STAAR Reading Grade 7 2017 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1What is the narrator’s primary motivation for continuing to visit Jim?He wants Jim to ask him to help with the experiments.He thinks spending time with Jim will make him smarter.He enjoys watching Jim manage several tasks at once.He likes witnessing the moments when Jim is surprised.60s7.6.B: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q2Why is Jim’s demonstration with the jawbreaker important to the plot?It allows the narrator to experience a moment of understanding.It encourages the narrator to develop his own scientific theory about protons.It gives the narrator an opportunity to help Jim with one of his projects.It shows the narrator that many scientific concepts are not complicated.60s7.6.B: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q3Read the dictionary entry below. Which definition most closely matches the way the word digest is used in paragraph 28?Definition 4Definition 3Definition 1Definition 260s7.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q4Read this sentence from paragraph 4. The sensory language in this sentence highlights the narrator’s —optimismconfusiondiscomfortexcitement60s7.8: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q5What does the simile in paragraph 3 suggest about Jim?He is interested in both science and sports.He usually makes up experiments as they occur to him.He wishes he knew someone who shared his passion.He approaches his work with intense focus.60s7.8: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q6The setting is important to the plot because it is where the narrator —works with Jim to solve problemscan study with minimal interruptionshas interesting discussions with Jimrealizes he is good at scientific investigation60s7.6.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Fiction
- Q7Which of these is an important idea expressed in the excerpt?People must start working toward their goals at a young age to achieve their dreams.Some people influence the lives of others by introducing them to new ideas.True understanding can take place only through quiet reflection.Honesty and openness allow deep friendships to develop.60s7.3.A: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Theme and Genre
- Q8Read the information about the origin of the word replenish. This information helps the reader understand that replenished in paragraph 2 means —built up againcorrectly usedhighly valuedproperly managed60s7.2.A: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q9The main reason for building the vault in an isolated, underground location was to —decrease the amount of power necessary to keep the seeds at a cold temperatureminimize the number of people that would be necessary to monitor the vaultprevent outside events from damaging the contents of the vaultensure that it would be difficult for people to retrieve seeds they put in the vault60s7.10.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q10Read these sentences from the selection. The comparison in Fowler’s statement helps the reader understand that —seed varieties are lost slowly, but the loss accumulates over timemany seed varieties have been lost as a result of natural disastersscientists think seed varieties could be saved through improved agricultural practicesfew people realize the consequences of losing seed varieties60s7.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q11Based on the selection, the reader can conclude that the seed vault —stores rare seeds more securely than common seedsprovides a unique and vital resourceis maintained by several different countriescan be toured by visitors at any time60s7.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q12Read the dictionary entry below. Which definition best fits how critical is used in paragraph 1?Definition 4Definition 3Definition 1Definition 260s7.2.E: Reading - Vocabulary Development
- Q13Paragraph 4 is mostly about —the diversity of the contents stored in the Svalbard Seed Vaultwhy Norway decided to sponsor the construction of the Svalbard Seed Vaulthow countries decide which seeds to send to the Svalbard Seed Vaultthe process for shipping new seeds to the Svalbard Seed Vault60s7.10.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q14The problem–solution organization of paragraph 2 helps the author emphasize the —severity of the decrease in seed varietiesreasons some seeds disappear more quickly than othersbest way to prepare for a natural disasterdifficulties other seed vaults have encountered in the past60s7.10.C: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q15What is the best summary of the selection?The Svalbard Seed Vault is considered the greatest store of crop diversity to date. Efforts to build the seed vault began when scientists noticed that crop variety had decreased significantly in recent years. The vault contains many rare and ancient seeds.The Svalbard Seed Vault is located in an isolated region of Norway. The vault was created to protect varieties of seeds from being lost and to preserve them for later use. Many rare seeds have already been sent to the vault and have contributed to the effort to maintain biodiversity.On the fourth anniversary of the Svalbard Seed Vault, rare seeds from North America and ancient grains were added to the vault. The vault contains many seeds with special genetic traits that may be useful in the future. Visitors are often awed by the biodiversity secured in the seed vault.The seeds in the Svalbard Seed Vault are stored in rows of sealed boxes in a highly secure vault. The vault is made of steel, located inside a mountain, and requires the use of many codes to enter. The cold environment preserves the seeds even if power to the facility is lost.60s7.10.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
