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Duplicate of STAAR
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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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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
3
When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
look it up in the dictionary
try to sound out the word
Skip it and come back to it later
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What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Expository text
Drama
Grammar
Poetry
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Circle all the figurative language
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Take notes and prove my answers
Sing it out loud
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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
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The poem is symbolic
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During the test, I can...
Remain totally silent
Raise my hand if I have a question
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Stay seated
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can find the answer in only one selection
I don't need to prove my answers
I must prove my answer in both selections
I can use a dictionary
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
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
Read the poem six times
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I can make better scores
I can use my strategies throughout school
Mrs. Thomas will be checking how long I tested
I love to "go the extra mile"
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
Get nervous
Rush and finish before everyone else
Have a great attitude
13
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Do my notes as I read
Pay attention to stage directions
Read it carefully
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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
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
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How can I do my best on the star?
Make sure I am the first one finished
Read the selection twice
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Make sure I have text evidence for every answer.
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In reading a play, I must...
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
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True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
False
True
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Wasting our time
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
