Testing Tips
Paragraph 3 is mainly about...
What is Main idea
All FICTION are written with this in mind including rising action, climax (problem) and falling action (solution).
What is a plot
What day will you be taking the ELA STAAR?
April 15th
How much time do you have to take the test?
All Day
What is the strategy for a short constructed response?
R-Restate the question
A-Answer the question
C- Cite or COPY text evidence
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
climax
A group of lines in poetry.
What is stanza
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as.
What is a metaphor?
What three scratch papers should you make before you start your test?
PTK, QAP, C&E
When the reader makes an educated guess...
What is Inference
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is this type of text.
What is informational text
small headings above paragraphs, tells what that section will be about
subheadings
Why is the STAAR test important to you the students?
What is It demonstrates your mastery of skills in the 4th grade
What question should you start with when you begin your test?
ECR
The strategy for answering vocabulary context clue questions.
What is read the text for hints about the word OR what is use the dictionary
when events go in order the way they happen
chronological order
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
What should you leave at home or be prepared to give to a teacher or test proctor before the test?
What are cell phones and backpacks
Where can you get a good idea (main idea) what a passage is about before you even read the passage?
the title.
The meaning of the theme
What is the moral of the story is, or the life lesson
Giving human-like qualities to non-human things
Personification
Should you drink water or soda during the exam?
What is Water