Is this test important?

Yes, but I can also show I have learned in other ways too.

How do I help myself prepare the morning of the test?

Eat a good breakfast & dress comfortably. Bring a jacket.

Once you are sure you think you know the right answer, what should you do?

check back into the passage to double check your thinking

What should you think about while you are reading the passages?

I should think about what I am reading.

How can I prepare for the test the night before the test?

Eat a good supper and get a good night sleep. Relax!

How can I help myself while I am answering questions?

think of the right answer is before looking at the choices.

When I finish one passage, what should I do next?

Rest and clear my mind for about 2 minutes. Then go on.

Seriously, do I really need to read each passage at least twice?

If I want to do well and show what I know.

Do I really need to use all these strategies with each and every passage?

Dude, really. YES!!! If you want to do your BEST!

What are some things you can do while you are reading to help you comprehend the passage?

Underline important phrases and stop & jot mini-main ideas.

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STAAR Reading Test Taking Strategies

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Fifth Grade Reading STAAR Test Taking Strategies

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1
Is this test important?
Maybe a little.
Yes, but I can also show I have learned in other ways too.
Important, ARE YOU CRAZY!?! Is AIR important?
NO, man. Who cares!
2
How do I help myself prepare the morning of the test?
Eat a good breakfast & dress comfortably. Bring a jacket.
Come hungry. You will look pathetic and they will feed you.
Keep studying. Every minute counts.
Nothing. It is now up to the stars.
3
Once you are sure you think you know the right answer, what should you do?
read the choices, find it, and move on
check back into the passage to double check your thinking
play with your pencil to show you are working slowly
lean over and look at your neighbor's answers
4
What should you think about while you are reading the passages?
I should think about what I am reading.
How fast everyone else is reading
What my teacher is doing
How cool I look
5
How can I prepare for the test the night before the test?
Eat a good supper and get a good night sleep. Relax!
Study EVERYTHING my teachers have EVER taught me in my life!
Blow it off, Dude. This ain't no thang!
Fall asleep studying until my little eyes bleed.
6
How can I help myself while I am answering questions?
worry and fret and analyze and worry and fret some more
choose the first right answer I read.
just guess, Dude. Really, it's just one question.
think of the right answer is before looking at the choices.
7
When I finish one passage, what should I do next?
Rest and clear my mind for about 2 minutes. Then go on.
Quit
Make as much noise as possible to show I'm done with one.
Read it all over again. I have all day.
8
Seriously, do I really need to read each passage at least twice?
Just the first passage. Teacher isn't watching on the rest.
Only nerds do that.
If I want to do well and show what I know.
That takes too long and I'm too smart.
9
Do I really need to use all these strategies with each and every passage?
Only if you are a geek!
No one will know. Hurry.
Dude, really. YES!!! If you want to do your BEST!
Nope, your teacher just teaches them to use once.
10
What are some things you can do while you are reading to help you comprehend the passage?
Underline important phrases and stop & jot mini-main ideas.
Look around to see what passage everyone else is on.
Just read it.
Double guess myself on that last passage and hard questions.

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