Reading Random
What information should you pull from paragraphs on a Non-Fiction text when you make notes.
KEY information. IMPORTANT things about the passage.
This is when two words sound the same but are spelled differently.
homophone
What are types of author's purpose?
PIEED- Persudae, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe
Explain Paraphrase
Restating the big points of the story in your own words
What is a well-composed constructed response?
What must it all have in the response?
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Restate the question, answer the question, cite text evidence, explain your reasoning.
Is hot and cold a synonym or antonym?
Antonym
What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse called?
Rhyme scheme
When would you use the RATE strategy and what does it stand for?
Extended construct response:
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite text evidence
Explain your thinking
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Strategy for extended constructed response
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Ex2
When you see two passages and have to compare and contrast them, what is it called?
What does that mean to you?
What do they want you to figure out?
Paired passage.
You have to see what they have in common and their differences. What do the passages have in common?
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
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, and BME.
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to flag the question and come back to it later rather then sit there for 10 minutes trying to figure it out.
True: When you are unsure, you can flag a question for review.
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
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Ex2
The girl ran away from the disgusting monster. She felt aghast as she trembled away.
Using context clues, what does aghast mean?
What other tool can you use to help you find the meaning to the word?
scared or horrified
The dictionary.
A Theme
What does it mean to infer?
To come up with a conclusion based off your background knowledge and clues in the story.
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!
Synonyms are words that are similar.
True
These phrases are examples of what?
The wind was howling so loud that it was hard to sleep.
What type of figurative language is this: Chris ran as fast as a cheetah?
Onomatopoeia- is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. For example: boom, honk, pop, crack, cuckoo, crack, splat, tweet, zoom, sizzle, whizz, buzz, hiss, rip.
Simile - comparing two things using like or as