Reading
STAAR Tips
Writing
Wild Card
Grammar
100
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing or animal.
What is personification?
100

What do I do when I don't know the definition of a word.

What is use a dictionary?

100

The sentence that provides your opinion and guides your paper.

What is the thesis (or thesis statement, or thematic statement)?

100

What color of highlighter do we use to highlight our own supporting details?

What is yellow?

100

The acronym or nickname we use for compound sentences.

What is FANBOYS.

200

When a writer uses extreme exxageration for effect.

What is hyperbole?

200

The acronym we use for the short answer response?

What is an RACE?

200

A paragraph that includes an example with textual evidence.

What is the body paragraph?

200

In the Ring of General Macias, Andres went to jail for stealing this.

What is oranges.

200

The change that needs to be made in the following sentence: Mary has no idea what too/two/to wear to the dance.

What is "to"?

300

The main message, lesson or moral of a selection is the _____.

What is theme?

300

What can I include in my essay introduction for extra originality?

What is Hook?

300

What do you need to do to check for capitalization, punctuation, usage, and spelling?

What is EDIT?

300

What color of highlighter should I use for my citations?

What is orange.

300

Where does the comma go in the following sentence: Since starting my part-time job I plan to use my money for a down payment on a new car.

What is after "job"?

400

What is a technique in which the author gives clues to what will happen later in the story?

What is foreshadowing?

400

The reason a writer writes is called the author's _______.

What is purpose.

400

What paragraph do I restate my thesis and adding a final thought about society or the world.

What is a conclusion?

400

This is Ms. Meave's favorite color?

What is purple.

400

This advanced punctuation can be used to replace a comma, FANBYOYS.

What is a semi-colon.

500

What is the author's attitude shown through their writing?

What is tone.

500

The two things you should go back and do to make your essay better.

What is Revise and Edit.

500

On the essay, I should focus on this part of the directions to fully understand my response.

What is the prompt?

500

In scary movies, this reading strategy is used to let the audience know something the characters don't.

What is dramatic irony?

500

What must you do to correct the following: Mrs. Jackson added bread eggs and milk to her grocery list.

What is add commas after 'bread' and 'eggs'.