Testing Tips
How to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in paragraphs
What is context clues and use a dictionary to look-up the meaning
Paragraph 3 is mainly about...
What is Main idea
All FICTION are written with this in mind including rising action, climax (problem) and falling action (solution).
What is a plot
What day will you be taking the ELA STAAR?
What is April or April 9?
How much time do you have to take the test?
All Day
What is the strategy for a short constructed response?
R-Restate the question
A-Answer the question
C- Cite text evidence
E- Explain text evidence
A good FICTION summary strategy contains what three letters that represent what?
C - Character
P - Problem
R - Resolution
A group of lines in poetry.
What is stanza
What do the acronyms ECR and SCR stand for? What are they?
ECR -Extended Constructive Response
A four-paragraph essay that consists of an intro paragraph, 2 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.
SCR - Short Construccted Response
One paragraph consisting of about 4-6 sentences using the RACE strategy to answer.
What should you do to show understanding of the text you are taking on the STAAR test.
What is annotating, taking notes or drawing clues?
What skill is being tested in this question stem?
"What does paragraph ___ reveal about _____'s thoughts regarding ____'s problem?"
What is Inferencing.
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is this type of text.
What is informational text
Which genre is about a person's life?
What is biography.
Why is the STAAR test important to you the students?
What is It demonstrates your mastery of skills in your grade level and can be used to determine placement for the next year.
What elimination process do you use to find the correct answer?
What is cross out all wrong answers (distractors) first before finding the correct answers?
What skill is being tested in this question stem?
"The word _____ comes from the Latin word _____, which helps the read understand that the word _____ means...?
What is Greek/Latin Roots
A story that COULD take place today.
What is Realistic fiction.
A strategy (tool) can be used to help analyze paired text?
What is a Venn diagram?
What should you leave at home or be prepared to give to a teacher or test proctor before the test?
What are cell phones and/or any other electronic devices?
Where can you get a good idea (main idea) what a passage is about before you even read the passage?
What is the title.
What skill is being tested in this question stem?
"What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?"
What is Author's Purpose.
Author's purpose - name three verbs
Teacher Discretion
The lesson, moral, or message that the author wants you to learn in the story
What is the theme.
Why is a positive attitude a must on testing day?
What is because the STAAR Test is challenging, and you must be focused and have as much positive energy as possible around you to fuel your success.
What strategy should you use when answering multiple-choice questions on the STAAR Test?
What is
1. Read the text twice, make sure you understand all the words.
2. Read the question and all the answer choices
3. Once you choose the answer, go back to the text and find evidence that either proves your answer is correct or wrong. Make adjustments if needed.
What skill is being tested in this question stem?
"What does the figurative language in paragraph ____ help the reader understand about _____?"
What is Figurative Language.
Which genre has scenes?
What is drama.
What is the most important outcome of this test?
What is you can grow?