Reading STAAR Tips

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

• summary
• main idea
• context clues
• conflict

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea
• conflict
• supporting details
• text structure

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

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 

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

The big idea or lesson from a reading is called the ______________________.

• theme
• compare and contrast
• resource materials
• evidence

A word or phrase that has a similar meaning to another word or phrase is a(an)____________________________. 

• antonym
• synonym
• verb
• noun

 A type of writing that is used to describe or inform is _________________. 

• informational writing
• persuasive essay
• context writing
• personal narrative

What a piece of writing is mostly about.

• summary
• main idea
• analogy
• characters

What is the first thing you should do when you begin to read a passage?

• read each paragraph and write the main idea
• read the title, think, and make a prediction
• prove answers
• ask your teacher a question