STAAR II ELAR Review

Read the list of effective reading strategies. Which was found after research to be the most effective?

• Noting what's MOST IMPORTANT as you read

• Rereading

• Visualizing

• Making connections to other ideas and your prior knowledge

Which of the following is correct?

• Finally the test is tomorrow.

• Finally the test, is tomorrow.

• Finally: the test is tomorrow.

• Finally, the test is tomorrow.

Which of the following is correct?

• After all this review we're ready.

• After all, this review we're ready.

• After all this review, we're ready.

• After, all this review, we're ready.

Which of the following is correct?

• It's April so summer is almost here.

• It's April, so summer is almost here.

• It's April so, summer is almost here.

• Its april so summer is almost here.

Which of the following is correct?

• Westside, a high school in Houston, has about 3,000 students.

• Westside, a high school in Houston has about 3,000 students.

• Westside a high school in Houston has about 3,000 students.

You have ​ (a)   to finish your STAAR English 2 test.

• all day
• five hours
• two hours
• four hours

I should read the entire text before answering the questions.

• True
• False

What strategies would you use for this text?

• identify author's purpose, box in plot elements, annotate paragraphs, prove all answers

• identify author's purpose, annotate paragraphs, prove all answers

On the reading section, I should...

• Just start reading and skim through the boring parts

• Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question

• Read and annotate the passage

As you read your passage, you should. . .

Check all that apply

• Read one section at a time

• Make notes in the margin

• Highlight important details

• Read as quickly as possible

• Read it more than once if you have time