Duke's STAAR Review

When is the Reading STAAR test?

• Tomorrow, April 17

• Today, April 16

• 3 Years From Now

• Last week

What should you always do when answering a question?

• Double check the text!

• Pick the longest answer.

• Pick a random answer

• Run out of the room in fear.

On short answer questions, you should start your response...

• With the word "because"

• With a lowercase letter

• By RESTATING the question

• With a period

On the STAAR test, you should...

• Rush

• Take your time and do your best work

• Play around

• Guess.

Using ______ can help you find the right answer choice.

• Process of elimination

• Random guessing

• Eenie meenie minee moe

• A silly song

What are the small titles in a passage called? The _______ help you know what each section is about.

• Subtitles (or subheadings)

• Footnotes

• Captions

• Diagrams and chart

What makes a short answer response even better?

• Not answering at all

• Answering a totally different questions

• Adding more examples from the text

• Make it as short as possible

What does it mean to make an inference?

• Randomly guess

• Draw a picture

• Spin around 3 times

• Use the text to make a guess

If a question is asking for you to find the key idea, it is asking you to find...

• The main idea

• The setting

• The number of paragraphs

• The subtitles

Every sentence starts with a...

• Lowercase letter

• Capital letter

• Exclamation point

• An emoji