Question Purpose
The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best way to describe what happened in this selection?"
What is a summary?
This is a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
True or False: The sticky note in the online platfrom are saved automatically.
False
When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.
What is go back to the text?
These words represents the strategy we use for identifying the type of passage we are reading and the point of view.
What is piece of cake?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author most likely included the details in paragraph 3 to- "
What are making inferences?
Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.
What is imagery?
This is the day of the week of the 6th grade Reading STAAR.
What is Wednesday!
These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.
What are context clues?
This kind of word has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"
What is main idea?
The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.
What is tone?
This button is used when you need to take a bathroom break and need to exit the test.
What is the pause button?
This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is theme?
This figurative language exaggerates what is happening in the story for emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author describes his experience in a way that highlights - "
What is author's purpose?
This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.
What is first-person POV?
What do you want to achieve on the STAAR test?
What is approaches, meets, or masters?
These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize certain things in the story.
What is figurative language?
This group of words helps us identify the summary of a passage.
What is WWBST or BME?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In The Little Mermaid the author included the following sentence. Which sentence from The Frog Princess has a similar effect?"
What is making connections?
This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.
What is alliteration?
True of False: If you see flags and triangles on the submit page of your test you must go back to those questions.
True
The age of your ELA teacher.
What is 38 and a half?
Ms. Garcia's favorite animal.
What is panda?