Testing Tips
What should you do the night before the STAAR?
Sleep well
To determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in a selection
Context clues or a dictionary
If a question asks, "What is paragraph 5 mainly about?" What is it asking for?
Main idea
All FICTION requires this to be a story
Conflict
You answer me, but I never ask you questions. What am I?
Phone
If stressing during the test, you should
Take a mini-break for water or the restroom
A valuable test-taking strategy
Highlighting, notes, post-it notes
All the important events from the beginning, middle and end of a selection
Summary
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?
Clock
What should you do the morning of the STAAR test?
Eat a healthy breakfast
A reading strategy
Define unknown words, highlight, read questions, make notes, re-read text multiple times
This question: The reader can conclude that ... Is asking the reader to what?
Make an inference
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is what type of text?
Informational
How many characters does an ECR have?
2300
Why is the STAAR test important for students?
It demonstrates your mastery of 8th grade skills
Marking through wrong answers
Process of elimination
One strategy for answering vocabulary context clue questions is
Read the text surrounding the word for hints about its meaning
Non-fiction written by the author about the author's life
Autobiography
What kind of ECR needs to have a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal
Argument
Leave these at home or be prepared to give them to your test administrator
Cell phones, smart watches, and electronic devices
To get an idea of what a passage is about before reading it, what should you check first?
Title, subtitles, photos, captions
The moral of a story, or the life lesson the author wants the reader to understand
Theme
Words that tell what the characters should be doing as they speak their lines
Stage directions
What writing only requires the answer and evidence?
SCR