STAAR Practice Test (Grade 3: Reading) 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?
- To retell the most important parts in a short way (Correct answer)
- To read it twice
- To copy every word
- To draw a picture
Correct answer: To retell the most important parts in a short way
Summarizing means retelling the main points briefly.
Question 2: If you don't know a word, what is one good way to figure out its meaning?
- Skip the whole page
- Use the words around it for clues (Correct answer)
- Close the book
- Guess the title
Correct answer: Use the words around it for clues
Context clues are the nearby words that help explain an unknown word.
Question 3: What is an 'effect' in a passage?
- The reason something happens
- The result of something that happened (Correct answer)
- The setting
- The main character
Correct answer: The result of something that happened
An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.
Question 4: Which of these is a compound word?
- Running
- Sunshine (Correct answer)
- Quickly
- Happy
Correct answer: Sunshine
Sunshine is made of two words, 'sun' and 'shine.'
Question 5: What does the word 'narrator' mean?
- The person who tells the story (Correct answer)
- The cover of the book
- A type of animal
- The last page
Correct answer: The person who tells the story
The narrator is the voice that tells the story.
Question 6: In the sentence 'The rain poured, so we stayed inside,' what is the effect?
- The rain poured
- We stayed inside (Correct answer)
- It was sunny
- We went outside
Correct answer: We stayed inside
Staying inside is the result of the rain pouring.
Question 7: Why do readers ask questions while they read?
- To slow down the page
- To help them understand and stay focused (Correct answer)
- To change the ending
- To count the words
Correct answer: To help them understand and stay focused
Asking questions helps readers understand and pay attention to a text.
STAAR Practice Test (Grade 3: Reading) 5
What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?