READING STAAR REVIEW

READING STAAR REVIEW

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A Special Note from your Teacher...........

Tomorrow we will begin to test for the STAAR test. I have prepared you the best way that I can and now is your time to SHINE! You are SMART and I know that you have all the BRAINS in order to ROCK the STAAR! I want you to take a deep breath, calm your nerves, and remember this is just 1 DAY of your LIFE and you can be WHATEVER you want in LIFE!

LOVE YOU TO PIECES,

MRS. GOFFNEY

A little peptalk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHUSKnBCwSc

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: What the text is mostly about?

• summary

• main idea

• main highlights

• plot mountain

Multiple Choice

What genre is composed of stories passed down from generation to generation and can be told by mouth?

• realistic fiction

• traditional literature (folktales, myths, legends, fairytales)

• nonfiction

• poetry

Multiple Choice

What is a good strategy for retelling or summarizing a fiction text?

• SWBST

• Characters

• ride a roller coaster

• resolution and solution

Multiple Choice

The genre of text that is composed of a story that you can actually place yourself as a character.

• poetry

• biography

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

Multiple Choice

The genre that is written in lines and stanzas

• nonfiction

• drama

• plays

• poetry

Multiple Choice

What genre is acted out, has dialogue, scenes, and stage props?

• drama

• poetry

• nonfiction

• your own life

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: What lesson does Monkey learn when he falls from the tree?

• author's purpose

• main idea

• theme or moral

• SWBST

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: Why is monkey worried about playing with Little Lion?

• problem/solution

• main idea

• text features

• cause/effect

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: What can the reader conclude about Mrs. Goffney?

• Summary

• Making connections to the text

• drawing conclusions

• drawing a picture on a beach

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: The author most likely wrote this passage to-

• author's purpose

• author's message

• message

• purpose

Time for a dance break!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmv6JDUyJsw

Multiple Choice

Explain the difference between a section and selection

• they are the same

• a section is the whole article and the selection is just a part of the article

• a section is just a part of the text, and the selection is the entire article

• they are both pies and pizzas

Multiple Choice

Which text features gives a heads up to what you are about to read?

• main idea

• headlights

• headings

• summary

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: Why did the author ask 2 questions in paragraph 2?

• author's purpose

• questions

• cause

• effect

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: Which word is a synonym of rapidly in paragraph 3?

• main idea

• context clues

• inference

• text structure

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: Which sentence best supports the idea that the king and queen of Spain loved chocolate?

• infer

• rhyme

• supporting details

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Name that skill: What can the reader conclude about Hernan Cortes?

• main idea

• SWBST

• problem/ solution

• drawing conclusions

Multiple Choice

Name that Why do more people eat chocolate today than they did hundreds of years ago?

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• solution/resolution

• character changes

Multiple Choice

How would you find the answer? Which is the best summary of the selection?

• read each paragraph

• write WIN next to each section

• reread and write the main idea of each paragraph then, choose the best answer that is in order and true to the story

• go outside and play

Multiple Choice

What does BME stand for?

• But Me and Everyone

• Begin My End

• Beginning Middle End

• Beginning Must End

Multiple Choice

When do you use SWBST strategy?

• nonfiction summary

• fiction summary

• main idea

• cause and effect

Time for a dance break!

First one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4_9QgTLCso

Maybe another one....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH8o3mOjoRY

Multiple Choice

What genre uses stanzas and lines?

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

• poetry

• drama

Multiple Choice

When authors use this the reader creates a mental image in their head while they read. What is this called?

• mental party

• imagery

• drawing

• goofing off

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: How is paragraph 2 important to the story's plot?

• author's viewpoint

• author's purpose

• author's job

• author's notebook

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: The section titled ______ is mostly about

• clues

• cause and effect

• context clues

• main idea

Multiple Choice

Based on the information in paragraph 10, the reader con conclude

• imagery

• drawing conclusions

• summary

• problem and solution

Multiple Choice

Letting the cat out of the bag is an example of ______

• an idiom

• imagery

• context clues

• glossary

Multiple Choice

Which text feature is located at the beginning of a book and outlines each section with page numbers?

• glossary

• heading

• table of contents

• bold words

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: Which event is missing?

• cause and effect

• sequence

• summary

• problem/solution

Dance Break ........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR1oEBeFCbw

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: What does the word____ mean in paragraph 2

• summary

• main idea

• dictionary

• context clues

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: Which idea from the selection is supported by the photograph

• summary

• main idea and text features

• SWBST

• problem/solution

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: What is the most likely reason the author included photographs in the selection?

• cause and effect

• author's purpose and inference

• rhyming words

• context clues

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: Which sentence best shows that_______

• evidence

• summary

• facts

• text evidence

Multiple Choice

Name the skill: How did Maria's feelings change towards her baby brother?

• character

• setting

• character change

• problem/solution

A note from your teacher.......

• I know that I have taught EACH of you very well, and I know that you are going to SHOW the STAAR test that you got this!! Please get a good night sleep and eat a good healthy breakfast!

Okay.....one more song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKXW3-2qbq8