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STAAR Reading Strategies
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A good way to analyze your options in order to find the correct answer is to
repeat the letter of the previous answer.
eliminate the answers that you are certain are wrong.
play Eeeny Meeny Miney Mo.
choose the longest answer.
2
Students who do not pass the STAAR reading test will be required to take it again in May.
True
False
3
After I've narrowed down my answer choices, I should do what?
Make my best guess.
Go back, analyze, and prove my answer.
Play Eeeny Meeny Miney Mo.
Use recall to answer the question.
4
What is annotating?
underlining key phrases
eliminating wrong answers
rereading the selection
note taking (showing your thinking)
5
I know my answers are right if I can say...
Why my answer is right.
Where the answer is in the text.
Why the other answers are wrong.
All of these
6
True or False: You may use a dictionary on the STAAR Reading test.
False
True
7
True or False?
True
False
8
Which is
not
a good test taking strategy?
Skim the test questions first to get a feel for the test
Read all of the answer choices
Read all the directions and italicized information
Always choose C when in doubt
9
When you find a question that refers to a specific paragraph or paragraphs, you should?
go back and reread/skim the paragraphs to locate the answer
contemplate what the question is asking
all of the these
look at your annotations
10
Myth or Reality? Using a dictionary to look up words on the test will earn you a higher score.
Reality
Myth
11
Myth or Reality? The more highlighting and annotating you do, the better.
Myth
Reality
12
Which is NOT an effective reading strategy?
only reading the first and last paragraphs to save time
making personal connections to the reading selection
highlighting or underlining important information
#hashtagging
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True or False?
True
False
14
True or False: You must read the passages in order.
False
True
15
Test anxiety can be alleviated by...
sleeping for the first hour of the test
positive inner pep talks
guessing at all the answers
all of these
16
T/F: Looking over the questions before reading the selection is a possible reading strategy.
False
True
17
Myth or Reality? Everyone should use the same reading strategies.
Reality
Myth
18
True or False: In a summary question, the longest answer is always the correct answer.
False
True
19
If you tend to lose stamina at the end of the reading test, you can...
Try reading the last passage first.
Ask another student for gum.
Drink 5 cups of coffee half way through the test.
Skip the last passage.
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True or False: The reading test is designed to force you to use a dictionary.
True
False
21
Which is NOT an example of positive inner talk?
I got this!
I will succeed!
Just do it!
Tests are stupid!
