Name that Skill!
PRESTO
Testing Tips
Name that Skill! pt. 2
Test Vocabulary
100
What is paragraph ___ mostly about?
What is Main Idea?
100
What does the P in PRESTO stand for?
What is Preread (the headings and questions)?
100
What should you do the night before the STAAR?
What is get plenty of rest.
100
Amy does not want to sit near Trent mainly because he —
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?
100
Two words that have the same or similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
200
The reader can tell--
What is drawing conclusions?
200
What does the R in PRESTO stand for?
What is read the passage carefully (2 x's)?
200
How much time do you have to take the test?
What is FOUR HOURS?
200
In paragraph 10, the word speechless means that Amy —
What is CONTEXT CLUES?
200
Two words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
300
Which words help the reader understand the meaning of the word ___?
What is context clues?
300
What does the E in PRESTO stand for?
What is Eliminate Wrong Answers FIRST?
300
When you have completed your entire test, what should you do?
What is CHECK OVER IT AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TEXT EVIDENCE TO PROVE EVERY ANSWER!
300
Based on the information in the story, the reader can conclude that Amy looks unhappy in the last picture because she —
What is DRAWING CONCLUSIONS?
300
A nonfiction text about a real person's life, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
400
The character decided to ____ because--
What is cause and effect?
400
What does the S in PRESTO stand for?
What is Search the Story?
400
TRUE OR FALSE: You should rush and finish your test before lunch.
What is FALSE?
400
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
400
When a character is talking in a story, and the words are inside quotation marks.
What is DIALOGUE?
500
Which words help the reader imagine the speaker's experience?
What is imagery?
500
What does the T in PRESTO stand for?
What is Tell Why Your Answer is Correct?
500
What should you do if you start to get tired while taking the STAAR test?
What is ASK TO GO TO THE RESTROOM AND SPLASH YOUR FACE WITH WATER.
500
The three skills that you can use the TALLY MARK strategy for are---
What is MAIN IDEA, AUTHOR'S PURPOSE AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS!
500
A word that has more than one meaning when you look in the dictionary.
What ARE MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS?
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