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STAAR Reading Review
STAAR Reading Review
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test
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How can I do my best on the star?
Read the selection twice
Take my "jiffy jots" and prove my answers
Make sure I am the first one finished
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
2
If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The Poem is too hard to understand
The poet is just showing off
3
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
4
If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I don't need to prove my answers
I can find the answer in only one selection
I must prove my answer in both selections
I can use a dictionary
5
After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Doodle
Sleep
Make faces at my neighbor
Read a book silently
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True or False. It is ok to take all four hours to finish the test...
True
False
7
When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Pay attention to stage directions
Read it carefully
Do my notes as I read
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
9
When reading a poem, I should .....
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Sing it out loud
Read it and don't worry about strategies
Circle all the figurative language
10
Why do I want to use my strategies?
Mrs. White will be checking how long I tested
I can use my strategies throughout school
I love to "go the extra mile"
I can make better scores
11
What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Expository text
Drama
Poetry
Grammar
12
When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Rush and finish before everyone else
Get nervous
Do your absolute best
Have a great attitude
13
When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Give up
14
If I do my best on the test, I should...
Worry about how well I have done until the scores return
Feel proud of myself and relax
Know that Mrs.White is proud of me
Tell my parents I gave the test 100% effort!
15
During the test, I can...
Raise my hand if I have a question
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
Stay seated
Remain totally silent
16
When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Wasting our time
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
17
In reading a play, I must...
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Visualize what is happening
18
What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Stay up late the night before
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Arrive to school late
Skip breakfast
19
When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
look it up in the dictionary
try to sound out the word
Skip it and come back to it later
