STAAR Reading Grade 5 2015 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 5
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1What is Roddy’s reason for moving the doghouse soon after he overhears his mother’s telephone conversation?He wants to spend time with Jacob before a new dog keeps him too busy.He wants to show that he can be responsible enough to own a dog.He thinks repairing the doghouse will be a fun project.He is expecting to meet Princess on his way home with the doghouse.60s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q2In paragraph 25, the word sputtered means —moved at a slow pacespoke in a confused wayacted out in an amusing waymade a polite suggestion60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q3Which of these is a lesson Roddy learns in the story?Drawing conclusions without enough information can lead to mistakes.People should not judge others by their appearance.Teamwork is important when trying to accomplish a goal.Relying on good friends is helpful in difficult situations.60s5.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q4In paragraphs 16 and 19, Roddy’s reaction to Princess shows that Roddy is —disappointed with her effortsinspired by her ideasappreciative of her helpannoyed by her comments60s5.6.B: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q5How does Jacob know that the girl is telling the truth about being Princess?She is able to describe Roddy’s bedroom.She offers to help the boys without being asked.She is excited to hear that Roddy is getting a dog.She points out that the doghouse is in need of repairs.60s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q6Read these sentences from paragraph 26. These sentences suggest that Princess thinks that —Roddy shouldn’t waste his time working on the doghouseRoddy is an intelligent personRoddy is a good listenerRoddy’s observation was obvious60s5.6.B: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q7Which sentence best foreshadows what happens at the end of the story?“You taking that thing to the dump?”“We might be doing all this work for nothing.”“So Linda needs someone to take care of her own dog, Princess, for a week.”“He’s getting a dog, and it’s going to need a house.”60s5.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q8Why does Princess become upset with Roddy?She is bothered that Roddy does not offer his room to her.She is offended that Roddy thought she would be a dog.She is jealous of Roddy’s friendship with Jacob.She thinks Roddy’s idea to fix the doghouse is foolish.60s5.6.B: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q9Which sentence from the selection shows that totem poles were important for teaching Tlingit history?At last, the tree is ready for the master carver chosen by the tribe.These totem poles were read again and again like a library of wooden stories.Animals with beaver tails, whales, wolves, and birds with oversized beaks are chiseled into the soft wood.Long ago, artists mixed salmon eggs with minerals like hematite, graphite, and copper to make bright-colored paints for the poles.60s5.11.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q10Read the dictionary entry below. Which definition best fits the way the word strong is used in paragraph 1?Definition 1Definition 3Definition 2Definition 460s5.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q11What conclusion can the reader make about the Tlingit totem poles?The process of carving totem poles has changed over time.The meanings of the figures carved on totem poles have changed.The carvers selected to make totem poles must be good singers.Specialized carving machines are required to make totem poles.60s5.11.E: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q12The author uses questions in paragraph 4 and paragraph 11 as a way to —establish a connection between the reader’s experiences and totem polesshow that American Indian art is similar to other types of arthelp the reader understand why totem poles attract visitorsencourage the reader to reflect on what is considered art60s5.10: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q13The author organizes paragraph 9 in a compare-and-contrast pattern to illustrate —the way that modern machinery has made raising a totem pole easierhow the totem pole has changed during the carving processhow the images carved into totem poles have changed over timewhich carvers in the tribe are the most talented60s5.11.C: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q14The language the author uses in paragraph 10 emphasizes —how quickly the new totem pole was raised using the cranethe emotional responses people have toward the totem polesthat the new totem poles are more important than totem poles from the pastthat the types of trees used to make the totem poles affect their beauty60s5.10: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q15In paragraph 9, the word weary means —confusedamusedtiredworried60s5.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
