STAAR Prep ELAR Day 1

STAAR Prep ELAR

When reading questions on your STAAR test you need to dissect the questions by:

• Underlining key words like infer, author most likely, author's purpose these are clues to help you understand what the question is asking you.

• Once you have figured out what the question is asking you are ready to find the answer in the text then use your text evidence to answer the question

Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem best helps the reader understand the meaning of launch?

• Summary

• Text Features (Heading, Caption, Photo)

• Authors Purpose (PIE)

• Word Meaning

Let's discuss why we chose the answer we did

Multiple Choice

Which part of the article best helps readers visualize what they would experience at the museum?

• Text Structure (cause/effect, sequence)

• Word Meaning

• Authors Purpose (PIE)

• Text Features (Headings, Captions, Photo)

Let's discuss why we chose the answer we did

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 2, the details about how great white pelicans catch fish support the idea that Big Bird —

• Main Idea

• Text Features (Headings, Captions, Photo)

• Word Meaning

• Text Structures (cause/effect, sequence)