STAAR Reading Grade 7 2015 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The author wrote this selection most likely to —recount the history of presidential transportation in the United Statesdescribe Air Force One and its role in transporting U.S. presidentsexplain why frequent travel is required of U.S. presidentscompare various U.S. presidents’ attitudes toward Air Force One60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q2The primary purpose of the Air Force One diagram is to —show that Air Force One is designed to meet the needs of the president and his staffdescribe how Air Force One is designed to maintain security for everyone aboardillustrate how the communications equipment functions aboard Air Force Onepresent the kinds of tasks the president completes aboard Air Force One60s7.12.B: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Procedural Texts
- Q3Read the dictionary entry for the word disposal. Which meaning of disposal is used in paragraph 3?Definition 4Definition 2Definition 1Definition 360s7.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q4Paragraph 7 focuses primarily on —the staff members who accompany the president on Air Force Onethe general atmosphere aboard Air Force Onethe presidential advisers who have traveled on Air Force Onethe kinds of meetings held aboard Air Force One60s7.10.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q5Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?The president’s plane is loaded with state-of-the-art navigation and communications equipment.Technically speaking, Air Force One isn’t the name of a specific airplane.Richard Nixon flew aboard the same plane on his historic visits abroad.Ronald Reagan, though easy to get along with, was also somewhat of a loner.60s7.10.B: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q6Read these sentences from the selection. What idea does the author communicate with these sentences?Air Force One has become a symbol of the U.S. presidency.Many people know that Air Force One is used to transport the president.The exterior design of Air Force One includes several complex features.Parts of Air Force One are modeled after rooms at the White House.60s7.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q7Which of these ideas is reinforced throughout the selection?The president’s duties do not cease when he travels.It takes the president more time to get work done while traveling than at home.The president’s duties have not changed over the years.Presidential advisers have the opportunity to work closely with the president.60s7.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q8The author organizes the selection by —stating historical facts about Air Force One and then discussing how it can serve as a mobile command centercomparing different forms of presidential transportation and then providing reasons why traveling on Air Force One is more convenientexplaining the advanced technology used on Air Force One and then giving examples of how the president uses that technologydescribing how Air Force One is different from a standard plane and then providing information about the plane’s role in history60s7.10.C: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q9In paragraph 3, the author compares Air Force One with a standard Boeing 747 in order to —explain the need for a larger presidential planeemphasize that Air Force One is a unique planedescribe the roles of specialized crew memberslist all the features of Air Force One60s7.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q10Which sentence supports the idea that presidents feel comfortable aboard Air Force One?Presidents have always had to travel, of course.Air Force One has the ability to refuel in flight, so it can fly as long as it needs to.His view is that presidents seem more relaxed and act less formal aboard Air Force One than in the Oval Office.This was perhaps the most famous version of Air Force One, and it carried eight presidents over the years.60s7.10.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q11The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout the play mainly to —help the audience understand the characters’ changing relationshipinform the audience about the progress of the stormhint at how the characters will resolve their conflictgive the characters a topic to discuss while they are waiting60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q12The stage directions and dialogue in paragraph 35 indicate that Erica —realizes she is not being supportive of Reggiethinks Dad will try to call her cell phone againJ decides she should remain inside the cabinknows that Reggie will help her if she asks60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q13What does deviated mean in paragraph 13?ReturnedStrayedOriginatedRecovered60s7.2.B: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q14Erica’s responses in Scene 1 are important because they show —that she feels responsible for taking care of Reggiethat she has a friendly relationship with Reggiehow she handles criticism from othershow she reacts to difficult circumstances60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q15Why does the playwright include the stage directions at the beginning of Scene 1?To foreshadow the characters’ actions later in the playTo provide background information about the relationship between the charactersTo show how the setting has caused a conflict for the charactersTo describe what time of day the characters arrived at the cabin60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
