STAAR Question Types
What type of question is most common on the STAAR?
Multiple Choice
Give at least two synonyms for the word: passage.
excerpt, text, selection, story
What does ACE stand for?
Answer
Cite
Explain
If you are unsure what a word means, what tool can you use?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14yQwY3ajCsA8rUNM4lr6BiBI-61xIRoO/preview
Dictionary
Which teacher is the parent of this pet?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NIw00_ISoC467tkX8U-jY1ncrS-oYBE-/preview
Ms. Dye
What does ECR stand for?
Extended Constructed Response
What word means something that gives proof or a reason to believe (synonyms: proof, documentation, confirmation)
evidence
What does QwALA stand for?
Question the title (who, what, where, when, why)
Annotate the text
Locate the text features
Author's purpose and Audience
Which question is this student currently working on?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJaz-LqJqbObeQxcrMvRRXz7BNCRUSj_/preview
4
Which teacher is the parent of this pet?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cvC87XjAsK8WQO7nZNW9_SwTP_YqAmN3/preview
Mr. Earley
What does SCR stand for?
Short Constructed Response
What word means: draw a conclusion based on given facts (synonyms: conclude, estimate, deduce)
infer
What does SWBST stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
What % complete with the test is this student?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MpxiIO0DaFmYezCvSAtASGY6EEDUeeBI/preview
20%
Which teacher is the parent of this pet?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d6sz7FULWBhCCEuAe_NAQ7YeZ8ZKPqLw/preview
Coach Garcia
How many points is the ECR question worth?
10
What word means to restate text in different words with the same meaning (synonyms: restate, reword, translate)
paraphrase
Which strategy will you use to write your SCR and ECR responses?
ACE
Which three questions has this student flagged for review?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18GxtOze2BfG433edMp8Xg68ySgnjSfzd/preview
3, 6, 9
Which teacher is the parent of this pet?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tv8F0KuZzmNPpWS4-b8Jjf93e-nl3xJg/preview
Ms. Guerrero
How many total questions are on the STAAR test?
45
Define the word compare
show how the facts or ideas are similar (synonyms: connect, link, relate)
Which strategy will you use to read and understand the text?
QwALA
Where does the student click to advance to question 10?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18GxtOze2BfG433edMp8Xg68ySgnjSfzd/preview
Next (green arrow in the top left corner)
Which teacher is the parent of this pet?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c6ZHarGn0ftn0ZU2oa9684Fz19Vz8LdI/preview
Ms. Watts