DescriptionThis is a practice activity for the newly redesigned STAAR test for English II that incorporates new question types.

SelectionsThere are two selections in this activity. They are entitled "The Piano Shop on the Left Bank / Those Old Piano Blues” and are intended for the high school course English II, but can be used with any high school reading level.

GenreThe genre of the selections is Nonfiction (Bio)/Nonfiction (Paired Passages).

Question TypesIt features 19 total questions. There are 12 multiple choice, 2 multiselect, 3 dropdown, and 2 inline (dropdown).