STAAR TEST PREP

If an author is trying to CONVEY a message to the reader, they are trying to 

• show, or hint at an underlying meaning.
• hint at something that hasn't happened yet.
• confuse us.
• use a simile to compare two things.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.
• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward. 
• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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
• synonym
• order
• importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - 
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• summary
• main idea
• context clues
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

STAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?

• main idea
• theme
• conflict
• character motivation

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When an author uses foreshadowing, they are ______

• describing an event in detail
• trying to paint a picture in your mind
• describing something in the shadows or darkness
• hinting at something that will happen in the story later

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The best summary of a story must include:

• the beginning and the end
• the theme of the story
• the beginning, middle and end of the story
• whichever is the longest summary is the best one

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is spoken conversation between 2 or more characters

• stage directions
• dialogue
• scene
• argument

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the position in which the story is told from?

• 1st person
• point of view
• 3rd person
• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is author's purpose?

• the main idea of a text

• the evidence an author uses to support a claim

• the subjective point of view of an author

• why an author wrote a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9