Passage 5: STAAR English I High School 2014 - Past Paper
Quiz by Christopher Merryman
Grade 9
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word 'indistinct' in paragraph 4?wears a baseball glovebehind their brotherin the coming darknessman the field120s110.31.b.1.B
- Q2One of baseball's long-established traditions is best exemplified in the description of -how Jim swings in paragraph 8the woods on the far side of the pasture in paragraph 8Uncle Zeno on the pitcher's mound in paragraph 6how the uncles chant in paragraphs 10 and 11J60s110.31.b.2.C
- Q3Which sentence provides the strongest evidence that Jim appreciates what his uncles are doing for him?The boy cannot hit the baseball to his satisfaction.He has never heard anything so beautiful.The boy is arm-weary; he swings as hard as he is able."I hit it just about every time," the boy says.60s110.31.b.5.B
- Q4Read the following from paragraph 8. Why does the author use personification in this quotation?The baseball game symbolizes the love of the family.The author is showing the distance the ball has traveled.The author is comparing the ball to a bird.The description mimics the boy's disappointment.60s110.31.b.7
- Q5Which line provides the best evidence that Jim has high expectations for himself?He blames himself for the boy's lack of success.He does not want it to stop.He silently chides himself for being cheap.He does not strike the mighty blow he sees in his mind.60s110.31.b.5.B
- Q6From paragraph 5, the reader can infer that the three uncles -used to play baseball professionallyprefer baseball to all other gamesmiss the days of their youththink that winning is important60s110.31.b.5.B