STAAR procedures (T/F)
Strategies
Reading
Poetry
Genre
100
You can get out of your seat during the test.
FALSE
100

What should you do if you made a mistake in bubbling your answers

Erase fully and select the correct answer

100
What is theme?
The message, lesson or morale that the story is trying to teach you.
100

What kind of poem expresses emotions or feelings and sometimes sounds like a song?

Lyrical.

100

This genre may have characters, setting, problem, solution and dialogue.

Fiction

200
You should get a good night sleep and eat breakfast before the test.
TRUE
200
What should you do first before reading the passage?

Read the Questions so you know what you are looking for. 

200

What is setting?

When and Where the story mainly takes place

200
What are the paragraphs of lines in a poem called?
A stanza
200
This genre may contain cast of characters, stage directions and tells a story.
Drama or a play
300
It is important to play video games until midnight and then fall asleep on a bag of chips the night before the test.
FALSE!!!!
300
What should you do if you are not focused on your story or questions and you are zoning out during your reading?
You should take a quick break, drink some water, or stretch to get your blood flowing.
300
In a non-fiction passage, where can you usually find the main idea of each paragraph?
In the subheading or beginning sentences.
300
What kind of poem does NOT rhyme?
Free verse.
300
This genre might contain photographs, diagrams, timelines and facts.
Non-fiction
400
You have exactly 4 hours to take the test.
TRUE!
400
Should you try to prove your work for each question?
YES!
400

What is the resolution of the story?  

The conclusion or solution of the story. 
400
What is a comparison using like or as?
Simile
400
Contains lines, stanzas and might rhyme.
Poetry
500

You should rush and finish your test as quick as you can!

FALSE! FALSE! FALSE! FALSE!

500

What do you do when your finished with all questions

Check your work and answer document to make sure you are happy with your answers and they match your test booklet

500

What is plot?  

sequence of events that takes place in a story

500
Name the type of poem that tells a story?
A narrative poem.
500
A story of a real person's life written by another person.
Biography.
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