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5th gr. STAAR READING
5th gr. STAAR READING
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #6thgrade
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How can I do my best on the star?
Read the selection twice
Take my "notes" and prove my answers
Make sure I am the first one finished
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
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The setting includes all of the following except
time
atmosphere
place
mood
3
Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
adverbs
actions
traits
nouns
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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
Just give up and skip it
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Read the poem six times
5
What can the reader conclude about Ary from what is written in the story-ques type
character analysis
foreshadowing
context clue
inferencing
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In reading a play, I must...
all of these
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
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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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My position---
upright
none
For, against or neutral
sitting down
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Make faces at my neighbor
Sleep
Doodle
Read a book silently
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
try to sound out the word
Skip it and come back to it later
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
look it up in the dictionary
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During the test, I can...
Raise my hand if I have a question
Remain totally silent
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Stay seated
12
When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Keep reading because I might run out of time
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If I do my best on the test, I should...
Know that Ms.Alvelo is proud of me
Feel proud of myself and relax
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Believe in yourself
Have a great attitude
All of these
Do your absolute best
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Author's prespective
viewpoint
seeing where the story takes place
1st or 3rd person
none of these
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
story elements
text features
events in the story
text structures
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Circle all the figurative language
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Sing it out loud
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Arrive to school late
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Stay up late the night before
All of these
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully and take notes
Pay attention to stage directions
all of these
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I love to "go the extra mile"
Ms. Alvelo will be checking how long I tested
I can make better scores
I can use my strategies throughout school
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
22
What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to understand history
to explain about Gods & Godesses
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
to entertain
23
When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Wasting our time
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Give up
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
25
In paragraph __the __symbolizes __. Is ----
main idea
theme
symbol
text features
26
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 don't need to prove my answers
I can use a dictionary
I must prove my answer in both selections
27
What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
inference
conflict
foreshadow
role
28
What is phenomena?
magic
a conflict
an unusual occurence
Something ordinary
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How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
conflict
mood
Character Analysis
Character role
