STAAR Reading
What is a group of lines called in a poem?
Stanza
Identify the type of imagery used here: The sweet aroma from the kitchen woke me from my slumber!
What is smell?
What do you do for each READING passage?
Preview boxes and stop & jot
What change should be made to the following sentence?
The Buddy Holly center is in downtown Lubbock.
Change center to Center
What do we click on to get there?
Apps - Secure Test Browser
When 2 characters have a conversation, this is called___________.
What is dialogue?
Fact or Opinion?
The best team won the game yesterday.
Opinion
How can you tell it's a revising and editing passage?
The sentences are numbered
What do you have to do for USAGE changes?
Plug it in, plug it in!
What should you do when you are done?
Raise your hand for the teacher to check
The moral or lesson in the story
What is theme?
Identify the type figurative language used here:
The tree reached for the sky, trying to touch the stars.
What is personification?
When can you ask for a bathroom break?
After you finish the questions for a passage
What does CUPS stand for?
Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling
What tool do you use for an unknown word?
Dictionary
What is the purpose of this imagery?
The children were tornadoes ripping through the house, tossing shoes, backpacks, and jackets around as they went.
To describe just how messy and chaotic the children were.
Pictures, captions, bold print, title, diagram, and sub headings are examples of _______________.
What are informational text features?
What's the procedure for paired passages?
Read first
Answer questions
Read second
Answers all questions
What does ARMS stand for?
Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Name 2 tools you will use when answering questions.
Eliminator and highlighter
In drama, these help the reader "see" the scene. They are usually in parenthesis.
What are stage directions?
The solution to a story is called the _________.
What is resolution?
What are the boxes for an ECR?
Introduction, 1st Reason, 2nd Reason, Conclusion
Bayless third graders will work hard and take their time. Bayless third graders will rock the STAAR test!
Bayless third graders will work hard, take their time, and rock the STAAR test!
Why does everyone need their headphones?
It will pronounce words from the dictionary