Reading Random
What is the main idea?
What the story is mostly about
The who/what and the main thing about the who/what
What is the cause?
the reason WHY something happens
What are types of author's purpose?
PIE- Persudae, Inform, Entertain
Explain Restating
Turn the question into a statement.
What is the strategy for an SCR?
RACE
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym
What is a free verse poem?
A poem that does NOT rhyme and no pattern
When would you use the RUNS for?
ALL reading passages!
Strategy for extended constructed response (ECR)
RACE
When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what is it called?
Paired passage.
What does antonym mean?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
If you see numbers in front of the sentences you must use RUNS. Ture or false
False- This is editing and revising you ONLY NEED number, ABCD, evidence
You are allowed to talk and look at other tests during STAAR
False
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
Ex: The pretty girl played with the small cat.
an adjective
Fiction or Non-Fiction-- Passage about a talking rabbit that goes on an adventure across the world
Fictional passage
What are story elements?
Setting, characters, problem, solution, key events of a story
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
What are these instructions for?
-Restate the question
-Answer the question
-Cite text evidence
-Explain your thinkin
What is Extended constructed response?
RACE
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
A Theme
What does it mean to infer?
To make a smart guess based on what you know and what you read
You have until the end of the school day to work on the READING STAAR Test. Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Do your personal best! True or False?
True!
A biography is when someone else writes about that person? True or False
True
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