STAAR Practice Test (Grade 3: Reading) 2

Question 1

What is the main purpose of a story's title?

Accepted Answer

To give a clue about what the story is about

Answer

To tell you who wrote it

Answer

To list the characters

Answer

To show the page number

Question 2

In a fiction story, what is a 'character'?

Accepted Answer

A person or animal in the story

Answer

The place where the story happens

Answer

The lesson of the story

Answer

The order of events

Question 3

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

Answer

Sad

Answer

Tired

Answer

Angry

Question 4

What does the setting of a story tell you?

Accepted Answer

Where and when the story takes place

Answer

Who the author is

Answer

How many pages there are

Answer

The title of the book

Question 5

If a passage says 'The dog wagged its tail and barked happily,' how does the dog feel?

Accepted Answer

Excited and happy

Answer

Scared

Answer

Sleepy

Answer

Hungry

Question 6

What is a 'fact' in a passage?

Accepted Answer

Something that can be proven true

Answer

Something someone believes

Answer

A made-up story

Answer

A guess about the future

Question 7

Why do authors use headings in informational texts?

Accepted Answer

To help readers find information by topic

Answer

To make the page colorful

Answer

To hide the answers

Answer

To count the words