Staar Informational Text

Day 2 Review Lesson
Informational Text

Multiple Choice

Read the dictionary entry for the word secure.

Which definition most closely fits the way the word secured is used in the following sentence:

In the past, people secured acorns in baskets and placed them in a stream, where rushing water washed away the tannins.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the selection expresses an opinion?

• The fertilizer mixes with the soil and makes it richer, which helps plants grow.

• More plants mean more food for people and animals.

• Today there are many people who build homes for bats.

• Giving a bat a home is a great way to help

Fill in the Blanks

What category does timeline fall under? (text structure, text feature, or vocabulary)

Match

Match the following words to their category.

• Italicize

• Inform

• Problem/

  Solution

Text feature

Vocabulary

Text structure

• Text feature

• Vocabulary

• Text structure

Dropdown

Cause and effect falls under the ​

Select answer

category?

Drag and Drop

Photographs, caption, timeline, and title all fall under the ​

Placeholder

category.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

text feature word

vocabulary word

text structure word

Ready - Set - Aim
Informational Text
Day 2: Station 4

Find the Central Idea

Look at Text Features

READY

Annotate Each Paragraph

​Think about all of the components of informational text including the text structure.

Set

• Read the question carefully, at least 2 times

• Find and underline target words

• Look for words like NOT, or DON'T that try to trick you.

• Look up words that you don't know in the dictionary.

Aim

• As you answer questions, find evidence in the text.

• Highlight or write down your evidence.

• Read every answer choice 2 times

• Eliminate answer choices that are incorrect.

• Identify the correct answer.