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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test #6thgrade
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True or False. It is ok to take all the time to finish the test...
True
False
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What is something I should NOT do before the AIR test?
Arrive to school late
Stay up late the night before
All of these
Not eat breakfast
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Character Roles
comedian
Pain in the butt
antagonist
friendly
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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
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Give up
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
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Author's prespective
viewpoint
seeing where the story takes place
1st or 3rd person
none of these
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My position---
For, against or neutral
none
sitting down
upright
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What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to entertain
to understand history
to explain about Gods & Godesses
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
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When asked about the meaning of a word in context, I should first ....
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
try to sound out the word
look it up in the dictionary
Skip it and come back to it later
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
text features
text structures
events in the story
story elements
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How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
Character Analysis
mood
Character role
conflict
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Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
nouns
adverbs
actions
traits
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Read the poem six times
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Just give up and skip it
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Go back to the very beginning and read the selection twice
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
Take a deep breath and count to ten before I keep reading
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The setting includes all of the following except
mood
climate
place
time
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can find the answer in only one selection
I can use a dictionary
I don't need to prove my answers
I must prove my answer in both selections
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The Poem is too hard to understand
two things are being compared
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The poet is just showing off
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
Do your absolute best
Believe in yourself
All of these
Have a great attitude
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What is phenomena?
Something ordinary
an unusual occurence
magic
a conflict
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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Building our skills so we can be better thinkers
Wasting our time
Learning strategies we can use in real life
Only doing it to get ready for the AIR test
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What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
conflict
role
foreshadow
inference
