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STAAR Strategies May 11th
STAAR Strategies May 11th
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #4thgrade
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Highlight figurative language
Read a stanza and close my eyes to picture what I read.
Make sure I read the poem at least twice
All of the above
2
When should you use the dictionary?
When I come across words in passages that I am unsure of
Words in questions that I am unsure of
Words in answer choices that I am unsure of
All of the above. My dictionary is my partner.
3
When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Circle all the figurative language
Read it more than once and make notes about each stanza.
Read it carefully and answer the questions.
4
During the test, I can...
I can do all of the things listed above!
Make myself comfortable.
Work silently and raise my hand if I have a question.
Stand at my desk when I don't feel like sitting.
5
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Pay attention to how the characters change.
All of these answers are important.
Pay attention to stage directions.
Notice the setting changes between scenes.
6
Which of the following is an idiom?
Terrace takes tricky tests and triumphs!
BOOM!
It was raining cats and dogs.
My pencil bubbled with fury.
7
When do we take the Reading STAAR?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Monday
Thursday
8
If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The Poem is too hard to understand
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The poet is just showing off
9
If I do my best on the test, I should...
Go hang out in the restroom line.
Know Ms. Kibbee, Ms. Lara, and Ms. Pina are proud of me.
Announce to the class, "I am finished!"
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return.
10
When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
look it up in the dictionary
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
Skip it and come back to it later
try to sound out the word
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How can I do my best on the STAAR?
Prove my answers with text evidence or clues.
Make sure I am the first one finished.
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Read the selection twice
12
After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Make faces at my neighbor so they will see that I finished!
Relax and read a book silently.
Draw
Dance
13
After I finishing reading a passage and answering the questions, what should I do?
Raise my hand and go wait in line for the restroom.
Have a conversation with one of my friends.
Reward myself with some of my snack or drink and breathe.
Hurry onto the next passage
14
If the narrator includes the words I, we, our, or my, what point of view is the story?
autobiography
Third person
Second person
Third person
15
True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
False
True
16
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 don't need to prove my answers
I can find the answer in only one selection
I can use a dictionary
17
What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Wear clothes to keep me cool.
Stay up late this weekend.
Eat breakfast
Arrive to school a few minutes early
18
When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Have a great attitude and believe in yourself!
Believe you will earn your best score yet!
Get nervous
Rush and finish before everyone else
19
What STAAR test do we have on Monday?
Math
None
Science
Reading
20
Why do I want to use strategies (highlighting, making notes about paragraphs, dictionary use)?
Using strategies is a blast!
Mrs. Kibbee, Ms. Lara, or Ms. Pina will be hovering over me.
I like to doodle.
They help me do my best and understand the test!
21
In reading a play, I must...
Visualize what is happening
All of the above.
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
22
When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
