STAAR test taking strategies

Question 1

If you've maybe found the right answer you should check the other answer choices just in case

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In which test can you raise your hand and ask your teacher to read a word/short phrase to you?

Accepted Answer

math

Question 3

For a nonfiction selection what do you write while you are reading?

Accepted Answer

boxes & bullets, main idea

Question 4

Am I ready for these tests?

Accepted Answer

I'm gonna rock it!, I'm so ready!, STAAR has nothing on me, bring it on!

Question 5

For every reading question you must do everything EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

just circle an answer and move on

Question 6

The morning of the tests you should

Accepted Answer

eat a well balanced breakfast

Question 7

If I solve a problem and don't get an answer choice I will

Accepted Answer

try to solve it a different way

Question 8

When it says SELECTION it means

Accepted Answer

the entire passage

Question 9

If I need something during the test I should

Accepted Answer

raise my hand and wait patiently

Question 10

Can you talk during the STAAR test?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 11

How many times should you solve a problem with a griddable answer?

Accepted Answer

2 (or more)

Question 12

What does the W in WKNS stand for?

Accepted Answer

What is it asking

Question 13

To figure out a vocabulary word question you can

Accepted Answer

use a dictionary, substitute the answer choices in for the unfamiliar word

Question 14

When you see a problem that has fractional pieces what should you do first?

Accepted Answer

label the fractions

Question 15

How many times will I double check that my answers and answer document match

Accepted Answer

2

Question 16

Am I going to use all of my strategies and try my best?

Accepted Answer

absolutely, yes, no question about it, DUH

Question 17

After each reading passage and questions what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Take a break (water, RR, walk around)

Question 18

What does the K in WKNS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Key words

Question 19

What does the S stand for in WKNS?

Accepted Answer

steps and solve

Question 20

How long do you have to finish your tests?

Accepted Answer

4 hours

Question 21

When it says SECTION it means

Accepted Answer

part of the passage

Question 22

What is my teacher going to sound like?

Accepted Answer

a robot

Question 23

For a fiction selection what do you write while reading?

Accepted Answer

mini summaries

Question 24

The night before your tests you should

Accepted Answer

get a good nights sleep

Question 25

What does the N in WKNS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Number of operations

Question 26

If you're stuck on an unfamiliar word (in reading) what can you ask for?

Accepted Answer

a dictionary

STAAR test taking strategies

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STAAR test taking strategies

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