STAAR Tips
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is sleep?
The STAAR English test requires the reading of _________.
What are 'texts'?
What are 'passages'?
What are "selections"?
How many points on the STAAR Extended Constructed Response (ESSAY) do you need to pass?
What is a 4?
The rising action, climax, and resolution are all part of a story's _____________?
What is plot?
How can you find out what a STAAR test essay is supposed to be about?
What is look for the prompt?
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is 'dictionary'?
When taking the STAAR English I test, you will be asked to make ___________ about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
The most important part of a Short Constructed Response (PACE) and Extended Constructed Response (ESSAY) prompts is the _________.
What is the claim OR answer?
"The sea licked its greedy lips waiting for the boat to dock" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is personification?
You will see these types of writing questions on the STAAR English test.
What are SCR and ECR? OR P.A.C.E. and essay
On the STAAR, we should carefully read the entire selection for this type of text.
What is poetry?
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?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your claim/thesis.
What is 'textual evidence'?
The feeling a reader gets from a story.
In a story, what is mood?
Some questions on the STAAR will require you to ____________ _____ ______ __________.
What is fill in the blank?
On the STAAR, it is important to ___________ important words in the essay prompt.
What is highlight?
On the STAAR English test, you will be given how many hours to complete it.
What is 7?
Your essay for STAAR must have three main elements, which include _____________, ______________, and _____________.
What are the 'claim, text evidence, and commentary'?
The author's attitude or feeling about what they are writing
What is tone?
What kind of writing requires 475 characters on the STAAR test?
How long can a short constructed response (PACE) be?
What order should the STAAR test be completed in?
It does not matter!
How many times you should read a STAAR text in order to comprehend better?
What is three?
The maximum character count for an essay
What is '2300 characters'?
The big idea, life message, or moral of a story?
What is the 'theme'?
Two similar texts that are read together to prepare to write an essay are called ____________ __________.
What are paired passage?