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Duplicate of Duplicate of STAAR READING 5th GRade
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Test taking strategies and motivation for before the STAAR test
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What is something I should NOT do before the STAAR test?
Wear uncomfortable clothes and forget to bring a jacket
Arrive to school late
Stay up late the night before
All of these
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The setting includes all of the following except
mood
place
time
atmosphere
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In paragraph __the __symbolizes __. Is ----
text features
main idea
theme
symbol
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During the test, I can...
Stay seated
Remain totally silent
Raise my hand if I have a question
Tap my pencil and bug my neighbor
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What event helps the reader predict what will happen next? An example --
conflict
foreshadow
inference
role
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How can I do my best on the star?
Take my "notes" and prove my answers
Use my head knowledge instead of the text
Read the selection one time.
Make sure I am the first one finished
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How did __'s feelings about __ change by the end of the story? An example of --
Character role
mood
Character Analysis
conflict
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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 reading a poem, I should .....
Sing it out loud
Circle all the figurative language
Do my notes and prove my answers just like always
Read it and don't worry about strategies
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Why do I want to use my strategies?
Because I was told to
I can make better scores
Because I will get into trouble if I don't
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Brave, genius, coward, impatient, annoying - Examples of--
actions
adverbs
nouns
traits
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My position---
sitting down
upright
none
For, against or neutral
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When taking your test, the most important thing you can do is.
All of these
Have a great attitude
Believe in yourself
Do your absolute best
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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
Skip it and come back to it later
Use the context clues and come up with my own definition
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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
It is symbolic, ie. Katy Perry's Firework
The words mean exactly their literal meaning
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cause-and effect, compare-andcontrast,sequential order, logical order,classification schemes
events in the story
text features
text structures
story elements
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In reading a play, I must...
all of these
Visualize what is happening
Read the list of characters if given
Read all stage directions
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If I have a question that asks about TWO different selections, I can prove my answer by...
I can use a dictionary
I can find the answer in only one selection
I don't need to prove my answers
I must prove my answer in both selections
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When reading a selection, if I "zone out," what should I do?
Keep reading because I might run out of time
Go back and reread any section I "zoned out" on
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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When we work on reading comprehension and test-taking strategies, we are....
Building our dendrites so we can be better thinkers
Wasting our time
Only doing it to get ready for the STAAR test
Learning strategies we can use in real life
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What can the reader conclude about Ary from what is written in the story-ques type
context clue
character analysis
inferencing
foreshadowing
22
If the STAAR test has a play as a selection, I should
all of these
Read it carefully and take notes
Pay attention to stage directions
Look carefully and take notes on any pictures
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When I am testing and feel like I am losing my focus, I should...
Put my head down and sleep for 30 minutes
Take a small five minute "mental" break
Just keep going because I don't have enough time
Give up
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What is phenomena?
Something ordinary
an unusual occurence
a conflict
magic
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After I have completed my test and my teacher has taken up all my materials, I can....
Read a book silently
Doodle
Make faces at my neighbor
Sleep
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What is the purpose of an origin myth?
to entertain
to attempt to explain the beginning of something
to understand history
to explain about Gods & Godesses
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Author's prespective
seeing where the story takes place
none of these
viewpoint
1st or 3rd person
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If I am having trouble understanding a poem, one strategy I can use is.....
Realize that the poem likely has some figurative language
Focus on what I do understand instead of what I do not
Read the poem six times
Just give up and skip it
