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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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This story states:
opinion
fact
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What is the main idea?
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
3
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.
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CAUSE: The doctor had a low, scary voice. What was the EFFECT?
The clock struck 12.
It was too late.
I began to feel frightened.
The doctor wanted to leave.
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What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
tripped over
fell into
became lost in
found by accident
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What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
Germans had been keeping their underwater tanks a secret.
The Germans were good card players.
The Germans could perform magic tricks.
The Russians thought the river would protect them.
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What does the underlined word mean?
hidden
discovered
illegal
stolen
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CAUSE: Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT?
She saw Bruce in the cave.
She went into the cave.
She thought the cave was scary.
The cave wasn't scary.
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What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
The railroads were fast and quiet.
The railroad track went through the mountains.
The railroads were dangerous.
The railroads had many turns in them.
10
What is the main idea?
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
Insects are very intelligent.
All insect behavior can be changed.
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This story states:
opinion
fact
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What does the underlined word mean?
trick
hide
ignore
show
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What does the underlined word mean?
abandoned
encountered
rescued
robbed
14
What is the main idea?
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
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.
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What does the underlined word mean?
borrowed
earned
discovered
stolen
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This story states:
opinion
fact
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Where were the shoes displayed?
on the wall
on the floor
on the bench
on a table
18
What is the main idea?
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
19
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Sherry and Brian aren't friends.
Sherry had a peanut butter sandwich.
It is lunch time at school.
Brian has a lunch box.
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CAUSE: We saw a campfire. What was the EFFECT?
We were surprised.
We ran through the trees.
Stu said, "That's strange."
Nobody comes to the woods.
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EFFECT: Jack tiptoed upstairs. What was the CAUSE?
He heard a strange sound.
A moth was on the stairs.
He was alone in the house.
He wanted to go to bed.
