STAAR Practice #1

The speaker includes an exclamation point at the end of a sentence most likely to emphasize...

What do you do?

• GBAR

• Remember that "most likely" means to infer

• Remember or look up emphasize in the dictionary

• All the above

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

When you see "the reader can conclude" or "the most likely reason", what are you suppose to do?

• guess

• use a dictionary

• infer

• ask your neighbor

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.3B

TEKS.ELA.CR.3C

TEKS.ELA.CR.3D

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

TEKS.ELA.RI.4B

Which idea about the main character is emphasized in paragraph 7? How will the reader find the answer?

• Consider the main character's actions

• Consider the main character's words

• Consider a description of the main character

• All of the above

In the poem, what message does the author want the reader to know? What is the reader looking for?

• theme

• main idea

• text features

• summary

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.8A

TEKS.ELA.4.8A

TEKS.ELA.5.8A

TEKS.ELA.6.7A

TEKS.ELA.7.7A

When the question reads: According to the selection..., what should you do?

• GBAR (go back and read)

• look at your neighbor's answer

• ask the teacher for the answer

• just skip it

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.3B

TEKS.ELA.RI.4C

TEKS.ELA.RI.4D

TEKS.ELA.RI.4F

TEKS.ELA.RI.4G

Which of the following is an example emphasize?

• Let nothing stand in your way.

• Do NOT touch the wall!

• This is the best day ever!

• All of the above

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

A group of lines in a poem, separated by space; can be one line or one hundred lines

• line

• group

• stanza

• poem

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.9B

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

When I see "the reader can conclude" or "the character most likely", I am

• guessing

• inferring

• memorizing

• I don't know.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.6C

TEKS.ELA.4.6F

TEKS.ELA.5.6C

TEKS.ELA.5.6F

TEKS.ELA.6.5C

Compare or Contrast example is?

• Is it better to live in a small town or a big city?

• What is the difference between a shark and a whale?

• What message do both poems share?

• All of the above

The message the author wants the reader to know...

• You are looking for the story's theme (lesson about life)

• You are looking for the author's autobiography

• You are looking for the story's summary

• You are looking for the story's main idea

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.8A

TEKS.ELA.4.8A

TEKS.ELA.5.8A

TEKS.ELA.6.7A

TEKS.ELA.7.7A