Reading Random
What is on Plot Mountain?
Characters, Setting, Climax, Conflict, Resolution
What is 1st Person POV?
What is 3rd Person POV?
Someone in the story telling the story
Someone not in the story telling the story
What are types of author's purpose? Give at least 3
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Convince, Tell, Describe, Show
Explain key idea
It's what the section or selection is mostly about
How would you combine these sentences?
My dog loves to go for walks. My dog loves to play catch.
My dog loves to go for walks and play catch.
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym
The pig ran out of the barn when he saw a garden snake near his trough.
What text structure is being used?
Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Description, Compare/Contrast
Cause and effect
What is a hyperbole? Give an example.
an extreme exaggeration
What is a summary?
Retell the main events of the story in a shorter version.
When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what is it called?
What do you have to think about?
Paired passage.
You have to see what they have in common and their differences.
What does personification mean?
What do you call paragraphs in a poem?
Stanza
What is an ECR and how do you set it up?
An ECR is an extended constructed response where you write more.
Answer
Detail 1 - Explain
Detail 2 - Explain
Restate Answer
You are allowed to talk and look at other people's screens during STAAR
False
What needs to be changed in this sentence?
abraham lincoln was the 16th president of america.
america needs to be capitalized (America)
What is theme?
The lesson, message, or moral of a story.
What should I do if I don't know a word on the STAAR test?
Use the dictionary
What do you do with your scratch paper on Reading STAAR test day?
Take notes, plan essay ect.
What is an SCR? And what do I do for it?
An SCR is a short constructed response to a passage.
Answer
Detail
Detail
The girl ran away from the disgusting monster. She watched aghast as it slowly followed its prey and attacked.
Using context clues, what does aghast mean?
scared or horrified
When reading a poem what is rhyme scheme?
Rhyme pattern at the end of the line
What does it mean to infer?
Take you what you already know and apply it to the story. Making an educated guess.
To know and understand something(figure it out) without being told explicitly.
Give 2 examples of a text feature in a Non Fiction passage.
graph, bold print, map, picture, caption, fact box, heading, Table of Contents, Index
True or False: When I'm done with all the questions, I will hit 'end test' and click submit without letting my teacher know.
FALSE
I MUST raise my hand when I'm done, I can NOT click submit until my teacher has approved for me to.
Write a sentence stem for a claim you will make to the prompt below. (hint: Restate the question)
Think about what you learned about owls. Explain why owls hunt at night.
Owls hunt at night because...
Owls hunt at night to...
Owls hunt at night...