STAAR Reading - TEST TAKING STRATEGIES...

Question 1

I don't know the answer to a multiple choice question. I should do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

close my eyes and just choose an answer.

Question 2

If I am feeling tired or frustrated, I should do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

take a nap

Question 3

W stands for Walk through theQuestions...what do you do for this part?

Accepted Answer

read the questions (not the answer choices) that I am being asked to answer

Question 4

How do you work through the A - Answer the Question?

Accepted Answer

I read the ALL answer choices. I think about which 2 to cross off.

Question 5

I MUST remember:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 6

The U in UNWRAP stands for underline the title...what do we do in this step?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 7

I should do all of these things before the test except:

Accepted Answer

skip breakfast

Question 8

I should answer all of the questions before submitting my test.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 9

If I ask my teacher for help on a question on the day of STAAR, I might hear her say...

Accepted Answer

I can't help you with that, just do the best you can!

Question 10

My teacher can tell me if I skipped a question.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 11

I shouldn't read the passage carefully.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 12

On my reading test, the strategy I have learned is called...

Accepted Answer

UNWRAP

Question 13

Doing my best is VERY important.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

I am allowed to ask a teacher to reread the directions to me.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 15

If my pencil tip is getting dull, I should:

Accepted Answer

raise my hand to have my teacher bring me a new one

Question 16

Answer and Prove...do these two strategies work together?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I do them together.

Question 17

I should always preview the questions before reading a passage.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

When I am answering a multiple choice question, the best strategy would be to:

Accepted Answer

eliminate the choices that do not make sense

Question 19

The teacher can read anything to me that I can't read myself.

Accepted Answer

false

Questions 19