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3rd Grade Reading STAAR

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PoetryTerms

InferringDrawing

ConclusionsContext

CluesMain Idea

When a poem has rhythm…

A.Two or more lines end with the same sound.

B.It has a pattern of beats.

C.It is a lyrical poem.

B

Kate used to live in Texas.I’d like to shoot her to the moon,Or into another galaxy,Whenever she says the word Texas.

You can conclude that the author…

A.Feels annoyed with Kate.

B.Feels like visiting Texas.

C.Feels happy to meet a new

student.

A

Then she just floated away,Like a ship at sea.

This is an example of….

A. A metaphor

B. A simile

C. Rhyming

B

To me she is:a light in the darknessthe twinkle of a starsoft as a cottonballa true friend

This is an example of….

A. A metaphor

B. A simile

C. Rhyming

A

C

Amber ran out the front door, grabbing some toast on her way out. She’d barely been able to wash her face and comb her hair. As she ran toward the street corner, she glanced at her watch. When she looked up, no one was standing on the corner where they usually were every morning.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

A.Amber can’t find her car.

B.Amber is early for her bus.

C.Amber missed her bus.

C

Hank makes sure he’s at all of the important events in his community. He carries notebooks and pens everywhere he goes, in case something exciting happens. Through the years, Hank has learned lots of different strategies for interviewing people. He wants to make sure the information he writes up at the end of the day is correct.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

A.Hank is a teacher

B.Hank is a newspaper reporter.

C.Hank is a police officer.

B

Every day, Natalie eats many fruits and vegetables. She makes sure to drink lots of water, especially on days when she goes jogging. Natalie also works out at the gym, because she’s training for the city marathon. She has to cut back on fats and sugar in her diet, and she is making an effort to eat foods high in protein.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

A.Natalie tries to keep herself healthy.

B.Natalie loves to eat.

C.Natalie is good at sports.

A

Jack dropped his book when he heard a loud crash in the backyard. He sat up in bed and felt the hair stand up on the back of his neck. He quickly jumped out of bed. As he approached the back door, he could feel his knees shaking. When he finally peeked out the back window, he breathed a sigh of relief.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

A.Jack was fast asleep when he heard the noise.

B.Jack found an intruder in the backyard.

C.Jack saw that there was nothing to be afraid of in the backyard.

C

Before the Industrial Revolution, most cloth was made by hand in people’s homes. They used spinning wheels and weaving looms to make their own clothes. This took a lot of hard work! But during the Industrial Revolution, machines were built that made great quantities of good cloth very quickly. Machines were built to make other products as well.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:A.People liked machine-made clothes better than handmade clothes.

B.Making cloth became easier after the Industrial Revolution.

C.Making cloth became more difficult after the Industrial Revolution.

B

You love listening to the crashing waves each night when you drift off to sleep because it is such a rhythmic, comforting sound. The waves do more than make a lovely noise, however. They also bring tasty treats to the shore for many hungry, eager land creatures.

It is likely that:

A.Waves stop during the day.

B.Waves carry animals in them.

C.Waves never change.

B

Joints are places in your skeleton where your bones come together. A joint has many tendons and ligaments. These are special materials that allow you to bend and stretch your body. Your elbow and shoulders are joints and so are your ankles.

It is likely that:

A.Your stomach is a joint.

B.Your knees are joints.

C.Your nose is a joint.

B

You wake up in the middle of the night feeling incredibly awful. Your stomach hurts, and you are positive you are going to be sick sometime soon. You ingested a new kind of berry earlier that day, and you know you won’t ever try it again.

It is likely that:

A.You obviously have a terrible chest cold.

B.You just had a terrible nightmare.

C.The berry you ate was mildly

poisonous.

C

To ensure that your food lasts the entire day, you divide it into four equal portions. This guarantees that you will have enough for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. After lunch, you usually have eaten half of your food.

It is likely that:

A.You usually have your snack in the evening.B.You usually have your snack before breakfast.

C.You usually do not eat your snack.

A

In many different regions of the earth, there are a wide variety of enormous mountain ranges. There are multiple mountain ranges under the surface of the ocean also. Over time, the summits of some of these mountains emerge from the water.

It is likely that:

A.These mountaintops become islands.

B.These mountaintops are home to many fish.

C.These mountaintops will sink.

A

C

C

B

B

C

Animals help people in many different ways. Horses use their strength to pull plows and carts, while strong elephants carry people and heavy packs. Dogs are also helpful, because they can be trained to help police officers and people who are visually impaired. Animals also provide us with things we need such as wool, eggs, milk, meat, and much more.

The main idea of this paragraph is:

A.Animals help people in many different ways.

B.Dogs are very easily trained.

C.Most animals are used to carry heavy items.

A

Yesterday, a huge tornado blew through three small towns in Oklahoma. Even though the tornado wasn’t very big, it caused a lot of damage. Six homes were destroyed, and the roof was blown off a local shopping mall. Many trees were also uprooted and power lines fell down. It’s amazing that nobody was seriously hurt.

The main idea of this paragraph is:

A.The roof was blown off a local shopping mall.

B.Nobody was seriously hurt in the tornado.

C.A tornado caused a lot of destruction in Oklahoma.

C

When Josie’s family went to the zoo last summer, she spent most of the day in the snake house. She saw some of the most dangerous snakes in the world! Josie saw a sand viper and boa constrictor from Africa, a beaked sea snake from South Asia, a coral snake from North America and a death adder from New Guinea. She also saw a rare, fierce snake from Australia. It has the most toxic venom of any snake in the world.

The main idea of this paragraph is:

A.Josie saw many dangerous snakes in the snake house.

B.Josie’s family went to the zoo last summer.C.The fierce snake has the most toxic venom of all snakes.

A

All clouds are made as a result of water vapor rising from rivers, oceans, and lakes. Although all clouds are formed in the same way, scientists have classified and named them according to their appearance. For example, stratus clouds look like long, flat sheets in the sky, and cirrus clouds appear curly and wispy. Another type of cloud is the cumulous cloud, which looks like a mass of puffy, white cotton balls.

The main idea of this paragraph is:

A.All clouds are made from rising water vapor.

B.Clouds have different names depending on their shape.

C.Scientists have discovered many different types of clouds.

B