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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 STAAR test do we have on Tuesday 4/21/2015?
None
Science
Reading
Math
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Circle all the figurative language
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How can I do my best on the star?
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Make sure I am the first one finished
Read the selection twice
Take my "jiffy jots" and prove my answers
4
When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Give up
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
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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 can find the answer in only one selection
I don't need to prove my answers
I can use a dictionary
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In reading a play, I must...
Read all stage directions
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Read a book silently
Make faces at my neighbor
Doodle
Sleep
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When do we take the Reading STAAR?
Wednesday 4/22/2015
Tuesday 4/21/2015
Monday 4/20/2015
Thursday 4/23/2015
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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
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Pay attention to stage directions
Read it carefully
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Do my notes as I read
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If I do my best on the test, I should...
Feel proud of myself and relax
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
Know that Mrs.Duggan is proud of me
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I can use my strategies throughout school
I love to "go the extra mile"
Mr. Garza will be checking how long I tested
I can make better scores
13
If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
14
During the test, I can...
Stay seated
Remain totally silent
Raise my hand if I have a question
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Have a great attitude
Get nervous
Rush and finish before everyone else
Do your absolute best
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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....
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Wasting our time
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
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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
Skip it and come back to it later
try to sound out the word
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Stay up late the night before
Arrive to school late
Skip breakfast
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
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What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Poetry
Drama
Expository text
Grammar
