Duplicate of Let's Review for the STAAR!

Question 1

General: Which of these is the wrong location for your phone during STAAR?

Accepted Answer

In your pocket.

Question 2

Language Arts: There are two meanings for the word ARGUMENT. Which ones are for Language Arts?

Accepted Answer

a writer's "side" or position on an issue, a writer's opinion on a topic

Question 3

General: All of the following will help you do better on the STAAR except . . .

Accepted Answer

Look around frequently to see what others are doing

Question 4

Language Arts: Graphics, images, titles, subtitles, captions, italics, and bold words are all

Accepted Answer

text features

Question 5

Language Arts: If you're stuck between two answer choices, you can select the best one by

Accepted Answer

looking for which one has the most text evidence

Question 6

Language Arts: Don't forget to spend time re-reading and maybe even "annotating"...

Accepted Answer

each question

Question 7

Language Arts: If you're reading a passage and you're uncertain about the meaning of a word

Accepted Answer

all of the above are good ideas

Question 8

Language Arts: When you have enough clues and text evidence, you can then

Accepted Answer

make a logical inference

Question 9

General: Which of these should you bring to the STAAR?

Accepted Answer

Book

Question 10

Language Arts: Memoirs, autobiographies, and personal narratives are all written...

Accepted Answer

in 1st person point-of-view

Question 11

Language Arts: An author uses italics for which reasons?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are reasons for using italics

Question 12

General: Which of these should you bring to the STAAR?

Accepted Answer

Pencil

Question 13

Language Arts: An author's CLAIM is his or her

Accepted Answer

opinion about what happened

Question 14

Language Arts: If a question asks about PLOT, sketch a ______________ in your booklet to help!

Accepted Answer

plot diagram

Question 15

Language Arts: Annotating means that you are

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 16

Language Arts: Annotating means that you are

Accepted Answer

none of the above

Question 17

Language Arts: If an author CONVEYS his opinion to you, that means he's

Accepted Answer

showing you his opinion

Question 18

Language Arts: Hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, onomatopoeia, and alliteration are

Accepted Answer

examples of figurative language

Question 19

General: Which of the following is not a great test strategy?

Accepted Answer

Reviewing class notes 'til 3:00 am the night before

Question 20

Language Arts: Good readers read things

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

Language Arts: The THEME of a text passage is

Accepted Answer

the life lesson/moral of the story

Question 22

General: If you run into a question you're not sure about, you should . . .

Accepted Answer

Smile knowingly and remember these choices, Skip it and come back to it later

Questions 22