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STAAR Reading Review & Test-Taking Strategies
STAAR Reading Review & Test-Taking Strategies
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A basic review of test-taking strategies, question stems, and content area key words!
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What does NARRATIVE mean?
article
story
text
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What do you call words that mean the SAME?
synonyms
antonyms
homonyms
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Stories most often contain structures like-
titles and subtitles
dialogue and paragraphs
lines and stanzas
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What does EXPOSITORY mean?
nonfiction / information
story
text
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I should read the heading and subheadings to help me understand what I am reading.
Agree
Disagree
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When taking the STAAR test, staying focused is not necessary.
True
False
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When you come to a selection or passage you should first...
ignore it
skim it looking for the genre
highlight the title
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The subtitles are also known as-
Sub ideas
headings
submarines
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Do you use strategies your teacher taught you on the STAAR test?
Duh! Of course!
Ew, No.
10
When reading a poem, what is a
STANZA
?
The rhyming words only
The entire poem
A group of lines; verse
The title
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When reading Fiction, you should:
find characters, setting, problem and solution
identify and label text features, such as charts, graphs, and subheadings
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How many hours do you have to take the STAAR Reading?
45 minutes
2 hours
1 hour
4 hours
13
What day will you be taking the STAAR Reading exam?
Tuesday, May 11th
Wednesday, May 12th
Monday, May 8th
Friday, May 13th
14
What reading strategy should you use for non-fiction text?
survey text features, circle repeating words, underline main ideas
number the lines and stanzas
drawing pictures as you read
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Reading all directions is not important to pass this test.
False
True
16
What is a good reason for reading the questions before the passage?
So I can answer questions without reading ANY of the text
It won't help me.
So I don't have to read the passage.
To help me preview what the story will be about.
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The "speaker" is another word for-
topic
narrator
subject
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When you INFER, you must...
use your schema and text clues
Use your main ideas and text clues
predict what will happen next
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When taking my test, I should R.E.LA.X!
True
False
20
When you PREDICT, you...
Use text evidence and what makes sense to happen NEXT
think about what the author wants you to know
think about the format of the text
21
When answering questions about a passage or selection you must always -
both of these!
prove your answer by writing the paragraph number
go back to the text to highlight the answer
22
Main Idea tells readers...
the author's meaning
the supporting details
what the selection is mostly about
23
Poems contain structure features like-
headings and subheadings
lines and stanzas
paragraphs and chapters
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I am ready for the STAAR test!
Nope!
And ya know it!
25
The author puts a picture next to a specific paragraph because...
to show/ give a visual of what that paragraph describes
there was room
to seperate ideas
26
The phrase "She sings like a bird," appeals to your sense of-
taste
smell
hear
touch
27
A strategy for finding the summary can be done using-
HEB
BME
IBC
28
Headings in bold print-
are important
explain why the artical is written
tells what the paragraph or section is about
29
An example of a text feature would be-
all of these are text features
headings
pictures
captions
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Words that mean the opposite are called-
antonyms
homonyms
synonyms
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When a trying to find the meaning of an unknown underlined word you must -
guess
only read the definitions
use context clues
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The "message" of a story is the same as-
summary
lesson learned
inference
33
How can I do my best on STAAR?
Use all of my strategies
Read all of the passages twice
Just cry!
Just guess so I finish quickly
34
Which is a strategy that will help you on the Reading STAAR?
Writing the paragraph and sentence number to show work
ALL of the Above
Rereading the story
Numbering the lines in a poem
35
What does CAPSS stand for?
Character, Action, Problem,Setting, Story
Caption, Artical, Problem, Setting, Solution
Character, Action, Problem, Setting, Solution
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What does a reader need to look for when determining the Main Idea?
What it's mostly about and supporting details
The main character
The most frequently used word
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A text about a real person written by that person is called -
an autobiography
biography
story
38
"Evidence from the selection" is the same as-
text proof
pictures and captions
structure
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The night before STAAR I should
stress out about the test
get a good night's sleep
study as much as I can for as long as I can
stay up late
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The title can tell you-
what the selection is mostly about
the problem
the setting
