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5th STAAR Reading Strategies
5th STAAR Reading Strategies
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A review of some test taking strategies for the STAAR Reading.
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I can be 90% sure my answer is right if my:
recall of the story is 100%
answer matches an answer choice
gut says so
test has two ridiculous answer choices
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What kind of question is this: What is the important part of the selection?
Author's Purpose
Fact/Opinion
Context Clues
Main Idea
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What do we do to summarize?
Infer
Context Clues
Paraphrase
Predict
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What kind of question is this "The author most likely wrote this selection to--"?
Author's Purpose
Recall
Context Clues
Main Idea
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What kind of question is: Which word best describes the speaker of the poem?
Vocabulary
Characterization
Inferencing
Summary
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What kind of question is: What does the phrase "empty sleeves and well-worn crutches" mean?
figurative language
Summary
Vocabulary
Characterization
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What is the ideal way to start your Reading test?
Read the nonfiction first.
Read the drama first.
Read the questions first.
Read the poetry first.
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I know my answer is right if I can say:
Why the other answers are wrong.
All of the choices.
Where the answer is in the text.
Why my answer is right.
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To answer this question "As used in paragraph 9, diminished means-", I would use:
Context Clues
Previous Knowledge
A dictionary
All of the above
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What kind of question is this: What is the difference between Cold Harbor and Vicksburg?
Context Clues
Recall
Author's Purpose
Summary
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While reading you should:
Create a Venn diagram.
Answer notes to the side of story.
Define all hard words using a dictionary.
Paraphrase everything
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Once I am finished with my test, I should:
Turn it in
Make sure no answers are blank.
Go back to questions that confused me.
Check the time.
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How could I simply paraphrase this question: In paragraphs 7 & 8, Paul Ryan's tone is--
Write next to paragraphs 7 & 8 "Purpose?"
Summarize paragraphs 7 & 8
Write next to paragraphs 7 & 8 "Tone?"
Circle the word "tone."
