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The Red River (STAAR 21)

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6 questions

Instructions

Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.

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4.3.B

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4.10.D

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How do you think the kids in the poem feel about the river? Use RACE stategies to answer.

Read this dictionary entry. scale \'skāl\ noun 

Which definition most closely fits the way the word scale is used in line 20?

A Definition 1 

B Definition 2 

C Definition 3 

D Definition 4

Based on details in the poem, which statement best describes how the speaker most likely feels about Max? 

A She wishes he would listen to her. 

B She is jealous of him. 

C She admires him. 

D  She wants to protect him.

What is the most likely reason the poet includes the seasons in the poem? A

A To explain the safest time of year to travel by boat on the river 

B To suggest when the speaker likes to fish in the river 

C To identify the best time of year to make friends at the river 

D To highlight when the speaker observes changes in the river

In line 2, “like a fat brown thread” suggests that the river — 

A is full of many kinds of fish 

B makes a wide path through the land 

C is filled with branches

D becomes darker over time

Read lines 13 and 14 from the poem
What do these lines suggest about the speaker’s experience at the river? 

A The river creates problems that the speaker wants to avoid. 

B The river gives the speaker a chance to travel to new places. 

C The river provides a way for the speaker to be creative. 

D The river can be a confusing place for the speaker.