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What month is the STAAR reading test?

May

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What is the first thing you should do when you get your test?
Read the questions.
100

What do you do with every reading?

Annotate or Hashtag or Summarize

100
Which questions should I answer first?
Questions that tell me what paragraph or sentence to go to.
100
What is conflict?
The problem of the text.
200

What time of day do we begin the test?

8:30 am

200
Why should you summarize your reading?
It helps the reader understand what they are reading.
200
When you are reading a poem, what are the sections called?
Stanzas
200
Are there any pictures that I have to analyze on the test?
yes
200
What is plot?
The overall story or what is happening in the story.
300

Which STAAR test do you have this year?

Reading and Math

300
Why should you summarize the questions?
It helps the reader understand what they are being asked to answer.
300

If a question wants you to "interpret" what does that mean?

Interpret means figure out the answer by inferring, gathering evidence...

300

Will there be a dictionary to use for the Reading STAAR?

Yes!

300
What is setting?
The time and place the story occurs
400
What agency administers the STAAR test?
The Texas Education Agency
400
What should you do when two answers are correct?
Choose the best answer.
400
When you are confused about a word's meaning, what can you do?
Use a dictionary.
400

Does the STAAR Test have poems?

Yes, sometimes

400
What are 3 reasons authors write?
To persuade, to inform, to entertain
500

When can you come to tutorials in Mrs. Karch's room?

1st period Tuesday-Friday

After school Tuesday- Thursday!

500
When you think you have the answer, how can you make sure?
Go back to the text and find support.
500

What does it mean to jot the gist?

The reader is taking a text and putting it in their own words (paraphrase)

500

How many hours do you have to complete the test?

4 hours

500
What is the term for the reason a character does or says what they do?
motivations