Revising Questions
Always remember to revise to what grade level?
How long do you get to take your STAAR test?
All day long until the bell
What is the highest score you can make on the long constructed response essay?
10
What acronym can you easily remember to help you write the short constructed response?
ACE
What answer choice on the editing should you always check first?
The spelling answers
Always avoid answers with what type of language in the answers?
Low language or unclear answers
What happens if you don't pass the test?
You take the test again over the summer.
What is most important to include in the opening paragraph of your essay?
A thesis or argumentative statement
How many sentences should your short constructed response be?
3-5 sentences
remove the prefix or suffix
All the ideas within an essay should _______ from one idea to the next, so always pick answers that relate to the paragraph.
flow
What book are you allowed to use during the STAAR test that can be the difference between passing and failing?
Dictionary
As far as how your essay will look, how will you distinguish an organizational pattern with your essay?
Using paragraphs
What must be used to support your answer?
Textual Evidence
Which is correct?
A) Sam focused on the problem and then answered the question.
B) Sam focused on the problem and then will begin to answer the question.
A
Which of the following answers would always be wrong on STAAR?
A.) Some people believe in changing the world.
B.) There are some people who believe in doing good in the world.
B.
How many bathroom breaks are you allowed to take during the test?
As many as you like!
You've written your first draft of your essay, and now you're continuing your test. What should you do once you finish the rest of the test?
come back to your essay and review it
Grammar and Mechanics such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
What does redundancy mean?
to repeat an idea in different words
When revising STAAR passages, the question may ask you to revise a transition sentence at the beginning of a paragraph. What is this transition sentence also known as?
topic sentence for the paragraph
Name the three different sections of the test.
Editing, Revising, and Reading
You wrote an awesome long constructed response essay that uses text evidence and shows deep thinking. However, what could cause you to still lose points on the essay?
Grammar and mechanics including spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Max jumped straight to the short answer response. What mistake has he already made?
He didn't read the text
Clarify questions always pertain to unclear what on the STAAR test?
Pronouns