STAAR Tips
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest/sleep?
The STAAR English II test requires the reading of several _________.
What are 'passages'/'texts'?
What should a student do first with their scratch paper?
What is "write all parts of the essay"?
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is a "dictionary"?
How many STAAR tests do you need to pass to graduate high school?
5 (ALL OF THEM)
On the STAAR, we should _____ the entire passage.
What is 'read'?
On the STAAR English II test, you will be testing over your knowledge and the usage of several literary ___________.
What are "devices"?
What is the highest score you can get on the STAAR English II Extended Response Writing portion?
What is a '10'?
When you are making an educated assumption based on what you read in a text, you are _____________.
What is 'inferencing'?
There are/is _______ essay question(s) on the STAAR TEST
1
If a student dislikes the breakfast at school and knows they will want more food before/during the test they should _____________ .
What is "waking up 10-15 minutes early and buy breakfast/snacks'
When taking the STAAR English II test, you will be asked to make ___________ (educated guesses) about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis/claim statement.
What is 'textual evidence'?
The author of a poem is called a _________.
What is a 'poet'?
There are __________ questions on the STAAR Test.
52
On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ completely.
What is 'question' and 'answer choice'?
On the STAAR English II test, you will be given how long to complete it.
What is 'until the end of the school day'/'all day'?
When you are changing from one topic to another or presenting evidence, it is important that you use __________ ____________.
What are 'transition phrases'?
The author of a piece of drama is called a _____________.
What is a 'playwright'?
In the multiple-choice section, this is the number of answer choices that are usually "distractors,"
What is three?
On the STAAR, it is important to ________ your answers before submitting them.
What is review/check?
When you have to read two passages with similar themes, it is called a _________ ___________ section.
What is 'paired passage'?
When answering the short constructed response (SCR), you should have at least three complete sentences, which should be in _____________, ______________, and _____________ format.
What are/is 'answer, evidence, explain'/'a,b,c'?
When the answer choice uses a phrase like "always," "never," and "none" that means that the answer choice is considered an _______________ and should be _____________
What is an "absolute phrase" and "avoided"
For a 10-point ECR, this is the number of different graders who will read and score your essay to ensure the grade is fair.
What is "2"?