STAAR Tips
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest?
The STAAR English II test requires the reading of several _________.
What are 'passages'?
What is the highest score you can get on the STAAR English II Extended Response Writing portion?
What is a '10'?
In an ___________text, something is explained.
What is 'informational'?
There are __________ questions on the STAAR Test.
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On the STAAR, we should _____ the entire passage.
What is 'read'?
On the STAAR English II test, you will be testing over several literary ___________.
What are 'genres'?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.
What is 'textual evidence'?
When you are making an educated assumption based on what you read in a text, you are _____________.
What is 'inferencing'?
You can earn a maximum amount of ______ points on the STAAR Test.
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On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is 'dictionary'?
When taking the STAAR English II test, you will be asked to make ___________ (educated guesses) about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
When you are changing from one topic to another or presenting evidence, it is important that you use __________ ____________.
What are 'transition phrases'?
When the question uses a phrase like "most likely," that means that at least two of the answer choices are going to be _________ ___________.
What is 'possibly correct'?
There are/is _______ essay question(s) on the STAAR TEST
On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ completely.
What is 'question' and 'answer choice'?
On the STAAR English II test, you will be given how long to complete it.
What is all day?
When answering the short constructed response (SCR), you should have at least three complete sentences, which should be in _____________, ______________, and _____________ format.
What are 'answer, prove, and explain'?
The author of a piece of drama is called a _____________.
What is a 'playwright'?
How many STAAR tests do you need to pass to graduate high school?
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On the STAAR, it is important to ________ your answers before submitting them.
What is review.
When you have to read two passages with similar themes, it is called a _________ ___________ section.
What is 'paired passage'?
Your essay response should be AT LEAST ________ _________ long.
What is '6 sentences'?
The author of a poem is called a _________.
What is a 'poet'?
The amount of points you need to get the "Meets" level on the STAAR test.
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