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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #6thgrade
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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 use a dictionary
I don't need to prove my answers
I can find the answer in only one selection
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What is something I should NOT do before the test?
All of these
Arrive to school late
Stay up late the night before
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
3
Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
nouns
adverbs
traits
actions
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The setting includes all of the following except
place
mood
time
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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 test
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
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If the test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully and take notes
all of these
Pay attention to stage directions
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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Author's perspective
seeing where the story takes place
1st or 3rd person
none of these
viewpoint
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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
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
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How can I do my best on the MCA?
Read the selection twice
Use BOTH my head knowledge and evidence from the text.
Take "notes" and prove my answers
Make sure I am the first one finished
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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 to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
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What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
role
foreshadow
conflict
inference
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How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
Character role
Character Analysis
mood
conflict
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Pay close attention to figurative language
Sing it out loud
Use all the poetic devices I can use to help me answer.
Read it and don't worry about strategies
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
two things are being compared
The poet is just showing off
The Poem is too hard to understand
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Character Roles
Pain in the butt
comedian
friendly
antagonist
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
text structures
text features
story elements
events in the story
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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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What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to explain about Gods & Godesses
to understand history
to entertain
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
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My position---(opinion)
sitting down
For, against or neutral
none
upright
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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
Skip it and come back to it later
try to sound out the word
look it up in the dictionary
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The lesson or message an author wants you to learn.
main idea
theme
symbol
text features
22
In reading a play, I must...
Visualize what is happening
Pay attention to what the characters are saying
Read all stage directions
all of these
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
All of these
Have a great attitude
Believe in yourself
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
