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7th grade STAAR Reading Review
7th grade STAAR Reading Review
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the 7th Grade STAAR test
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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
Just give up and skip it
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Read the poem six times
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What is language that appeals to the 5 senses?
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
imagery
3
What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Expository text
Grammar
Poetry
Drama
4
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Do my notes as I read
Pay attention to stage directions
5
In which genres can inference questions be asked on STAAR?
fiction, expository, drama, literary nf, poetry
poetry only
fiction only
expository only
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The problem or struggle a character faces
Motivation
Trait
Relationship
Conflict
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In reading a play, I must...
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
Visualize what is happening
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
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STAAR will contain 4-5 reading passages plus 2 that are considered a paired selection.
FALSE
TRUE
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An author's MESSAGE to the reader:
main idea
theme
to entertain
to inform
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Historically (the past 3 years) there have been 15-19 inference questions on the STAAR.
TRUE
FALSE
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How many questions must you get correct to achieve level III (advanced) on the STAAR?
10 (out of 50)
43 (out of 50)
IDK! I just want to pass
half of them
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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 must prove my answer in both selections
I don't need to prove my answers
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A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a
Relationship
Trait
Conflict
Motivation
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What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something
Conflict
Relationship
Trait
Motivation
15
What is the turning point in a story?
Conflict
Climax
Introduction
Falling Action
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What are the clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur?
metaphor
personification
flashback
foreshadowing
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
underline the figurative language
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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 words mean exactly their literal meaning
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The poet is just showing off
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The atmosphere created in the story to make the reader feel a certain way
tone
mood
fact
predict
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Events that make up a story.
tone
summary
mood
plot
