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STAAR Test Strategies
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test.
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Skip breakfast
Stay up late the night before
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Arrive to school late
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
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What is one thing that will NOT be on the STAAR test?
Informational text
Drama
Poetry
Song Lyrics
4
When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
Skip it and come back to it later
look it up in the dictionary
try to sound out the word
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I can justify my answer with strategies.
I love to "go the extra mile"
Using strategies helps with careful reading.
I can make better scores
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Make faces at my neighbor
Sleep
Read a book silently
Doodle
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Wasting our time
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Building our brains so we can be better thinkers
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Sing it out loud
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Circle all the 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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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
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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During the test, I should...
Stay seated
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Remain totally silent
Raise my hand if I have a question
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Rush and finish before everyone else
Get nervous
Do your absolute best
Have a great attitude
13
If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Read the poem six times
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Just give up and skip it
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If I try my hardest on the STAAR, I should...
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
Feel proud of myself and relax
Know that my teachers will be proud of me
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How can I do my best on the star?
Don't read the selection at all
Use my strategies and justify my answers
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Make sure I am the first one finished
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can use a dictionary
I must prove my answer in both selections
I don't need to prove my answers
I can find the answer in only one selection
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In reading a play, I must...
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Read all stage directions
Read the list of characters if given
Visualize what is happening
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
It is symbolic (ex: Katy Perry's Firework)
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Do my notes as I read
Pay attention to stage directions
