Reading Random
3rd Grade Reading
STAAR PREP
STAAR
3rd Grade STAAR WRITING
100

What is the main idea?

What the story is mostly about

The who/what and the main thing about the who/what

100

What is the cause?

the reason WHY something happens

100

What are types of author's purpose?

PIE- Persudae, Inform, Entertain

100

Explain Paraphrase

Restating the big points of the story in your own words

100

How many sentences does an SCR have?

2 sentences

A-answer and restate the question

P-provide text evidence

200

Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym? 

Antonym

200

What is a free verse poem?

A poem that does NOT rhyme and no pattern

200

What is APE?

Answer the question and restate it

Provide text evidence 

Explain your thinking 



200

Strategy for extended constructed response (ECR)

How many paragraphs? Name them

Introduction

main body #1

main body #2

Conclusion

200

When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what is it called?


Paired passage. 


300

What does antonym mean?

Words that mean the opposite of another
300

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

Stanza

300

When doing a writing passage you have to do caveman notes? True or False

False- only for reading passages

300

You are allowed to talk and look at other tests during STAAR

False

300

This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.

Ex:  The pretty girl played with the small cat.

an adjective

400

Fiction or Non-Fiction-- Passage about a talking rabbit that goes on an adventure across the world

Fictional passage

400

What are story elements?

Setting, characters, problem, solution, key events of a story

400

When completing a reading passage you must read it at least twice? True or False?

True: The more you read it, the more it will make sense

400

What are these instructions for?


-have a clear concise idea.

-double check your punctuation

-have correct spelling

-include text evidence

-have a introduction and conclusion

Extended constructed response

APE

400

The girl ran away from the disgusting monster. She felt aghast as she trembled away.

Using context clues, what does aghast mean?

scared or horrified

500
What do call a story/ passage that has a moral or lesson in it?

A Theme 

500

What does it mean to infer?

To make a smart guess based on what you know and what you read

500

You have the whole day to work on the READING Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time—no cell phones. Do your personal best! True or False?

True!

500

A biography is when someone else writes about that person? True or False

True

500

These phrases are examples of what?

The witch zapped her wand and then poof she turned into a frog.

Onomatopoeia-  is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. For example: boom