STAAR Tips
What should you do the night before the STAAR test?
Get a good night's sleep, of course!
How would you figure out the meaning of an unknown word on the test?
Context clues
or
Dictionary
What type of question is this?
Paragraph 3 is mainly about...
A. inferenceB. Main Idea
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:
"Once upon a time in the quiet town of Maple Hollow, a curious cat named Whiskers discovered a hidden door beneath the floorboards of the attic. Each night, the door opened into a new magical land, filled with talking animals, floating castles, and adventures waiting to be explored."
Question:
What is the most likely genre of this passage?
A. Realistic Fiction
B. Historical Fiction
C. Fantasy
D. Biography
C. Fantasy – The presence of magical lands, talking animals, and floating castles signals elements of fantasy.
What day will you be taking the 5th grade reading STAAR test?
Thursday, April 17
How much time do you have to take the test?
All day
How many questions are on the test?
around 40
This means you should at least complete 6 questions per hour to finish by the end of the day.
What does a good fiction summary contain?
Somebody
Wanted
But
Then
So
What is a group of lines in poetry called?
stanza
What type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as?
metaphor
What should you do the morning of the STAAR test?
Eat a healthy breakfast
When you read a question, and you don't know the answer, which of the following should you do?
A. flag it and come back to it
B. eliminate the obviously wrong answers
C. Pick the best answer
D. All of the above!
D. All of the above!
When a reader takes what he already knows, combines it with what he's read, and comes up with a new idea, this is called a(n) ______________.
inference
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day would be what genre?
Nonfiction
or
Informational
What will your teacher/test monitor be doing during the STAAR test?
walking around the room
Why is the STAAR test important to students?
It shows mastery of the 5th grade skills. It helps show growth. :)
It's 9:30 in the morning and you've finished the test. What should you do before you submit?
A. read through it again, and again, and again - you have all day
B. quickly submit
A!
But, you should not be done until at least lunchtime at the minimum!
Where can you access a dictionary during the test?
You'll have a red dictionary on your desk.
or
Use the online dictionary embedded in the test.
What genre is set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author's imagination as they fill in the gaps. Characters can be pure fiction or based on real people (often, it's both).
Historical fiction
What is the collective noun for a group of fish?
School
What should you leave at home on the morning of the test?
Backpacks or
Cellphones/Electronic Devices or
Bad attitude!
Where can you get a good idea (main idea) what a passage is about before you even read the passage?
The title
THEN
The STAAR test will ask questions about what?
Grammar
or
Spelling
or
Revising & Editing
What are the objects called that are used when performing a drama on stage?
props
What can you do once you've finished your test?
Read or rest - nothing else.