STAAR Test Taking Pointers
Quiz
•
English
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Medium
+36
Standards-aligned
Narcisa Puente
Used 33+ times
FREE Resource
Enhance your content in a minute
25 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many body paragraphs should be in an ECR (extended-constructed response)?
3 paragraphs
4 paragraphs
1 paragraph
2 paragraphs
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should your conclusion contain?
Sum up the ECR
Evidence
Restatement of the thesis
A call to action
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should your Introduction include?
Indent and thesis statement
Evidence and commentary
Hook only, definition, your opinion, and all your concrete details
Indent, 1-2 sentence summary of the text, restatement of the prompt; answer to the prompt aka thesis statement
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Each paragraph in your ECR should contain this:
TS; CD; CM; CM; CS
Answer; evidence; commentary
Text Evidence
Indention
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What two types of ECRs might you be asked to write in your STAAR test?
Argumentative & Fiction
Poetry & Drama
Fiction & Non-Fiction
Informational & Argumentative
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you use to begin your TS (topic sentence)?
evidence
summary
title of the text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
STAAR Question: What is the author trying to convey in paragraph 3?
What does "convey" mean? Which words have the same meaning as convey?
Express, Tell, or Communicate
Eat, Chew, or Spit
Color, Draw or Scribble
Hide, Conceal or Store
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
Similar Resources on Wayground
20 questions
The UK, Britain & England
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
20 questions
TMB8-W23 (KK)
Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
O Net Quiz 10
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
THE HUMAN BODY
Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
IDIOM
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
20 questions
1ESO REVIEW
Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
Chapter 4 English Grade 8th
Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Language Live Level 2 Unit 9
Quiz
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
8 questions
2 Step Word Problems
Quiz
•
KG - University
20 questions
Comparing Fractions
Quiz
•
4th Grade
15 questions
Fractions on a Number Line
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
20 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
Latin Bases claus(clois,clos, clud, clus) and ped
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
22 questions
fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
7 questions
The Story of Books
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Discover more resources for English
10 questions
Latin Bases claus(clois,clos, clud, clus) and ped
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
7 questions
The Story of Books
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
20 questions
Context Clues
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Figurative Language Review
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Practice
Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
20 questions
Text Structure
Quiz
•
7th Grade
17 questions
Figurative Language
Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
Figurative Language Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
