Question Purpose
Vocab for Days
Things to Know!
Fun ELA Facts
Words, Words, Words
100

The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"

What is a summary?

100

This is a group of lines in a poem.

What is a stanza?

100

When is the ELAR STAAR?

Wednesday, 4/17

100

When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.

What is go back to the text?

100

This is the place we won't have to go if we pass our STAAR test.

What is summer school?

200

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that - "

What are supporting details/evidence/quote?

200

Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.

What is imagery?

200

True or False. You will get a dictionary, one piece of paper, and a pencil to use for the ELA STAAR test.

What is False!

200

These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.

What are context clues?

200
This kind of word has the opposite meaning of another word.

What is an antonym?

300

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"

What is main idea?

300

The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.

What is tone?

300

This the duration of the 8th grade Reading STAAR.

The school day

300

This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.

What is theme?

300

This figurative language exaggerates what is happening in the story for emphasis.

What is hyperbole?

400

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author most likely wrote this selection to - " 

What is author's purpose?

400

This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.

What is first-person POV?

400

This is the amount of points your SCR is worth.

What is 2?

400

These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize certain things in the story.

What is figurative language?

400

State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness.

What is STAAR?

500

The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he - "

What is character motivation?

500

This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.

What is alliteration?

500

True or False: After taking the Reading STAAR, we have no more important tests to take for this class.

False...MAP!

500

The age of your ELA teacher.

What is 23?

500

Coach Ramirez' favorites artist..

Adele