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