best be told using which text structure?

Jason was elated when he won the award. He beamed and couldn't wait to get home. Elated means--

The flier read, "A Week of Fun! Swimming! Archery! Kayaking! Friends!" I can infer that-

"My mom always runs about a million hours late when picking me up." This is an example of

When telling the main idea of a text and including details from the beginning, middle, and end

The purpose of a live stage production is most likely to --

"The sea is a wilderness of waves..." This Langston Hughes line is an example of --

"My pencil refused to write, and my test mocked my frustration." This is an example of--

The room was adorned with twinkling lights, colorful streamers, and balloons. Adorned means --

Katy Perry's "Baby, You're a firework..." is an example of --

"I think I can. I think I can" is an example of --

What is the most likely purpose for a news report about local flooding?

When writing a report about aardvarks, the best text structure to use will likely be -

"Ka-chow! Ka-chow!" said Lightning McQueen. This is an example of --

Red gardenias stood in an azure vase. Vanilla and brown sugar scents wafted from the kitchen...

An author usually writes a poem to -

A bag of soil and gloves were at the back door. Seed packets and a spade were near. I can infer