General Test Questions
Editing
Literary Terms
When Reading
Essay
100

Tuesday, April 5th

What is the date of the STAAR English I test?

100

Josephine likes eschool. 

What is change "eschool" to "school"?

100

The reason the author writes. In other words, this is the why an author is writing.

What is author's purpose?

100

The name of the book that you should be using when you are reading.

What is a Spanish/English dictionary?

100

This helps you when you do not know what a word means. Hint, you should be using this book a lot on the STAAR test.

What is a dictionary?

200

52

What is the number of questions on the test?

200

I enjoy talking in the phone. 

What is change "in" to "on"?

200

A conclusion based on evidence that is made during reading. 

What is an inference?

200
This item is not allowed on the test even though you use it every day in school.

What is Google translate?

200

The most important sentence of an essay. It is the main idea. In fact, it is the whole essay in one sentence. 

What is a thesis statement?

300

The essay part

What is the first part of the test that I should do?

300

Joe like to run. 

What is change "like" to "likes"?

300
When an author hints that something will happen later in the story.

What is foreshadowing?

300

Taking notes on the paper when reading.

What is annotate?

300

This is the type of essay that you need to write on the STAAR test.

What is an expository essay?

400

Until 4:35, or the end of the school day. 

What is the time limit for taking the test?

400

Tomas teached his little brother how to ride a bike. 

What is change "teached" to "taught"?

400

A feeling or state of nervousness or excitement caused by wondering what will happen

What is suspense?

400

This is what you should do to every word that you know in the text.

What is highlight or use a marker?

400

Your body paragraph should have these.

What are examples?

500

Paper, pencil, highlighter, the test booklet, a dictionary, and your brain/head.

What are all the items that you can use when testing? 

500

I think your really smart. 

What is change "your" to "you're"?

500

Language that is used to create a connection to any of the five senses

What is sensory language?

500

This is something that you should do before reading.

What is to look at the questions?

500

The highest score that anyone can get on the essay.

What is 4?

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