STAAR Reading Grade 6 2017 - Past Paper

Blinking relaxes people’s eyes.

Blinking removes dust that lands on the eyes.

The brain is designed to ignore very brief moments of darkness.

The brain can process information even when people’s eyes are closed.

how blinking is affected by the use of different electronic devices

the various factors associated with blinking rates

which parts of the eye are responsible for blinking

the different benefits babies and adults get from blinking

more muscles are used to move the eye than to blink

eye muscles are stronger than any other muscles in the body

blinking provides several benefits to the eyeball

blinking happens in a way that does not affect a person’s vision

Without this repeated lubrication, your eyeballs begin to dry, and your eyelids feel sticky.

That’s when the muscles that control eyelids eventually lose some of their tone and ability to move.

You rarely notice this type of blink, which is incredibly fast.

Each time you blink, your eye closes for about three-tenths of a second.

Then blink rates decrease as people move into older adulthood.

You’ll blink less when you’re concentrating on something.

When you’re thinking but not actually looking at something, your blink rate will also decrease.

After 30 seconds you probably struggle to resist closing and then reopening your eyes.

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He feels bad about reading the diary.

He is deeply interested in Deanna’s life.

He misses spending time with Deanna.

He believes he didn’t really do any harm.

Deanna and Jonathan disagree over the meaning of the words she wrote on the cover of her diary. She thinks he should not have read it, and he thinks she is guilty of false advertising.

After Deanna finds Jonathan reading her diary, the two have a conversation about his actions. Deanna feels as though Jonathan is always going through her private things without asking.

Deanna catches Jonathan in her room reading her diary and demands to know what he is doing. Jonathan at first denies reading it but then claims it seems like Deanna wanted him to read it.

Jonathan is cleaning up the family room and begins reading Deanna’s diary because of what she wrote on the cover. He is disappointed to find that her diary does not contain any embarrassing stories.

People must make time for one another in order for relationships to thrive.

It is best to apologize when something wrong has been done.

Keeping secrets can lead to problems in a relationship.

Writing can be a helpful way to deal with stress.

honest and serious

tense and angry

confused and suspicious

demanding and judgmental

Jonathan says he is sorry for what he did.

Deanna promises to spend more time with Jonathan.

Deanna explains that she has too many commitments.

Jonathan suggests that Deanna keep her diary in her room.

He would prefer to do as little work as possible.

He believes he is a good babysitter.

He does not get along with his sister and cousin.

He thinks he can entertain the girls by styling their hair.

braids the girls’ hair

sits at a tiny table

hits an imaginary dragon with a spatula

plans to entertain the girls with a movie

Patrick chooses to play a game with the girls he is babysitting. He pretends to battle an imaginary dragon while the girls act like princesses. He pretends to open a gate and then tells the imaginary dragon to stay away from the princesses. Patrick’s mother watches the children as they play.

Patrick uses an apron, a broom, and a spatula in order to play a game. He pretends to battle an imaginary dragon while the girls act like princesses. The girls are grateful for Patrick rescuing them from an imaginary dragon. Patrick’s mother hears the girls thank Patrick.

Patrick imagines he is a prince fighting with a dragon as he gallops across the room. The girls hide behind a chair while he swings at the imaginary dragon with his spatula and pretends to defeat it. The girls, who are pretending to be princesses, thank him. They say he is their hero for rescuing them.

Patrick decides to use his imagination and play with the girls to make them happy. He pretends to fight an imaginary dragon to rescue the girls, who are acting like princesses in trouble. The girls thank him for rescuing them. Patrick’s mother watches and thanks him for helping her, too.

would prefer to be cooking dinner rather than braiding hair

finds it very difficult to make braids in the girls’ hair

thinks the girls have gotten food in their hair

thinks that the girls’ hair is too wet to make proper braids