Which question should you ask when choosing a summary on STAAR?

Is it in order?, Does it make sense?

An example of an opinion is:

"Scottish terrier puppies are the cutest."

What question do you ask to identify the main idea?

What is the author's point about the topic?

An example of a commonplace assertion is:

"One bad apple can ruin the bunch."

An example of a fact is:

"Mrs. Akers was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma."

What question do you ask to identify the TOPIC?

What is this passage mostly about?

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Grade 7 STAAR Reading Practice 2

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1
What acronym should you use to answer QUESTIONS on the READING STAAR test?
RULES
TRUST
TATS
CUPS
2
What is an inference?
A commonplace assertion
An educated guess
A generalization
A prediction
3
What does the "U" in TRUST stand for?
Use your ow words
Usage
Undermine the text
Underline
4
Which question should you ask when choosing a summary on STAAR?
Is it shorter than the text?
Is it in order?
Does it make sense?
Is it in different words?
5
An example of an opinion is:
"Scottish terrier puppies are the cutest."
"Kevin Durant plays for the OKC Thunder."
"Mrs. Akers' teaches English."
"Marsh's mascot is the Matador."
6
What is NOT a graphical element of a poem?
diction
word position
line length
punctuation
7
Which is NOT an example of author's purpose?
Persuade
Express
Inform
Entertain
8
What question do you ask to identify the main idea?
What is the author's point about the topic?
What is this passage mostly about?
What lesson can be learned from the text?
What is the author's point of view?
9
An example of a commonplace assertion is:
"Mrs. Akers was alive in the 80's."
"Adopted dogs are the best dogs."
"One bad apple can ruin the bunch."
"The OKC Thunder is the best team in the NBA."
10
What is NOT a part of a good summary?
Including main ideas only
Shorter than the text
Using your own words
Rearrange similar text
11
An example of a fact is:
"Kevin Durant is the greatest NBA player of this decade."
"Dallas is the cleanest city in Texas."
"Dogs make the best pets."
"Mrs. Akers was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma."
12
Which is NOT an example of a rhetorical fallacy?
Exaggeration
Ad hominem
Categorical Claim
Synthesis
13
What question do you ask to identify the TOPIC?
What is this passage mostly about?
What is the lesson that can be learned?
What is the authors point of view?
What is the author's point?

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