Short Constructed
Response
Reading
General STAAR
Information
Writing
Extended Constructed Response
100

Minimum length of an SCR

What is 2 sentences? 
100

To infer means to 

What is make an educated guess based on provided information and reasoning skills?

100

The amount of time students have to complete the STAAR test

What is all day (7:30am - 2:37pm)?

100

"This is not the time, but it is the place." is an example of this type of sentence. 

What is a compound sentence?

100

An argumentative ECR requires these elements whereas an informational ECR does not

What is counter-argument and refutation?

200

The two parts that make up an SCR response. 

What is claim and blended text evidence

200

In a two part question, students must answer this part correctly in order be eligible for any points

What is part A/part 1?

200

A sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a comma but no conjunction

Ex: "The restaurant had scallops, it didn't have oysters." 

What is a comma splice?

200

The pieces of a thesis statement are

What is TAG, claim using words from the prompt, "because", and two reasons to support the claim?
300

The difference between a claim and a thesis statement is

What is a claim answers the prompt with a TAG and words from the prompt while a thesis statement is a claim with two supporting reasons?

300
The reorganizing of ideas to make a piece of writing more clear and coherent. May include adding new words/sentences, removing words/sentences, or rearranging words/sentences. 

What is revising?