STAAR 23: Test-Taking Strategies Time

What is personification?

• When a nonhuman thing is given human-like characteristics

• When two things are compared to one another using like or as

• When two things are compared to one another WITHOUT using the words like or as

• When the first letter of each word in a sentence begins with the same sound

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What testing strategy should you use with this question?

• Look up the word in the dictionary, re-read the paragraph and see which one makes the most sense.

• Only look up the word in the dictionary; you don't need to do anything else

• Make a guess as to which one you think is the answer

• Skip It-you've got better things to do than answer questions like this

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the phrase "key idea" mean? What's another way to say "key idea?"

• Main Idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What type of question is this?

• It's a GPS question because it tells you where to go. Read one sentence above, this actual paragraph, and then one sentence below.

• It is NOT a GPS question because it doesn't tell you where to go to get the answer. You have to read the entire selection in order to get it right.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What can you replace the word infer with?

• To Tell

• To give

• To remember

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What testing strategy should you use (check all that apply)

• GPS to paragraph 21 and find this sentence.

• Read one sentence above and one sentence below this sentence.

• Use POE

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What's another way to re-write this sentence?

• How does where the story is taking place effect the problem?

• How does the main character of the story effect the problem?

• How does the rising action of the story effect the problem?

• How does the story's ending effect the problem?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What are your three HOOK writing options? For your intro?

• A question

• The Magic 3

• A Quote

• A restate and answer of the question sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

How many sentences does Ms. Moody want your CONCLUSION paragraph to be?

• 3 sentences

• 2 sentences

• 5 sentences

• 1 sentence

How many sentences should your Cite Text Evidence Be?

• 1 to 3 sentences long

• 1 to 5 sentences long

• 3 to 5 sentences long

• Only 1 sentence long

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8