STAAR Blitz Day 8

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9 questions

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Which highlighted detail from the text is best supported by the graphic? Select your answer in the text.

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explain what plants grow in the rainforest

describe each layer of the rainforest

list the different animals that live in the rainforest

explain what birds live in the rainforest

The understory gets more sunlight than the forest floor.

Snakes live in the canopy layer.

Spiders climb the trees.

Light to the floor is blocked by trees.

The rainforest is actually very dry.

A. It is the lowest layer of the rainforest.

B. Not many animals live in this layer.

C. It gets the least sunlight in the rainforest.

D. It is a shield to the lower layers.

A. They look for sunlight and warmth.

B. They search for food and make a home.

C. They often get stuck in the trees.

D. They move back to the understory layer.

A. Many animals live in this layer because they enjoy the sunlight.

B. Most trees do not grow tall enough to make it to this layer.

C. This is the darkest part of the rainforest because it is blocked by trees.

D. Birds cannot survive in this layer because there is no water.

A. picture the canopy layer.

B. understand the many layers of the rainforest.

C. understand that the canopy layer is at the bottom of the rainforest.

D. picture the umbrellas people use in the rainforest.

Change Its to It’s 

Change always to all ways 

Insert a comma after warm 

Change damp to Damp

A. It has a very bad smell.

B. It’s like a recycling center, where nothing goes to waste.

C. Bugs like to eat this food.

D. Many types of beetles live in the rainforest.

The author wrote this selection most likely to -

explain what plants grow in the rainforest

describe each layer of the rainforest

list the different animals that live in the rainforest

explain what birds live in the rainforest

Which details in the selection are best supported by the graphic below paragraph 3? 

Select TWO correct answers.

The understory gets more sunlight than the forest floor.

Snakes live in the canopy layer.

Spiders climb the trees.

Light to the floor is blocked by trees.

The rainforest is actually very dry.

Which idea is best supported by the details found in the section The Canopy?

A. It is the lowest layer of the rainforest.

B. Not many animals live in this layer.

C. It gets the least sunlight in the rainforest.

D. It is a shield to the lower layers.

Based on the information in the selection, what happens when the birds make it to the top of the emergent layer?

A. They look for sunlight and warmth.

B. They search for food and make a home.

C. They often get stuck in the trees.

D. They move back to the understory layer.

Based on the information in the section The Emergent Layer, what can the reader infer?

A. Many animals live in this layer because they enjoy the sunlight.

B. Most trees do not grow tall enough to make it to this layer.

C. This is the darkest part of the rainforest because it is blocked by trees.

D. Birds cannot survive in this layer because there is no water.

Read the sentence from paragraph 4. 

The author most likely uses this sentence to help the reader -

A. picture the canopy layer.

B. understand the many layers of the rainforest.

C. understand that the canopy layer is at the bottom of the rainforest.

D. picture the umbrellas people use in the rainforest.

What change should be made in sentence 1?

Change Its to It’s 

Change always to all ways 

Insert a comma after warm 

Change damp to Damp

The author would like to add a concluding sentence. Which sentence should be added after sentence 3?

A. It has a very bad smell.

B. It’s like a recycling center, where nothing goes to waste.

C. Bugs like to eat this food.

D. Many types of beetles live in the rainforest.