Genre
Answering on STAAR
Reading
Writing
STAAR random
100

This genre tells made-up stories with characters and events that are not real.

fiction

100

First thing you do when you start the test

Ask for paper

100

How do we know a story is reading and not writing?

reading, every paragraph has a number and writing doesn't 
100

Fix this sentence:

can David play Tag.

Can David play tag?

100

when is staar

Tuesday, April 14

200

This genre gives real facts and teaches us about the world, like books about animals or space.

informational

200

How do you write evidence for reading multiple choice questions?

IKTB

200

What is a summary?

This is a short retelling of the most important parts of a story.

200

Fix the sentence: 

first i will wach a movy with my Brother

First, I will watch a movie with my brother. 

200

the way the author organizes the text

text structure

300

This genre is written to be performed on stage and includes characters, dialogue, and stage directions.

drama

300

How do you answer a READING SCR?

repeat the question, answer and evidence
300

What is infer?

when you use clues from the text to find something out in the text

300

fix this sentence: 

the girl shouts I want play out side, 

The girl shouts, "I want to play outside!"
300

which is possessive noun and which is a plural?

The dog's toy was ripped. 

The dogs ran after the squirrel. 

1. posessive

2. plural

400

This genre often uses rhythm, rhyme, and creative language to express feelings or ideas.

poetry

400

How do you write a writing SCR?

re-write the sentence with the changes made

400

what is theme? 

the main message, lesson the author wants you learn in the story. 

400

fix the sentence:

jenna doesnt know if she wants to eat pizza. Jenna doesn't know if she wants to eat burgers. 

Jenna doesn't know if she wants to eat pizza or burgers. 

400

Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: 

The small brown dog ran across the grassy field.

The small brown dog ran across the grassy field.

500

This category includes fiction, informational, drama, and poetry, and it tells us the type or kind of text we are reading.

genre

500

What are all the parts of an ECR?

introduction, central idea, response (2x), evidence (2x), conclusion

500

what is author's purpose 

the reason the author wrote the story (persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe)

500

fix the sentence:

My sister wants to watch mario galaxy. i want to watch zootopia.

My sister wants to watch "Mario Galaxy", and I want to watch "Zootopia".

500

what is a noun and give an example for all 4 parts of a noun

person, place, thing, animal