The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest?
The STAAR English I test requires the reading of _________.
What are 'texts'?
What are 'passages'?
What are "selections"?
How many points on the STAAR Extended Constructed Response do you need to pass?
What is a 4?
The rising action, climax, and resolution are all part of a story's _____________?
What is plot?
The two possible options of ECR (Extended Constructed Response) prompts that you could see on the STAAR test are __________________ and _____________.
Argumentative and Informational
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is 'dictionary'?
When taking the STAAR English I test, you will be asked to make ___________ about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
The most important part of a Short Constructed Response and Extended Constructed Response prompts is the _________ _________.
What is the 'thesis statement'?
What is the thesis sentence?
"The sea licked its greedy lips waiting for the boat to dock" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is personification?
You will see these two types of writing prompts on the STAAR English I test.
What are SCR and ECR?
What are Short Constructed Response and
Extended Constructed Response
prompts?
On the STAAR, we should carefully read the entire selection for this type of text.
What is poetry?
The idea that fire represents hope for the future at the end of the novel, is an example of what literary device?
What is symbolism?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.
What is 'textual evidence'?
The feeling a reader gets from a story.
In a story, what is mood?
Some questions on the STAAR will require you to ____________ _____ ______ __________.
What is fill in the blank?
On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ choice completely.
What is 'question' and 'answer'?
On the STAAR English I test, you will be given how long to complete it.
What is all day?
Any academic essay for STAAR will have three main parts, which include _____________, ______________, and _____________.
What are the 'introduction, body, and conclusion?
The author's attitude or feeling about what they are writing
What is tone?
What is 475 characters?
How long can a short constructed response (SCR) be?
If you finish the STAAR test within two hours you have just done what?
What is "FAILED and wasted your time!"
How many times you should read a STAAR text in order to comprehend better?
What is three?
The maximum character count for an essay
What is '2300 characters'?
The big idea, life message, or moral of a story?
What is the 'theme'?
Two similar texts that are read together to prepare to write an essay are called ____________ __________.
What are paired texts?