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STAAR focus items review
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1
What might a theme be in an article titled, "Ethical challenges of human medical testing"?
Puppies
Animal testing
None of the above
Ethics
2
Which is an example of editing?
None of the above
Rewrite this sentence to make the thesis more clear
Add a comma after transition word to start the paragraph
Change the conclusion to better restate the thesis
3
What might a theme be in a poem titled, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
Sports cars
None of the above
Pizza
Love
4
What might be an author's purpose for an excerpt from a novel about football?
None of the above
To inform the reader about all the rules of football
To entertain the reader with a story with a football theme
To persuade the reader that football is the very best sport
5
Which is an example of an informational text?
An article highlighting the positive aspects of criticism
None of the above
An excerpt from a novel
A poem
6
What is an example of revising?
Combine these two sentences to be more clear.
Capitalize a word that was incorrectly lower-case.
Replace this comma with a semi-colon
None of the above
7
What might the author's purpose be in an essay about uniforms needing to be required in school?
None of the above
To persuade the reader that uniforms should be required
To inform the reader about different school uniforms
To entertain the reader with data about school uniforms
8
What are "words that are used with a certain word or phrase that help to explain its meaning"
Con-artist
Concave
Context
None of the above
9
What might a theme be in a selection titled, "The Old Man and the Sea"
Butterflies
None of the above
Man vs. Nature
Cell Phones
10
What is a theme?
None of the above
The first sentence of the selection
The main idea(s) in a selection
The title of the selection
11
How do you decide which of the remaining two questions is the best answer?
Guess - you have a 50/50 chance, and those are good odds
None of the above
Ask a friend
Read answers carefully & refer back to the text for evidence
12
Which is an example of figurative language that might be seen in a literary text?
None of the above
Scientific fact
Statistics
Simile
13
Which question might be seen in STAAR reading comprehension across a variety of texts questions
Why does the author include the quote above in the article?
What is the theme of the following selection?
What is the author's purpose for writing this selection?
All of the above
14
What is a best practice method for reading the STAAR provided text?
Only read the questions - you don't really need to read it
Skim the selection - you don't need really need to read it
None of the above
Annotate the text as you read the entire selection
15
What might be the author's purpose in a scientific article detailing the rock cycle?
To persuade the reader that rocks are better than dinosaurs
To entertain the reader with scientific data
None of the above
To inform the reader about the rock cycle
16
Which of the following might provide a good clue about what the selection's theme might be?
The section headings in bold
The conclusion, since it often restates the thesis
The title of the selection
All of the above are good possible clues
17
Which is a possible example of an author's purpose for writing an article?
To entertain
To inform
All of the above
To persuade
18
When taking a multiple choice test, how many answers can generally be eliminated easily?
Two answers can generally be eliminated fairly easily
None of the above
The correct answer is always immediately clear
No answers can ever be eliminated
19
Which is an example of a literary text?
An excerpt from a biological study of polar bears.
A poem
An article highlighting the positive aspects of criticism
None of the above
20
What might a theme be in a selection titled, "Do or Do Not, There is No Try"
Causes of Global Warming
Goal-Setting
None of the above
Pizza
