STAAR test questions Reading STRATEGIES

STAAR test questions Reading STRATEGIES

Multiple Choice

What is this question asking for?...........

The author's primary purpose for writing this passage.

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose (PIE): the reason why the author is writing the passage.

• Persuade (P): convincing them to do something

• Inform (I): giving them facts & information

• Entertain (E): amusing them through laughter, suspense; it makes you want to read more

Multiple Choice

What is this questions asking for?.......

In Paragraph 5, the word troubled means -

• main idea

• context clue

• summary

Context Clues: we use context clues to figure out words unknown to us. Ways to use context clues... Look for

• definitions are the word; either before, after, or within that paragraph

• synonyms (SAME) or antonyms (OPPOSITE) of the word

• inferring

• examples of the word are explained in the sentence

Multiple Choice

What is the questions asking for?.......

The author organizes the selection by -

• summary

• main idea

• text structure

Text Structure : is the way an author organizes the passage. We learn 5 ways that they do this.

• Compare/contrast: explaining the likes and differences

• Cause/effect: the "what" & the "why" something happened

• Problem/solution: a conflict or problem and then a solution of how to fix the problem or conflict is given

• Sequential or Chronological order: is in order of how it happened, or maybe timeline order. Think a recipe or how to put something together

• Description: explaining how something looks, feels, or giving specific details about a person, place, event, or thing.