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STAAR Question Types
100

The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.

What is rest?

100

The STAAR English I test requires the reading of _________.

What are 'texts'?
What are 'passages'?
What are "selections"?

100

How many points on the STAAR Extended Constructed Response do you need to pass?

What is a 4?

100

The rising action, climax, and resolution are all part of a story's _____________?

What is plot? 

100

The two possible options of ECR (Extended Constructed Response) prompts that you could see on the STAAR test are __________________ and _____________.

Argumentative and Informational

200

On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.

What is 'dictionary'?

200

When taking the STAAR English I test, you will be asked to make ___________ about what you are reading.

What are 'inferences'?

200

The most important part of a Short Constructed Response and Extended Constructed Response prompts is the _________ _________.

What is the 'thesis statement'?

What is the thesis sentence?

200

"The sea licked its greedy lips waiting for the boat to dock" is an example of which type of figurative language? 

What is personification?

200

You will see these two types of writing prompts  on the STAAR English I test.

What are SCR and ECR?
What are Short Constructed Response and
Extended Constructed Response
prompts?

300

On the STAAR, we should carefully read the entire selection for this type of text.  

What is poetry?

300

The idea that fire represents hope for the future at the end of the novel, is an example of what literary device?

What is symbolism?

300

When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.

What is 'textual evidence'?

300

The feeling a reader gets from a story.

In a story, what is mood?

300

Some questions on the STAAR will require you to  ____________    _____    ______    __________. 

What is fill in the blank?

400

On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ choice completely.

What is 'question' and 'answer'?

400

On the STAAR English I test, you will be given how long to complete it.

What is all day?

400

Any academic essay for STAAR will have three main parts,  which include _____________, ______________, and _____________.

What are the 'introduction, body, and conclusion?

400

The author's attitude or feeling about what they are writing

What is tone?

400

What is 475 characters?

How long can a short constructed response (SCR) be?  

500

If you finish the STAAR test within two hours you have just done what? 

What is "FAILED and wasted your time!"

500

How many times you should read a STAAR text in order to comprehend better? 

What is three?

500

The maximum character count for an essay

What is '2300 characters'?

500

The big idea, life message, or moral of a story?

What is the 'theme'?

500

Two similar texts that are read together to prepare to write an essay are called ____________ __________.

What are paired texts?