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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #6thgrade
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can find the answer in only one selection
I can use a dictionary
I must prove my answer in both selections
I don't need to prove my answers
2
When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Wasting our time
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
Learning strategies we can use in real life
3
In reading a play, I must...
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
Visualize what is happening
4
When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Give up
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
5
What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Expository text
Grammar
Drama
Poetry
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Arrive to school late
Skip breakfast
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Stay up late the night before
7
When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Skip it and come back to it later
try to sound out the word
look it up in the dictionary
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
8
If I do my best on the test, I should...
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
Feel proud of myself and relax
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Know that Mrs.Duggan is proud of me
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True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
False
True
10
When do we take the Reading STAAR?
Tuesday
Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
11
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully
Do my notes as I read
Pay attention to stage directions
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
12
If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
13
When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
Get nervous
Have a great attitude
Rush and finish before everyone else
14
During the test, I can...
Remain totally silent
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Raise my hand if I have a question
Stay seated
15
If the narrator includes the words I, we, our, or my, what point of view is the story?
Second person
Third person
Third person
autobiography
16
When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
17
What STAAR test do we have on Monday?
None
Reading
Math
Science
18
How can I do my best on the star?
Make sure I am the first one finished
Read the selection twice
Prove my answers with text evidence or clues.
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
19
When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Circle all the figurative language
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
Mrs. Duggan will be checking how long I tested
I can use my strategies throughout school
I can make better scores
I love to "go the extra mile"
21
After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Draw
Sleep
Read a book silently
Make faces at my neighbor
