
STAAR RLA Grade 4 2023 - Released Test
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Which phrase from paragraph 5 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word precedes?

Which sentence best explains why Sherry is surprised that the science experiment failed?

Why are Josh's actions in paragraph 17 important to the plot of the story?

By the end of the story, Josh and Sherry have gone from feeling —

Why is it important to the plot that Sherry uses hand sanitizer?

In paragraph 18, what is the most likely reason that Sherry shares a quotation with Josh?

Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition best fits the way the word plain is used in paragraph 13?

From what point of view is this story told?

Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition best matches the meaning of medium in paragraph 8 of the article "Pictures of a Disappearing Past"?

The sections in the article "Pictures of a Disappearing Past" are included to -

What is the most likely reason the author includes the anecdote in paragraph 3 of "Pictures of a Disappearing Past"?

What is most likely the poet's purpose for using a descriptive structure in the poem "Out Where the West Begins"?

Read lines 12 and 13 from the poem "Out Where the West Begins."
What is the most likely reason the poet uses this imagery in the poem?

Which message does the poet express in the poem "Out Where the West Begins"?

Which key idea about the people of the West is important to BOTH the article "Pictures of a Disappearing Past" and the poem "Out Where the West Begins"?
How is the poet's point of view about the West in the poem "Out Where the West Begins" DIFFERENT from the author's point of view in the article "Pictures of a Disappearing Past"?
Select TWO correct answers.

Which conclusion about the people of the West is supported by BOTH the article "Pictures of a Disappearing Past" and the poem "Out Where the West Begins"?

What is a synonym of the word provides in paragraph 10?

How is the information in paragraphs 4 and 5 organized?

PART A
What is the central idea of the article?

Part B
Which sentence from the article supports the answer in Part A?

What is the best summary of the section titled "Texas's Special Salamander"?

What is the most likely reason the author uses a simile to compare the aquifer to a honeycomb in paragraph 7?

People rarely see the Austin Blind Salamander, most likely because -

What is the best paraphrase of these sentences?

Kinsley has not used the BEST choice of words in sentence 2. Which phrase should replace a very big in this sentence?
Which sentence should replace sentence 4 to better state the central idea of this paper?
What is the BEST transition to add to the beginning of sentence 12?
Chuck wants to improve the introduction to his story by adding another sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 2-4). Which sentence could BEST be added after sentence 3?
Read the third paragraph (sentences 5-10) again. Which sentence in this paragraph repeats information and should be removed?
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 13?
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 19 to avoid repeating an idea?
What change is needed in sentence 3?

What is the correct way to write sentence 4?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 6?

What change should be made in sentence 4?
What change should be made in sentence 5?
What change should be made in sentence 6?
What change should be made in sentence 7?