Reading Comprehension
When taking the STAAR English II test, you will be asked to make ___________ about what you are reading.
inferences
This one sentence is the most important in any ECR or SCR
Thesis Statement
You do not have to read the entire passage for this type of passage
Editing
This is the definition of alleviate.
To make less severe
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
sleep/rest
This is the piece of text above the title that tells the reader what the passage will be about, and what kind of questions they should expect.
The blurb
This question type has a character limit of 475 characters
What is Short-Constructed Response?
This type of passage will mainly ask you to add and substitute entire sentences.
Revising
The intended audience of the article is people who ___.
want to understand why they don't enjoy leisure time
On the STAAR, you should _____ every passage before you read it.
Annotate
Although a text may have many topics, this is the main topic or message behind a text.
Theme
Turn the following prompt into a thesis statement: Explain how the author builds an argument to persuade their audience that saving lives should take priority over preserving traditions.
The author builds an argument to persuade their audience that saving lives should take priority over preserving traditions by ___ and ___.
This is the concept of making sure that every sentence connects to the one before it and the one after it.
Cohesion
The reader can infer that the author would like to ___.
feel differently about meeting with friends
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any unknown words.
dictionary
The description of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels is called ___.
Imagery
What three things do you need in Body Paragraph 2 of an ECR?
Topic sentence, text evidence, explanation
This punctuation mark connects an independent clause to a dependent clause
A comma (or colon)
This is why the author includes a rhetorical shift in paragraph 17.
To acknowledge that scheduling can sometimes be necessary.
This testing strategy involves crossing out answers you know are wrong
Process of elimination
The following is an example of which poetic device:
Keep it like a warm coat
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,
Simile
How do you support your thesis in both an ECR and SCR?
With text evidence
This punctuation mark can replace commas, parenthesis, colons, and semicolons
The em dash —
According to the author, this is the best way to plan leisure activities.
Agree on plans in advance, but be willing to adjust if necessary.
If your testing proctor does not provide you with one of these, you should be sure to ask for it.
Scratch paper