STAAR Blitz 4 Exit Ticket

White Wing: A folktale from India

1 Once a hunter set a snare to trap birds. He spread the

net over a tree and sprinkled grain beneath it on the

ground.

2 A flock of doves flying over saw the grain. They

swooped down from the sky, only to become tangled in

the hunter’s snare. They flapped and pecked but were

caught.

3 Their leader was a large dove named White Wing. “This

net is too heavy for any of us to lift on our own,” he

said. “But if we work as friends, we can lift it together.”

4 On White Wing’s signal, the doves flapped and rose into

the air as one, flying away from both tree and hunter.

They settled down near a friendly rat that gnawed

through the net. As friends, the doves again flew free.

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How is White Wing from “White Wing” SIMILAR to the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

A. Both White Wing and the farmer become caught in a trap.

B. Both White Wing and the farmer ask a cow to help them.

C. Both White Wing and the farmer get help from a cat.

D. Both White Wing and the farmer face a task that is too hard to do alone.

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What is a DIFFERENCE between White Wing and the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

A. White Wing thinks everyone can help, while the farmer does not think everyone can help.

B. White Wing does not think the rat can help, while the farmer thinks the mouse can help.

C. White Wing asks others for help, while the farmer does not ask for help.

D. White Wing is not the leader of the group, while the farmer is the leader of the group.

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Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” BEST supports the answer in Part A?

A. He pulled, but the stubborn turnip would not budge. (paragraph 3)

B. The farmer called to his wife. (paragraph 4)

C. The four of them pulled and yanked and tugged and heaved until they collapsed.(paragraph 6)

D. “What can a tiny mouse do?” said the farmer. (paragraph 8)

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Which sentence best describes a SIMILARITY between the texts “White Wing” and “The Giant
Turnip”?

A. Both texts include a hunter setting a trap.

B. Both texts include a group working together to complete a hard task.

C. Both texts include a character who the others think is too small to help.

D. Both texts include a group that gets stuck in a trap.

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This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What does the farmer learn from his experience?

A. Working together is better than working alone.

B. Doing things by yourself is the only way to be successful.

C. Farming is a hard job and isn’t worth the effort.

D. Turnips are not meant to be pulled out of the ground.

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Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” supports the answer in Part A?
Select ONE

Once a farmer planted a patch of turnips.

But one turnip—the last turnip in the last row— had grown so big, it was bigger than big. It

The farmer grabbed hold of the turnip. He pulled, but the stubborn turnip would not budge.

The five of them pulled and yanked and tugged and wrenched and—Pop!

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Which word is a synonym for the word tumbled in paragraph 11?

A. stood

B. fell

C. grew

D. broke

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With which statement about the mouse would the author most likely agree?

A. The mouse wants to be helpful.

B. The mouse wants the turnip for himself.

C. The mouse doesn’t believe they will get the turnip out.

D. The mouse is not helpful.

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Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.
(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home.
(2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.
Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

The farmer picked himself up, grabedd the turnip, and dragged it home.

The farmer picked himself up, graabed the turnip, and dragged it home.

The farmer picked himself up, grabbed the turnip, and dragged it home.

The farmer picked himself up, grabt the turnip, and dragged it home. grabt

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This paragraph needs a closing sentence.
Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 12 to help close the story?

A. Then, the farmer’s wife went to bed.

B. Good things come from working together.

C. The mouse did not want to eat the soup.

D. The farmer would not share.

STAAR Blitz 4 Exit Ticket

How is White Wing from “White Wing” SIMILAR to the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part AWhat is a DIFFERENCE between White Wing and the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

Part BWhich detail from “The Giant Turnip” BEST supports the answer in Part A?

Which sentence best describes a SIMILARITY between the texts “White Wing” and “The GiantTurnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer Part B.Part AWhat does the farmer learn from his experience?

Part BWhich detail from “The Giant Turnip” supports the answer in Part A?Select ONE

Which word is a synonym for the word tumbled in paragraph 11?

With which statement about the mouse would the author most likely agree?

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home. (2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

This paragraph needs a closing sentence.Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 12 to help close the story?

How is White Wing from “White Wing” SIMILAR to the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part AWhat is a DIFFERENCE between White Wing and the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

Part BWhich detail from “The Giant Turnip” BEST supports the answer in Part A?

Which sentence best describes a SIMILARITY between the texts “White Wing” and “The GiantTurnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer Part B.Part AWhat does the farmer learn from his experience?

Part BWhich detail from “The Giant Turnip” supports the answer in Part A?Select ONE

Which word is a synonym for the word tumbled in paragraph 11?

With which statement about the mouse would the author most likely agree?

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home. (2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

This paragraph needs a closing sentence.Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 12 to help close the story?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What is a DIFFERENCE between White Wing and the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” BEST supports the answer in Part A?

Which sentence best describes a SIMILARITY between the texts “White Wing” and “The Giant
Turnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What does the farmer learn from his experience?

Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” supports the answer in Part A?
Select ONE

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.
(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home.
(2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.
Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

This paragraph needs a closing sentence.
Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 12 to help close the story?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What is a DIFFERENCE between White Wing and the farmer from “The Giant Turnip”?

Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” BEST supports the answer in Part A?

Which sentence best describes a SIMILARITY between the texts “White Wing” and “The Giant
Turnip”?

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
What does the farmer learn from his experience?

Part B
Which detail from “The Giant Turnip” supports the answer in Part A?
Select ONE

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.
(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home.
(2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.
Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

This paragraph needs a closing sentence.
Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 12 to help close the story?