STAAR English II (Reading) High School 2013 - Past Paper
Quiz by English II - Texas Education Agency
Grade 9
ELAR (2009)
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- Q1In paragraph 1, the author quotes William Chang to show that -supervisors are required to have strict oversightTeevan caused problems as an internTeevan was given the freedom to experimenttypical internships are boring120s110.32.b.9.B
- Q2In the article, what is the most likely reason Teevan wouldn't discuss the commercial release of her programs?The programs had not yet been tested and shown to be operational.Microsoft is responsible for the programs' release.Microsoft's competitors might use the information to develop similar programs.She is modest about her accomplishments.60s110.32.b.8
- Q3An image of the Bing home page is included primarily to -explain why Teevan was named a 2009 Young Innovatordirect the reader to the best place to learn more about Teevancall attention to some of Teevan's work at Microsoftillustrate the size and complexity of the Internet60s110.32.b.12.A
- Q4The author organizes the article by -providing a chronological summary of Teevan's careerreviewing the history of search engine technologydescribing the work of several young software expertsprofiling Teevan's current and future projects60s110.32.b.9.C
- Q5Which of these is the best summary of the selection?Microsoft Research, a division of the country's largest software company, hires only the most promising and creative students emerging from leading graduate programs. By recruiting these talented employees, Microsoft has developed cutting-edge programs such as the search engine Bing.Personal information management has become an important field of study for computer programmers. Since discovering that people search the Internet in different ways, programmers have been building tools that sort search results according to a user's personal preferences.Jaime Teevan, who works for Microsoft, has become a leader in the field of personalizing Internet search results. Through her research, she has found that people often repeat the same searches. She has developed ways of using this knowledge to make future searches more productive.Jaime Teevan created the field of personal information management. After many failures, which included crashing Infoseek's search engine on one occasion, she discovered some data on the Internet that convinced her that search engines were poorly designed.60s110.32.b.9.A
- Q6Why does the author end the article with a quotation?To imply that Microsoft prefers to keep its research secretTo hint that Teevan is preparing to change careersTo interest the reader in following Teevan's contributionsTo show the reader that Microsoft employs many talented people60s110.32.b.9.C
- Q7In paragraph 7, which term refers to a belief that is contrary to prevailing opinion?petri dishinfo junkieenvironmentalistheresy120s110.32.b.1.B
- Q8Read these sentences from paragraph 4. The primary purpose of the text above is to -describe how surprised the author's father was at how things turned outsupport the idea that Barry Bingham, Jr.'s predictions were accurateindicate the competitive nature of the newspaper businessexplain Barry Bingham, Jr.'s success in the newspaper business60s110.32.b.6
- Q9In paragraph 7, why does the author refer to saving trees and conserving fuel?To show that environmental considerations are her top priorityTo support her assertion that her father was unrealistic and propelled by wishful thinkingTo suggest that one of her father's motives was concern for the environmentTo make a connection between the assumed benefits versus the actual results of digital publishing60s110.32.b.6
- Q10In paragraph 4, why does the author choose the word "crusty" to describe newspaper people?To indicate that they didn't allow outsiders in very easilyTo express what was wrong with traditional newspapersTo suggest one reason why they weren't receptive to her father's ideasTo establish the difference between her father and his colleagues60s110.32.b.6
- Q11Read this sentence from paragraph 9. In this sentence, the author uses descriptive language to indicate that -her father wasn't actually in favor of electronic publishingchange comes very slowly to the publishing industrya part of her father was still tied to the pasther father changed his mind about newspapers60s110.32.b.7
- Q12The poem reflects history by using imagery that contrasts life in Mississippi before and after -a hurricanedesegregationthe Great Depressionsummer120s110.32.b.2.C
- Q13In lines 7 and 8, the poet uses a simile that has the ironic effect of making the minnows seem -threateningcurioushumorousbeautiful60s110.32.b.3
- Q14Which of these best states the poem's theme?Sentiment is a waste of time and energy.Although children may disagree with their elders, family bonds remain strong.Progress can be judged only by an impartial observerEven in the midst of historic change, some things remain constant.60s110.32.b.2
- Q15Read these lines from the poem. In these lines, the poet's tone can best be described as -nostalgicstridentreverentapologetic60s110.32.b.3
