Stockton 8th Grade ELA STAAR Review

Jobs was born in 1955. In 1972 he dropped out of college and began creating Apple in 1976. What text structure is this?

Identify an example of a fact.

All of the following questions are author's purpose question stems EXCEPT?

I can read passage one and answer those questions first when I am working on a parried passage.

In any type of writing it is important to examine the author's word choice in the text.

Identify an example of an opinion.

"Which detail from the selection supports the idea that cats are better than dogs." What could be a supporting detail?

I need to identify if a question is a similarity question or a difference question when looking at a paired passage.

How long is the STAAR test?

"Which detail from the selection supports the idea that cats are better than dogs." What is the main idea?

This is what someone thinks, feels or believes.

"The reader most likely can determine..." This is what type of question stem?

When reading drama, I will remember -

This is a statement that can be proven true or false.

The purpose of a paired passage is for me to make connections across different texts.

Which strategy would be a smart strategy to use when reading any passage?

A good summary for a non-fiction selection, should include -

"Steve Jobs was an American business man that is known for creating Apple Products." This is what text structure?

A good summary for a fiction passage must include -

"From this article the reader can tell...." This is most likely what kind of quetion stem?

Steps I can take for STAAR success!

When answering a questions that requires text evidence it is important to pay attention to what?

"The new neighbor is as curious as a cat" What is this an example of?

”The author's choice of words create an atmosphere........" This question stem is related to:

What strategy should you use when you come to an unknown word?

When answering a vocabulary question, I should -

"The warrior has a heart of stone." What is this an example of?

True or False: When reading a parried passage you have to read both passages at once to answer all the questions.

"Paragraph 15 is mainly about......" This question stem is related to:

What can help me identify the theme of a story?

The author most likely wrtoe the pervious question in third person limited in order to explain what?

All of the following are questions stems that tell me to think about the plot EXCPET.

"What can the reader conclude about........" This question stem is related to:

When inferencing, we -

This text structure presents a problem and explains how to solve it.

After reading a selection, before reading the answer choices for a Summary question, I should -

"The car brakes screamed all through the journey." What is this an example of?

A message about life or human nature that the reader infers from the story.

Questions for a fiction passage may include -

This text structure presents similarities or differences between two items in a passage

"Mrs.Van Gorp noticed a small child crying in the grocery story and she became sympathtic towards him." What is the POV?

When reading a poem, we will need to figure out -

All of these are keywords that tell us to make an inference in the text EXCPET:

I have to read the passages in order I cannot start with the paired passage.

Main Idea questions may include the following -

Once we have identified our main idea it is important to back it up with supporting details.