STAAR Strategies

Question 1

What should you do if a challenging question is taking you a long time to figure out?

Accepted Answer

Skip it and come back later., Answer "easy" questions first.

Question 2

Your thesis is the central ______ of your essay.

Accepted Answer

claim

Question 3

Mark ______ in the question.

Accepted Answer

key words

Question 4

Be aware that a test question may ask you for the ______ solution, not the ONLY solution.

Accepted Answer

best

Question 5

What is the FIRST thing you should do before beginning your essay?

Accepted Answer

carefully read the prompt

Question 6

What is one thing you should NEVER do on the multiple choice section?

Accepted Answer

leave questions blank

Question 7

After you've finished writing, you should take a few minutes to ______.

Accepted Answer

read over your essay

Question 8

How can you isolate the section of the passage asked about in each question?

Accepted Answer

highlight it, underline it, draw a box around it

Question 9

Your essay should begin with ______.

Accepted Answer

an introductory statement

Question 10

When answering reading comprehension questions, be sure to ______.

Accepted Answer

double check the passage

Question 11

You should spend about ______ planning your essay on a separate sheet of paper.

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Question 12

What is one way to increase your odds of choosing the correct multiple choice answer?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate answer choices you know are incorrect.

Question 13

The ideas in your essay should be presented in a(n) ______ order.

Accepted Answer

logical

Question 14

It is a good idea to read the ______ first, before reading the passage.

Accepted Answer

questions

Question 15

When should you mark up or highlight the passage?

Accepted Answer

as you read it

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