STAAR Reading Grade 7 2013 - Past Paper

A celebration of a famous person

A repetition of an event

A competition involving many participants

A protest in response to an action

Both create something that is useful to others.

Both depend on the wind for success.

Both rely on others to complete their task.

Both experience failure in the beginning stages of their work.

show why engineers chose this location for a bridge

highlight the distance that the kite had to fly in order to cross the river

show where the ferry transported Walsh

explain how Walsh developed his plan for flying his kite across the river

stating a problem related to building the bridge and explaining how it was solved

comparing building the bridge to flying a kite

listing all the people involved in building the bridge and describing their contributions

identifying the reasons for building the bridge and showing how people benefited from it

why metal cables are used in suspension bridges

why cables needed to be anchored before attaching them to the deck

when a stronger line was used to fly the kite across the gorge

how the kite string was used to start the construction of the bridge

After reinforcing the first thread

When the first thread is blown by the wind

Before attaching a thread to a surface

When the wind stops blowing the threads

He was motivated by the prize money offered to the winner.

He did not accept failure.

He was confident he would win the contest.

He was a perfectionist.

Individual steps are not as important as results.

Engineers must be patient in order to be successful.

A system of processes is required in construction.

Practice is essential for developing design skills.

The photographs highlight the materials used in constructing two projects, while the drawings do not.

The photographs show the two finished projects, while the drawings focus on a construction process.

The photographs indicate who designed two projects, while the drawings do not.

The photographs demonstrate the multiple steps involved in completing two projects, while the drawings detail one step of a project.

became deeply interesting to her

allowed her father to display his skills

gave her father the chance to speak

made her feel helpless

The author wanted to learn to drive, and her father began to teach her. As the driving lessons continued, she got used to his personal stories and began to like them. The author’s driving skills eventually improved.

The author’s usually silent father tried to teach her how to drive. During the driving lessons he surprised her by talking freely. As the author learned more about her father, she realized that she needed to make an effort to develop a better relationship with him.

The author finally took the time to listen to her father’s stories about his life when he was young. Doing so made her realize that many things in her life were distracting her from having a close relationship with him.

The author had her driving permit for a whole year without learning how to drive well. Since her mother was unable to teach her, the task was given to her father. While driving with her father, the author learned about what type of music he liked and how he and her mother met.

explains why she is such a poor driver

makes fun of her lack of skill

shares her fear of never getting a driver’s license

describes the place where she lives

He came to appreciate the opportunity to share his past with his daughter.

He concentrated better than his daughter when they talked.

He gave his daughter driving lessons because his wife insisted.

He thought that talking to his daughter might help her drive better.

Clearing snow

Feeding livestock

Baling hay

Exercising cattle

Brandy is keenly aware of her surroundings

Dad is not confident about Brandy’s ability to drive

Brandy is unable to see because of the dust

Dad is in a hurry to finish the task