2021 STAAR Grade 6 Reading

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How does paragraph 28 contribute to the development of the plot?

Read this sentence from paragraph 27.

What does the author’s use of personification emphasize?

Because the story is told from the third-person limited point of view, the reader knows —

What does the word futile mean in paragraph 8?

Read this sentence from paragraph 20.

What does the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence suggest?

In what way do Mom’s actions in paragraph 26 affect the plot?

What is the best summary of the story?

Read the dictionary entry for the word bolt.

Which definition best matches the way the word bolts is used in line 15?

What is the underlying cause of Owner and Dog’s disagreement?

How does the playwright indicate that Owner is surprised by Dog’s ability to speak?

Read these sentences from line 4 and line 8.

Which idea in the play does this dialogue help develop?

How does the conversation between Owner and Dog lead to the play’s resolution?

What can the reader conclude about Owner in scene 1?

How does the author organize paragraphs 2 through 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission”?

Based on paragraph 2 of the selection “A Massive Mission,” what is the most likely reason Endeavour flew to different places in California before landing at the Los Angeles International Airport?

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”

Which statement from the selection best supports the idea in this sentence?

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection “A Massive Mission”?

Which sentence from the selection “A Massive Mission” best shows that people were enthusiastic about Endeavour’s journey?

In the selection “DO Look Down!,” the author includes the photographs and their captions most likely to highlight which idea?

Why does the author use questions in paragraph 3 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

The word protrudes has a Latin root, trudere, meaning “to thrust.” What does protrudes mean in paragraph 1 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

What can the reader conclude about the tribal elders based on paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” best explains why the Hualapai wanted to create the Grand Canyon Skywalk?

How is paragraph 3 of the selection “A Massive Mission” similar to paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

How is the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the selection “DO Look Down!” unlike the space shuttle Endeavour in the selection “A Massive Mission”?

What is a difference between the people who organized Endeavour’s move in the selection “A Massive Mission” and the builders of the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the selection “DO Look Down!”?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”

Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” includes a similar idea?

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the entire selection?

The word scribe comes from the Latin word scribere, which means “to write.” What does scribe mean in paragraph 12?

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

Which idea about the ancient Egyptians is supported by information in paragraphs 4 and 14?

In paragraph 1, why does the author call the papyri in the box a “rare treasure”?

How does the organizational pattern of paragraphs 7 through 10 help convey information?

What is the best summary of the selection?

What is the main message of the poem?

What do lines 9 and 10 suggest about Gabby?

At the end of the poem, the description “bringing daydreams in for a landing” most likely refers to —

In lines 24 and 25, the poet uses personification most likely to emphasize that successful people often —

Read lines 17 through 19.

What does the simile in these lines suggest about the teacher?

The teacher “keeps an eye on” Gabby because he —

How does paragraph 28 contribute to the development of the plot?

Read this sentence from paragraph 27.What does the author’s use of personification emphasize?

Because the story is told from the third-person limited point of view, the reader knows —

What does the word futile mean in paragraph 8?

Read this sentence from paragraph 20.What does the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence suggest?

In what way do Mom’s actions in paragraph 26 affect the plot?

What is the best summary of the story?

Read the dictionary entry for the word bolt.Which definition best matches the way the word bolts is used in line 15?

What is the underlying cause of Owner and Dog’s disagreement?

How does the playwright indicate that Owner is surprised by Dog’s ability to speak?

Read these sentences from line 4 and line 8.Which idea in the play does this dialogue help develop?

How does the conversation between Owner and Dog lead to the play’s resolution?

What can the reader conclude about Owner in scene 1?

How does the author organize paragraphs 2 through 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission”?

Based on paragraph 2 of the selection “A Massive Mission,” what is the most likely reason Endeavour flew to different places in California before landing at the Los Angeles International Airport?

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”Which statement from the selection best supports the idea in this sentence?

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection “A Massive Mission”?

Which sentence from the selection “A Massive Mission” best shows that people were enthusiastic about Endeavour’s journey?

In the selection “DO Look Down!,” the author includes the photographs and their captions most likely to highlight which idea?

Why does the author use questions in paragraph 3 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

The word protrudes has a Latin root, trudere, meaning “to thrust.” What does protrudes mean in paragraph 1 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

What can the reader conclude about the tribal elders based on paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” best explains why the Hualapai wanted to create the Grand Canyon Skywalk?

How is paragraph 3 of the selection “A Massive Mission” similar to paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

How is the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the selection “DO Look Down!” unlike the space shuttle Endeavour in the selection “A Massive Mission”?

What is a difference between the people who organized Endeavour’s move in the selection “A Massive Mission” and the builders of the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the selection “DO Look Down!”?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” includes a similar idea?

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the entire selection?

The word scribe comes from the Latin word scribere, which means “to write.” What does scribe mean in paragraph 12?

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

Which idea about the ancient Egyptians is supported by information in paragraphs 4 and 14?

In paragraph 1, why does the author call the papyri in the box a “rare treasure”?

How does the organizational pattern of paragraphs 7 through 10 help convey information?

What is the best summary of the selection?

What is the main message of the poem?

What do lines 9 and 10 suggest about Gabby?

At the end of the poem, the description “bringing daydreams in for a landing” most likely refers to —

In lines 24 and 25, the poet uses personification most likely to emphasize that successful people often —

Read lines 17 through 19.What does the simile in these lines suggest about the teacher?

The teacher “keeps an eye on” Gabby because he —

Read this sentence from paragraph 27.

What does the author’s use of personification emphasize?

Read this sentence from paragraph 20.

What does the author’s use of figurative language in this sentence suggest?

Read the dictionary entry for the word bolt.

Which definition best matches the way the word bolts is used in line 15?

Read these sentences from line 4 and line 8.

Which idea in the play does this dialogue help develop?

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”

Which statement from the selection best supports the idea in this sentence?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission.”

Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” includes a similar idea?

Read lines 17 through 19.

What does the simile in these lines suggest about the teacher?