Mock STAAR Review 2019
Quiz by Raul Figueroa
Grade 5
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q 1/13Score 0What is the main theme or message of “The Fisherman and His Wife?”29A. It is always better to have more than other people.B. Money and wealth can make a person much happier.D. Be satisfied and happy with what you haveC. A person can have what he wants if he wishes hard enough.
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- Q1What is the main theme or message of “The Fisherman and His Wife?”A. It is always better to have more than other people.B. Money and wealth can make a person much happier.D. Be satisfied and happy with what you haveC. A person can have what he wants if he wishes hard enough.30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q2What is the main theme or message of “The Stonecutter?”A. Being strong is better than being rich.D. Do not try to take what other people have.C. Wealth and power will not make a person happy.B. Do not wish for things you don’t really want.30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q3In what way are the characters in both stories alike?C. They are both granted wishes by the mountain spirit.A. They both stop wishing after their first wish.B. They are not content with what they wish for.D. They are both granted wishes by a fish.30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q4The authors of these stories most likely want the reader to understand that —C. being jealous of other people helps you get what you wantA. happiness does not depend on how much money or how many things you haveD. people who are rich and powerful are happier than everyone elseB. you should always wish for more than you need30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q5Which sentence best represents the moral of both stories?B. A penny saved is a penny earned.A. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.C. Be careful what you wish for.D. Any excuse will serve a tyrant.30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q6What is one way that the themes of both stories are alike?C. They both stress the importance of great wealth.B. They both stress the importance of faithful wives.D. They both stress the importance of real happiness.A. They both stress the importance of good wishes.30s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q7In paragraph 1, which words help the reader understand the meaning of residence?C. the tiny creatureB. accidentally transportedD. Russian cargo shipA. making itself at home30s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q8In paragraph 4, what does the word wearily mean?B. One who is wearyD. In a tired wayA. RefreshedC. In a quick manner30s5.2.A: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q9How does the author organize the information in this selection?B. Sequence/ChronologicalA. DescriptionD. Problem & SolutionC. Cause & Effect30s5.11.C: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q10In paragraph 2, which words help the reader infer that driving a fire truck involves concentration?A. fire alarm sounded and rushing pastC. closed my eyes and pictured myself riding alongB. I recognized Sarita Mendoza behind the wheelD. serious expression on her face, and focused left and right30s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q11Read this stage direction from paragraph 2. [rushing over to stand beside her brother at the window ] The author includes this stage direction to tell the actors —C. what the setting will beA. what the characters thinkB. how to say their linesD. where and how to move30s5.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q12What plot event does the first sentence foreshadow?It foreshadows the men coming to search Mr. Ward’s house.30s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q13Describe the plot of the storyNoah and his family are runaway slaves. They are trying to escape to freedom in Canada, but the authorities are chasing them. Henry Ward is trying to help them30s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
