STAAR Reading

Day 13 Reading Review

Fictional Text

Multiple Choice

Because right away she said, “But you’re wrong, Jake. I get so mixed up when I work with these new computers. And to think that all along I’ve had such a wonderful expert right here in my

classroom, and I didn’t even know it! From now on you’re going to be my special computer helper!”

As it is used in the paragraph, the word expert means a person who

• A. is highly skilled

• B. is willing to help

• C. enjoys working with machine

• has learned from watching others

For 3 minutes, students will write everything they can remember about fiction

There are 5 types offiction text questions on the STAAR Test. They can be asked in a variety of ways, but there are still only 5. Once you learn to identify them, test-taking will become easier.

• Questions about characters

• Questions about author's language

  o Figurative Language

  o Imagery

  o Sensory Words

• Questions about theme

• Inferencing Questions

• Questions about Plot

Card Sort Activity

You each have a set of STAAR question cards. We are going to see if we can put each card in the correct category. Then you will answer some questions on Quizziz to check for understanding.

Multiple Choice

What type of question is this:

Why are the events in paragraph 8 important to the plot?

• Question about Language

• Question about Plot

• Question about Characters

• Questions about Theme

Multiple Choice

What type of question is this:

The conversation between Opal and Otis in paragraphs 10 through 18 suggests that Otis is---

• Question about Plot

• Question about Genre

• Question about Characters

• Inferencing Question

Multiple Choice

What type of question is this:

In paragraph 25, the most likely reason Otis says “You can start on Monday” is that he--

• Question about Summary

• Question about Genre

• Question about Words

• Inferencing Question

Multiple Choice

What type of question is this:

The imagery in the third stanza (lines 9–12) most appeals to the reader’s sense of — ?

• Question about Language

• Question about Genre

• Question about Words

• Inferencing Question

Multiple Choice

What type of question is this:

How does Nia and Marley’s friendship change by the end of the story?

• Question about Theme

• Question about Plot

• Question about Characters

• Question about Language