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6th grade STAAR Reading Review
6th grade STAAR Reading Review
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the 6th Grade STAAR test
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Circle all the figurative language
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
2
When you are asked to compare the 2 ideas or messages in each story, you should look for
Details
Summary
Theme
Main idea
3
When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
4
In reading a play, I must...
Read all stage directions
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
5
Historically (the past 3 years) there have been 16-24 inference questions on the STAAR.
FALSE
TRUE
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A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a
Motivation
Trait
Conflict
Relationship
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Get nervous
Have a great attitude
Do your absolute best
Rush and finish before everyone else
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Just give up and skip it
Read the poem six times
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An author's MESSAGE to the reader:
theme
to inform
to entertain
main idea
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Do my notes as I read
Pay attention to stage directions
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Read it carefully
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How many questions must you get correct to achieve level III (advanced) on the STAAR?
10 (out of 48)
IDK! I just want to pass
half of them
42 (out of 48)
12
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
13
What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something
Trait
Motivation
Conflict
Relationship
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STAAR will contain 3-5 reading passages plus 2 that are considered a paired selection.
FALSE
TRUE
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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 one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Grammar
Drama
Expository text
Poetry
17
The problem or struggle a character faces
Motivation
Relationship
Trait
Conflict
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
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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 don't need to prove my answers
I can find the answer in only one selection
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In which genres can inference questions be asked on STAAR?
expository only
fiction only
fiction, expository, drama, literaray nf
poetry only
