Reading Random
What information should you pull from paragraphs on a Non-Fiction text when you make notes.
KEY information. IMPORTANT things about the passage.
This is when two words sound the same but are spelled differently.
homophone
What are types of author's purpose?
PIE- Persuade, Inform, Entertain
PIEED - Persuade, Inform, Entertain Explain, Describe
Explain Fiction and Non-Fiction text
Fiction - Not Real / Fake
Non-Fiction - Real / True Facts
What is a complete sentence?
What must it all have in the response?
Capital Letter and correct Punctuation
Complete thought or Idea
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym
What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse called?
Rhyme scheme
When would you use the RACE strategy and what does it stand for?
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite text evidence
Explain your thinking
Strategy for extended constructed response
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When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what is it called?
What does that mean to you?
What do they want you to figure out?
Paired passage.
You have to see what they have in common and their differences. What do the passages have in common?
What does antonym mean?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by underlining in the text where you found them and next to the question listing what paragraph you found your answer in. True or False?
True: This is a strategy for the READING STAAR
True or False : You are allowed to talk and look at other tests during STAAR
False
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
Ex: The pretty girl played with the small cat.
an adjective
Fiction or Non-Fiction-- Passage about a talking rabbit that goes on an adventure across the world
Fictional passage
What are story elements?
Setting, characters, problem, solution, key events of a story
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a 1-2 minute brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest and "forget" the information you just read before continuing to a new text.
What are these instructions for?
-have a clear concise idea.
-double check your punctuation
-have correct spelling
-include text evidence
-have a introduction and conclusion
Extended constructed response
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The girl ran away from the disgusting monster. She felt aghast as she trembled away.
Using context clues, what does aghast mean?
scared or horrified
A Theme
What does it mean to infer?
Take what you already know and what the author tells/shows you and apply it to the story.
To know and understand something(figure it out) without being told explicitly.
You have the whole day to work on the READING Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time—no cell phones. Do your personal best! True or False?
True!
A biography is always going to be about someone. True or False
True
These phrases are examples of what?
The wind was howling so loud that it was hard to sleep.
Onomatopoeia- is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. For example: boom, honk, pop, crack, cuckoo, crack, splat, tweet, zoom, sizzle, whizz, buzz, hiss, rip.