These rigorous, higher-level thinking questions are made in STAAR format, have multiple choice answers, and address these skills:

 

SET 1:
•Author’s purpose
•Character roles, functions, relationships, & conflicts
•Context clues
•Describing the phenomena explained in origin myths from various cultures
•Determining meaning of English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots & affixes
•Drawing conclusions
•Explaining different forms of third-person points-of-view in stories
•Genres – drama, informational, myth, poetry, procedural, realistic fiction
•Making inferences using textual evidence
•Rising action, foreshadowing
•Sensory details, imagery, figurative language
•Sound effects – onomatopoeias
•Story elements (character, plot, point-of-view, problem, solution, theme/lesson/moral)
•Structure & elements of poetry
•Summarize & paraphrase texts
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words

 

Standards Covered:

TEKS: 5 Fig. 19A, 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2E, 5.3 Fig. 19D, 5.3B, 5.4 Fig. 19D, 5.4 Fig. 19E, 5.4A, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.6C, 5.8A

CCSS: RF.5.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.8, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.7 Set 2:

SET 2:
• Analyzing, making inferences & drawing conclusions about theme & genre
•Author’s purpose
•Determining meaning of English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots & affixes
•Drawing conclusions
•Evaluating the impact of sensory details, imagery, & figurative language in literary text
•Explaining the effect of a historical event or movement on the theme of a work of literature
•Explaining different forms of third-person points-of-view in stories
•Genres - advertisements, biography, drama, expository, fiction, informational, letters, literary nonfiction, narrative, newspapers, poetry, realistic fiction
•Identifying the point of view of media presentations
•Identifying & explaining meaning of common idioms, adages, & other sayings
•Identifying the literary language and devices used in biographies & autobiographies
•Synthesizing & making logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
•Understanding, making inferences & drawing conclusions about structure & elements of drama
•Understanding, making inferences & drawing conclusions about varied structural patterns & features of literary nonfiction
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words

 

Standards Covered:

TEKS: 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2D, 5.2E, 5.3 Fig. 19D, 5.3C, 5.5 Fig. 19D, 5.5 Fig. 19E, 5.7 Fig. 19D, 5.7 Fig. 19E, 5.7A, 5.8A, 5.10A, 5.11E, 5.14C

CCSS: RF.5.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.7, RI.5.8, RI.5.9, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4

SET 3:
•Analyzing how the organizational pattern of a text influences the relationships among ideas
•Author’s purpose
•Determining the facts in text & verifying them through established methods
•Determining meaning of English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots & affixes
•Drawing conclusions about expository text
•Identifying & explaining meaning of common idioms, adages, & other sayings
•Identifying the point-of-view of media presentations
•Interpreting details from procedural text
•Interpreting factual or quantitative information presented in maps, charts, illustrations, graphs, timelines, tables, & diagrams
•Making inferences about expository text
•Producing analogies with known antonyms & synonyms
•Summarizing & paraphrasing texts
•Summarizing the main ideas & supporting details in a text
•Synthesizing & making logical connections between ideas within a text & across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
•Using multiple text features & graphics to gain an overview of text & to locate information
•Using sensory images to monitor & adjust comprehension

 

Standards Covered:

TEKS: 5 Fig. 19A, 5 Fig. 19B, 5 Fig. 19C, 5 Fig. 19D, 5 Fig. 19E, 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2D, 5.2E, 5.10 Fig. 19D, 5.10A, 5.11 Fig. 19D, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.11C, 5.11D, 5.11E, 5.13A, 5.13B, 5.14 Fig. 19D, 5.14C

CCSS: RI.4.4, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.7, RI.5.8, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.7

SET 4:
•Analyzing how the organizational pattern of a text influences the relationships among ideas
•Describing incidents that advance the story; foreshadowing
•Determining meaning of English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots & affixes
•Drawing conclusions and evaluating author’s purpose
•Evaluating the impact of sensory details, imagery, and figurative language in text
•Explaining different forms of third-person points of view
•Explaining the roles & functions of characters, including relationships & conflicts
•Identifying & explaining meaning of common idioms, adages, & other sayings
•Identifying the author’s viewpoint or position
Identifying the literary language and devices used in biographies & autobiographies
•Interpreting factual or quantitative information presented in maps, charts, illustrations, graphs, timelines, tables, & diagrams
•Making inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
•Producing analogies with known antonyms & synonyms
•Recognizing exaggerated, contradictory, or misleading statements in text
•Summarizing the main ideas & supporting details in a text
•Synthesizing & making logical connections between ideas within a text & across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
•Using multiple text features & graphics to gain an overview of text & to locate information

 

Standards Covered:

TEKS: 5 Fig. 19D, 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2D, 5.2E, 5.3 Fig. 19D, 5.4 Fig. 19D, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.6C, 5.7A, 5.8A, 5.10A, 5.11A, 5.11C, 5.11D, 5.11E, 5.12A, 5.12B, 5.13B, 5.14 Fig. 19D

CCSS: RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.8, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.6

SET 5:
These rigorous, higher-level thinking questions are made in STAAR format, have multiple choice answers, and address these skills:
•Analyzing how the organizational pattern of a text influences the relationships among ideas
•Describing incidents that advance the story; foreshadowing
•Determining and verifying facts in text
•Determining meaning of English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots & affixes
•Drawing conclusions
•Establishing and evaluating author’s purpose
•Evaluating the impact of sensory details, imagery, and figurative language in text
•Explaining the roles & functions of characters, including relationships & conflicts
•Identifying & explaining meaning of common idioms, adages, & other sayings
•Identifying the author’s viewpoint or position
•Identifying the literary language and devices used in biographies & autobiographies
•Identifying the point of view of media presentations
•Making inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
•Producing analogies with known antonyms & synonyms
•Summarizing the main ideas & supporting details in a text
•Synthesizing & making logical connections between ideas within a text & across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
•Using multiple text features & graphics to gain an overview of text & to locate information

 

Standards Covered:

TEKS: 5 Fig. 19A, 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2D, 5.2E, 5.6 Fig. 19D, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.7A, 5.8A, 5.10A, 5.11 Fig. 19D, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.11C, 5.11D, 5.11E, 5.12A, 5.14 Fig. 19D, 5.14C

CCSS: RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.8, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.6, RL.5.7

SET 6:
•Analyzing how the organizational pattern of a text influences the relationships among ideas
•Describing incidents that advance the story; foreshadowing
•Drawing conclusions
•Evaluating the impact of sensory details, imagery, and figurative language in text
•Explaining the roles & functions of characters, including relationships & conflicts
•Identifying the author’s viewpoint or position
•Identifying the literary language and devices used in biographies & autobiographies
•Making inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
•Recognizing exaggerated, contradictory, or misleading statements in text
•Summarizing & paraphrasing texts
•Summarizing the main ideas & supporting details in a text
•Synthesizing & making logical connections between ideas within a text & across two or three texts representing similar or different genres
•Using a dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
•Using context to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
•Using multiple text features & graphics to gain an overview of text & to locate information

 

Standards Covered:
TEKS: 5.2B, 5.2E, 5.3 Fig. 19D, 5.4 Fig. 19D, 5.6 Fig. 19D, 5.6 Fig. 19E, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.7 Fig. 19D, 5.7A, 5.8A, 5.10A, 5.11 Fig. 19D, 5.11A, 5.11C, 5.11D, 5.11E, 5.12 Fig. 19D, 5.12A, 5.12B, 5.14 Fig. 19D
CCSS: RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.8, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.6, RL.5.7

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