Reading STAAR

What does it mean to visualize when you read?

• to state the cause and effect

• to create a picture in your mind as you read

• to make predictions as you read

• to summarize what you read in your own words

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.4A

Which is an example of sensory language?

• with great big trusting eyes

• those things upon my back

• the clicking of her high heels on the hallway tile

• where hills are wide

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The overall message or lesson of a story is called

• theme

• main idea

• supporting details

• connections

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The reason an author writes something is called the...

• author's imaginaton

• author's background

• author's purpose

• author's predictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Part of a passage is called a ...

• passage

• section

• story

• statement

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

Using strong language and techniques to convince a reader about a topic...

• compare and contrast

• persuasive text

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

“Teddy tiger tried tying tepees together.” What type of figurative language is this sentence?

• Alliteration
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Don’t judge a book by its cover is an example of _______________.

• Mood
• Theme
• Setting
• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What do you include in a summary of a nonfiction passage?

• Everything
• All the facts
• The title
• What is important

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence best support the idea that potato chips are well-liked today?

• Potato chips are a crunchy and salty snack.

• Potato chips have come a long way from their beginnings are fried potatoes.

• Potato chips began as an accidental success.

• Grocery stores sometimes have a hard time keeping bags of potato chips on their shelves before they sell out.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1