Testing Tips
What should you do the night before the STAAR?
Get plenty of sleep.
How do you determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in paragraphs?
You should use context clues and a dictionary to look up the meaning.
If the question says "What is paragraph 3 mainly about?" it is asking what?
It is asking what is the main idea
All fiction are written with this in mind including rising action, climax, and falling action. What is this called?
plot
The question is asking you to find this it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"
summary
How much time to do you have to take the test?
4 hours
A valuable test taking strategy is to ____________ while you are reading.
annotate or take notes
Characters, problems, and resolution
A group of lines in poetry is called..
stanza
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that.."
It is asking for supporting details
What should you do the morning of the STAAR test?
Eat a healthy breakfast.
Name three ELA STAAR testing strategy that we have worked on in class.
QUAN, PIE, Hashtag, Underline or highlight, process of elimination, etc..
If the question is saying "The reader can conclude that..." it is asking what?
It is asking inference
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is this type of text.
informational text
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"
It is asking for the main idea
Why is the STAAR test important to you the students?
It shows your mastery of the skills you have learned and is needed for promotion to the next grade level.
What is a strategy you should use when making the best answer choices?
Process of elimination
What is a strategy for answering vocabulary context clue questions?
Read the text for hints about the word or use the dictionary.
Autobiographies and biographies are what type of text?
non-fiction
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author describes his experience in a way that highlights..."
It is asking author's purpose
What should you leave at home or be prepared to give to a teacher or test proctor before the test?
Where can you get a good idea what a passage is about before you even read the passage?
Read the title!
The meaning of a theme is what?
The moral of the story or life lesson
Authors purposes serve three purposes..
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he..."
Character motivation