Duplicate of 8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary and test-taking strategies

Question 1

What is a synonym for author's "viewpoint"?

Accepted Answer

argument

Question 2

During the reading, you should...

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summarize in 3 to 4 words for each paragraph

Question 3

Define demonstrate.

Accepted Answer

to prove or show example

Question 4

What does the term organized mean?

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to put in order

Question 5

For summarizing questions, you should look for...

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BME, main ideas

Question 6

What is the synonym for respond?

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answer

Question 7

What is the definition for emphasize?

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stress or highlight

Question 8

When you're answering the questions, you should...

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find text evidence, read all of the answer choices

Question 9

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

peppermint

Question 10

Before a big test you should...

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Eat a good breakfast, Get 8 hours of sleep

Question 11

What does mainly mean?

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for the most part

Question 12

What does "to conclude" mean?

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bring to an end

Question 13

During reading, you should....

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caveman talk the main ideas (Also called hashtag method)

Question 14

Before reading, you should ask yourself...

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What genre is this?, What does the title mean?

Question 15

What is the definition for inference?

Accepted Answer

a conclusion drawn from evidence

Question 16

When you're answering the questions, you should...

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circle key words

Question 17

When you get tired of reading, you should try...

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read in your favorite actors voice, stretch

Question 18

When you don't know the word...

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use a dictionary or thesaurus, use context from the sentence

Question 19

How is an answer supported?

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with evidence from the text

Question 20

What does persuade mean?

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convince

Question 21

When you get tired, you should try...

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restroom break

Question 22

What is the synonym for dialogue?

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conversation

Question 23

After reading, you should...

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think about the author's purpose

Question 24

Before reading, you should look for...

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text features, subtitles/headings

Question 25

What is an opinion?

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belief based on experience

Question 26

What is a selection?

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the text

Question 27

Define a fact.

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can be proven

Question 28

What is a summary?

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BME, 5W's

Question 29

When you get tired, you should try...

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cold water

Question 30

What does the word included mean?

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to take part in

Question 31

When you can't recall the text...

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reread, reread and caveman talk

Question 32

What does convey mean?

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to make known

Question 33

Define conflict.

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problem

Question 34

When the story is boring...

Accepted Answer

caveman talk, take a break, keep reading, replace characters with friends

Duplicate of 8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary and test-taking strategies

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Duplicate of 8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary and test-taking strategies

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