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STAAR Reading Review & Test-Taking Strategies
STAAR Reading Review & Test-Taking Strategies
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A basic review of test-taking strategies, question stems, and content area key words!
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When answering questions about a passage or selection you must always -
prove your answer by writing the paragraph number
go back to the text to highlight the answer
both of these!
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What does EXPOSITORY mean?
nonfiction / information
text
story
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When you come to a selection or passage you should first...
skim it looking for the genre
highlight the title
ignore it
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When you PREDICT, you...
Use text evidence and what makes sense to happen NEXT
think about what the author wants you to know
think about the format of the text
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The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...
to show/ give a visual of what that paragraph describes
to seperate ideas
there was room
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The "message" of a story is the same as-
lesson learned
inference
summary
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Poems contain structure features like-
paragraphs and chapters
lines and stanzas
headings and subheadings
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When you INFER, you must...
use your schema and text clues
predict what will happen next
Use your main ideas and text clues
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Stories most often contain structures like-
lines and stanzas
titles and subtitles
dialog and paragraphs
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When a trying to find the meaning of an unknown underlined word you must -
only read the difintions
guess
substitute the other meanings in the sentence
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What does C.A.P.S.S. stand for?
Character, Action, Problem,Setting, Story
Character, Action, Problem, Setting, Solution
Caption, Artical, Problem, Setting, Solution
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
homonyms
synonyms
antonyms
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What reading strategy should you use for non-fiction text?
number the lines and stanzas
the key
drawing pictures as you read
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Main Idea tells readers...
the author's meaning
the supporting details
what the selection is mostly about
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
synonyms
homonyms
antonyms
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The phrase "She sings like a bird," appeals to your sense of-
taste
touch
smell
hear
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The title can tell you-
the setting
what the selection is mostly about
the problem
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What does NARRATIVE mean?
article
story
text
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"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-
pictures and captions
text proof
structure
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A text about a real person written by that person is called -
story
an autobiography
biography
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The subtitles are also known as-
headings
submarines
Sub ideas
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An example of a text feature would be-
captions
both of these are examples
pictures
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A strategy for finding the summary can be done using-
HEB
BME
IBC
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?
The most frequently used word
The main character
What it's mostly about and supporting details
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The "speaker" is another word for-
narrator
subject
topic
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Headings in bold print-
explain why the artical is written
tells what the paragraph or section is about
are important
