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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test
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When do we take the Reading STAAR?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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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
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
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When reading a poem, I should .....
Circle all the figurative language
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Sing it out loud
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Read it carefully
Pay attention to stage directions
Do my notes as I read
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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If I do my best on the test, I should...
Feel proud of myself and relax
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
Know that Mrs.Duggan is proud of me
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The poet is just showing off
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The Poem is too hard to understand
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
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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
Skip breakfast
Stay up late the night before
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How can I do my best on the star?
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Take my "jiffy jots" and prove my answers
Make sure I am the first one finished
Read the selection twice
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What STAAR test do we have on Tuesday?
Reading
Science
Math
None
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
I love to "go the extra mile"
I can use my strategies throughout school
I can make better scores
Mrs. Duggan will be checking how long I tested
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
Have a great attitude
Rush and finish before everyone else
Get nervous
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What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Expository text
Poetry
Drama
Grammar
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can use a dictionary
I can find the answer in only one selection
I don't need to prove my answers
I must prove my answer in both selections
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
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True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
True
False
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Sleep
Doodle
Make faces at my neighbor
Read a book silently
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During the test, I can...
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Raise my hand if I have a question
Stay seated
Remain totally silent
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In reading a play, I must...
Read the list of characters if given
Visualize what is happening
Read all stage directions
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Take a small five minute "mental" break
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
try to sound out the word
Skip it and come back to it later
look it up in the dictionary
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Wasting our time
