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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #5th
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
2
True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
True
False
3
Character Roles
comedian
friendly
antagonist
Pain in the butt
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Skip it and come back to it later
look it up in the dictionary
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
try to sound out the word
5
What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
role
conflict
inference
foreshadow
6
What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
All of these
Stay up late the night before
Arrive to school late
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Give up
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Take a small five minute "mental" break
8
The setting includes all of the following except
time
place
mood
climate
9
When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Believe in yourself
All of these
Have a great attitude
Do your absolute best
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can use a dictionary
I can find the answer in only one selection
I must prove my answer in both selections
I don't need to prove my answers
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Author's prespective
1st or 3rd person
viewpoint
none of these
seeing where the story takes place
12
Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
actions
nouns
adverbs
traits
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*What do the lessons in __ and __ have in common?
text features
main idea
theme
symbol
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Use all the poetic devices I can use to help me answer.
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Sing it out loud
Circle all the figurative language
15
What can the reader conclude about Ary from what is written in the story-ques type
character analysis
foreshadowing
context clue
inferencing
16
When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
Wasting our time
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
17
What is phenomena?
a conflict
Something ordinary
an unusual occurence
magic
18
What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to entertain
to understand history
to explain about Gods & Godesses
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
19
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
all of these
Read it carefully and take notes
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Pay attention to stage directions
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
two things are being compared
The poet is just showing off
The Poem is too hard to understand
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
21
My position---
sitting down
none
For, against or neutral
upright
22
How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
Character role
mood
conflict
Character Analysis
23
In reading a play, I must...
all of these
Pay attention to what the characters are saying
Visualize what is happening
Read all stage directions
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
story elements
text features
text structures
events in the story
25
How can I do my best on the star?
Make sure I am the first one finished
Take my "notes" and prove my answers
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Read the selection twice
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
