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7th grade STAAR Reading Review
7th grade STAAR Reading Review
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the 7th Grade STAAR test
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The problem or struggle a character faces
Conflict
Relationship
Trait
Motivation
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In reading a play, I must...
Visualize what is happening
Stand up and let everyone see my acting skills
Read all stage directions
Read the list of characters if given
3
A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a
Motivation
Conflict
Relationship
Trait
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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 must prove my answer in both selections
I can find the answer in only one selection
5
What is one thing that won't be on the STAAR test.
Poetry
Expository text
Drama
Grammar
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What is the turning point in a story?
Falling Action
Climax
Introduction
Conflict
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The atmosphere created in the story to make the reader feel a certain way
fact
predict
tone
mood
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STAAR will contain 4-5 reading passages plus 2 that are considered a paired selection.
FALSE
TRUE
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What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something
Relationship
Motivation
Trait
Conflict
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If a question asks about figurative language (simile, personification, etc), I should assume ..
The Poem is too hard to understand
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
The poet is just showing off
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How many questions must you get correct to achieve level III (advanced) on the STAAR?
43 (out of 50)
half of them
10 (out of 50)
IDK! I just want to pass
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If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
Pay attention to stage directions
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
Do my notes as I read
Read it carefully
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In which genres can inference questions be asked on STAAR?
fiction, expository, drama, literary nf, poetry
expository only
poetry only
fiction only
14
What is language that appeals to the 5 senses?
personification
hyperbole
imagery
metaphor
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Historically (the past 3 years) there have been 15-19 inference questions on the STAAR.
FALSE
TRUE
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Events that make up a story.
summary
tone
plot
mood
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An author's MESSAGE to the reader:
to inform
theme
main idea
to entertain
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What are the clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur?
personification
metaphor
foreshadowing
flashback
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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
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
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When reading a poem, I should .....
underline the figurative language
Sing it out loud
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
