Drama
How To
Reading Strategies
Question Types
Literary Terms
100

What words help the actors to know what to do on the stage? They are usually in italics.

Stage Directions

100

What is the first thing you should do when you get your test?

Look for the section that you struggle with (double passage, poetry, etc)

100
What do you do with every reading?
Summarize.
100
Which questions should I answer first?
Questions that tell me what paragraph or sentence to go to.
100
What is conflict?
The problem of the text.
200

What are the characters in a play called?

Actors

200
Why should you summarize your reading?
It helps the reader understand what they are reading.
200
When you are reading a poem, what are the sections called?
Stanzas
200
Are there any pictures that I have to analyze on the test?
yes
200
What is plot?
The overall story or what is happening in the story.
300

What is a section of a play called?

Scene or Act

300
Why should you summarize the questions?
It helps the reader understand what they are being asked to answer.
300
How do the headings of a nonfiction text help you?
They tell what's going to be in that section.
300
Will there be short answer questions on the STAAR?
No
300
What is setting?
The time and place the story occurs
400

What are the lines read in a play called?

dialogue

400
What should you do when two answers are correct?
Choose the best answer.
400
When you are confused about a word's meaning, what can you do?
Use a dictionary.
400
What is the largest category of questions on the STAAR? Informational Text or Literary Text?
Literary Text
400
What are 3 reasons authors write?
To persuade, to inform, to entertain
500

What are the actors' clothes, backdrops, furniture, and other items used by the actors called?

props

500
When you think you have the answer, how can you make sure?
Go back to the text and find support.
500
What does it mean to jot the gist?
The reader is taking a text and putting it in their own words.
500
How many questions does the STAAR reading test have?
Approximately 50
500
What is the term for the reason a character does or says what they do?
motivations
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