STAAR Grade 7: Reading

Question 1

What is the main purpose of a thesis statement in an essay?

Accepted Answer

To state the main argument or central idea

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To provide background information

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To summarize the conclusion

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To list supporting evidence

Question 2

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Alliteration

Question 3

What does the word 'meticulous' most likely mean in the sentence: 'She was meticulous about her science lab notes, never missing a single detail'?

Accepted Answer

Very careful and precise

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Careless

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Extremely fast

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Bored

Question 4

Which text structure is used when an author explains why something happened and what resulted from it?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

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Compare and contrast

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Problem and solution

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Chronological order

Question 5

In a persuasive text, what is the author's primary purpose?

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To convince readers to agree with a viewpoint

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To entertain readers with a story

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To inform readers of facts

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To describe a scene in detail

Question 6

What is the difference between a first-person and third-person narrator?

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First-person uses 'I/we'; third-person uses 'he/she/they'

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First-person uses 'he/she'; third-person uses 'I/we'

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First-person is always nonfiction; third-person is fiction

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First-person narrators are unreliable; third-person always are