Reading Random
What is the first you do when you open your STAAR test?
Write RAP and RACE on my paper.
When you don't know what a bolded or underlined word means what do you do?
Use a dictionary
What are types of author's purpose?
Persuade, inform, entertain.
How can we find a summary of a story.
finding the beginning, middle, and end.
How do we restate a question?
Take away the questions words and add a transition word.
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym
To label rhyme pattern.
When would you use the RACES strategy and what does it stand for?
When it has the word EXPLAIN.
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite text evidence
Explain your thinking
Sum it up give your conclusion
Strategy for extended constructed response
R
A
C
E
True
What does antonym mean?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by underlining in the text where you found them and next to the question listing what paragraph you found your answer in. True or False?
True: This is a strategy for the READING STAAR
You are allowed to talk and look at other tests during STAAR
False
What is FACT? What is Opinion?
Fact- something true
Opinion- something not true
Drama or play?- a story that has characters, scenes, stage directions and dialogue.
DRAMA
What does setting mean?
where the story is happening or taking place.
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a 1-2 minute brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest and "forget" the information you just read before continuing to a new text.
What is Main Idea?
What the whole story is about.
What pronouns do you look for 1st, 2nd and 3rd person point of view.
1st- I, we
2nd- you, you're
3rd- She, her, him, he, they, them, it
A Theme
What does it mean when a question is asking about IMAGERY?
Imagine it in our heads, pretend it is happening to us.
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!
When talking about sensory details, what does it mean?
sight, touch, smell, hear, and taste.