Before STAAR
During STAAR
Math Strategies
What would Ms. McAdams DO?
After STAAR
100

What time should you go to bed Sunday Night?

A. At a reasonable time( 8 oclock)

B. As late as possible.

C. Stay up all night and drink coffee. 

A. At a reasonable time( 8 oclock)

100

The number of books I will have at my desk. 

A. At least 2.

B. None.

C. 17 

A. At least 2.

100

The first strategy I will do on my math problem. 

A. Do my math strategies like read the problem 2x

B. Pick my favorite letter.

C Just start working 

A. Do my math strategies like read the problem 2x

100

What is the first thing Ms. McAdams  would do on a word problem?

A. start working 

B. Read carefully and look for key words.

C. Guess 

B. Read carefully and look for key words.

100

After I have answered all my question I will 

A. Go back and double check my answers.

B. Turn in my test. 

C. Take a nap. 

A. Go back and double check my answers.

200

What strategy should I do to help me do my best. 

A. Eat no breakfast.

B. Eat a good breakfast.

C. Eat Takis and Big Red

B. Eat a good breakfast.

200

What is the first thing you do when you get your Math STAAR Test.

A. Start on Number 1 

B. Create a multiplication chart.

C. Skip to the last problem. 

B. Create a multiplication chart

200

The second strategy I will do on my math problem.

A. start working.

B.What is underline the question and circle important information like operation words?

C. Guess

B. What is underline the question and circle important information like operation words?

200

What would Ms. McAdams do with the answer choices?

A. Stinky X and Maybe Dots.

B. Nothing

C. Pick a random letter

A. Stinky X and Maybe Dots.

200

After I have doubled checked my answer I will 

A. Double check my bubble sheet.

B. Turn in my test.

C. Wait for Ms. McAdams  

A. Double check my bubble sheet.

300

What time should I arrive at school?

A. Im going to be late.

B. 7:50 

C. When the first bell rings.

C. When the first bell rings.

300

If I get tired I will

A. Keep going.

B. Take a break and eat part of my snack.

C. Start guessing 

B. Take a break and eat part of my snack

300

If I am stuck on a problem I will. 

A. Put a star or sticky by it and come back to it and not waste too much time.

B. Work all four hours on this problem. 

C. Pick my favorite letter. 

A. Put a star or sticky by it and come back to it and not waste too much time.

300

What strategy would Ms. McAdams  use on a number line?

A. Label it

B. Color it.

C. Nothing 

A. Label it

300

After I have double checked my answers and bubble sheet I will. 

A. Raise my hand and wait for Ms. McAdams

B. Take a nap.

C. Nothing 

A. Raise my hand and wait for Ms. McAdams

400

When I get to class I will..

A. Make sure I have two books and two pencils.

B. Act like a crazy person.

C. Color 

A. Make sure I have two books and two pencils.

400

I must show _______ for every problem 

A. Work

B. Nothing

C. My name 

A. work

400

The strategy I will use if I need to find the answer.

A. Do all the work in my head.

B. Do no work on my paper.

C.show my work like drawing a picture

What is C. show my work like drawing a picture

400

What strategy would Ms. McAdams use if the problem wanted to know what fractions are equivalent?

A. Draw a pictorial model and compare the fractions

B. Pick my favorite fraction

C. Nothing 

A. Draw a pictorial model and compare the fractions

400

After I have turned in my test I will.

A. Read a book or take a nap.

B. Yell

C. Act like a crazy person

A. Read a book or take a nap.

500

Before I take my test I am going to...

A. Eat breakfast and use the restroom.

B. Sit there and do nothing.

C. Act like a kindergartner. 

A. Eat breakfast and use the restroom.

500

If I get stuck I will. 

A. Put a sticky note or a star and move on.

B. Just guess.

C. Skip it. 

A. Put a sticky note or a star and move on.

500

What is the first thing you do when you have a pictorial model?

A. Nothing.

B. Label it 

C. Doodle

What is B. Label it. 

500

If the problem asked for the area of a composite figure Ms. McAdams would. 

A. Add all the sides.

B. Cut the figure into pieces and then x,x, then +

C. multiple all the numbers together

B. Cut the figure into pieces and then x,x, then +

500

On Tuesday I am going to do..

A. Everything I did on Monday 

B. Skip School 

C. Nothing 

A. Everything I did on Monday