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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #6thgrade
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I can make better scores
Mrs. White will be checking how long I tested
I love to "go the extra mile"
I can use my strategies throughout school
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The Poem is too hard to understand
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The poet is just showing off
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Have a great attitude
Rush and finish before everyone else
Get nervous
Do your absolute best
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Circle all the figurative language
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
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In reading a play, I must...
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
look it up in the dictionary
try to sound out the word
Skip it and come back to it later
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
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How can I do my best on the star?
Make sure I am the first one finished
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Take my "jiffy jots" and prove my answers
Read the selection twice
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I must prove my answer in both selections
I can find the answer in only one selection
I can use a dictionary
I don't need to prove my answers
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What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Drama
Grammar
Poetry
Expository text
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
Wasting our time
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
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True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
True
False
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Doodle
Sleep
Make faces at my neighbor
Read a book silently
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If I do my best on the test, I should...
Know that Mrs.White is proud of me
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Feel proud of myself and relax
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully
Pay attention to stage directions
Do my notes as I read
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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During the test, I can...
Raise my hand if I have a question
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Remain totally silent
Stay seated
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Stay up late the night before
Skip breakfast
Arrive to school late
