STAAR Reading Grade 3 2014 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 3
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Millan earned the nickname “El Perrero” because he —enjoyed watching wild dogs on the ranchliked to clean and brush the family dogswanted to train dogs for famous peoplehoped to move in order to train dogs60sAsk relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
- Q2Which words from paragraph 9 help the reader understand the meaning of expand?new locationswim and hikeis so bigto the mountains60sUse context to understand unfamiliar words
- Q3What is one theme presented in the selection?Finding a personal interest is difficult.Making friends can take a long time.Watching others is the easiest way to learn.Focusing on a goal can lead to success.60sCompare and contrast the settings in myths and traditional folktales
- Q4The photograph included in the selection shows readers that Millan —thinks it is best to walk dogs in the streetsometimes trains more dogs than he can handlekeeps a lot of dogs as his own petshas fun when he takes care of dogs60sCompare various written conventions used for digital media
- Q5In paragraph 2, roamed means —wanderedhidworkedlearned60sUse context to understand unfamiliar words
- Q6Millan believes it is important for dog owners to —show their dogs that they are in chargewatch how other people control their dogsteach their dogs unusual tricksspeak quietly to their dogs60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q7With which statement would the author most likely agree?Millan has a special talent for dealing with all kinds of dogs.Millan understands that some dogs are too difficult to train.Millan is disappointed that he was not able to train dogs for the movies.Millan wants to give all people the chance to own a dog of their own.60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q8Look at this chart. Which detail from the story belongs in the empty box?Jenny makes a drawing in her notebook.Jenny remembers watching a filmstrip.Jenny tells Beth she wants to make a movie.Jenny and Beth shake hands with each other.60sSequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events
- Q9Read this sentence from paragraph 15. This sentence shows that the students in the class were —excited about Mrs. Pike’s newsnervous about collecting canscurious about the details of the contesteager to go to lunch60sIdentify language that creates a graphic visual experience and appeals to the senses
- Q10Read this dictionary entry. Which meaning most closely matches the word admitted as it is used in paragraph 22?Meaning 1Meaning 2Meaning 3Meaning 460sUse context to understand unfamiliar words
- Q11Read these sentences from paragraphs 28 and 29. These sentences show that Jenny —will do what is needed in order to winlikes to encourage her friends to participate in school activitiesknows that Beth will not keep her promise to remain friendsbelieves that Beth will make a good movie director60sIdentify whether the narrator or speaker of a story is first or third person
- Q12Read the following list. Which detail from the story belongs in the blank?She can earn an award for her movie.She can make new friends in class.She can choose who she wants to be the actors.She can draw pictures to use in the movie.60sSequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events
- Q13What is the best summary of this story?Jenny’s teacher tells the class that she has exciting news. Jenny starts to draw a picture in her notebook. Her teacher then tells the class about a cancollecting contest. Jenny and Beth like the idea.Jenny is happy when her teacher tells the class about a contest. The whole school will collect empty tin cans to sell to a scrap-metal dealer. The class that collects the most cans will win the contest.Jenny’s class will collect cans for a contest at their school. The student who collects the most cans will win the contest. Jenny and her friend Beth are both determined to win.Jenny wants to be the director of the class movie. She says she has always wanted to direct a movie and thinks she will be good at it. She asks her friend Beth if she would like to be in the movie.60sDescribe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo
- Q14Jenny decides that she shouldn’t argue with Beth because she —thinks that they can both make a moviedoes not want to make Mrs. Pike angrydoes not want to lose Beth as a friendwants to share the role of director60sDescribe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo
- Q15Why does Jenny start drawing in her notebook when Mrs. Pike says that she has news for the class?Jenny does not like being told what to do.Jenny is too busy thinking about the contest to listen.Jenny is too upset with her best friend Beth to listen.Jenny thinks the discussion will not be interesting.60sDescribe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo
