Reading STAAR Strategy Review

STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?

How is influence being used in this sentence?

• beginning

• effect

• determine

• apply

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

STAAR Question: What is the significance of the crowd returning at lunchtime to watch Maniac?

How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?

• problem

• synonynm

• order

• importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

STAAR Question: What is the most likely reason the poet used capitalization in line 6?

What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• correct usage of writing conventions

• graphical or visual elements

• theme

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on ----

What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• main idea

• summary

• conflict

• context clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by ----

What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea

• text structure

• conflict

• supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?

Which two of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

• Reread the entire selection and separate all facts from opinion.

• Write a summary of the selection.

• Read the answer choices and look for opinion words such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair.

• Read the answer choices and mark the opinions with 'O' and the facts with 'F' next to each answer choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

STAAR Question: What does the break between stanzas 2 and 3 help the poet convey?

What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• figurative language

• theme

• graphical elements

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

STAAR Question: The abrupt dialogue in the poem helps convey the idea that the characters are ----

How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?

• short or choppy dialogue

• long or expanded dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

STAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to ----

What is a playwright?

• author of a poem

• author of nonfiction text

• author of dramas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that ----

Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize?

• determine

• conclude

• point out

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4