STAAR Extended Response Practice

A paragraph or two is a good answer for a constructed response prompt/question.

• True
• False

The best way to begin an answer for extended or constructed response is to

• completely come up with your own sentence, not thinking about what the prompt is asking.
• use exact words from the text.
• use words from the question/prompt to help you begin your answer.
• not worry about an introduction, just go straight to the answer.

An extended response needs...

• just a paragraph for an answer.
• a few paragraphs for an answer.
• just a sentence for an answer.
• a few words for an answer.

In a constructed or extended response answer you should include...

• An introduction, text evidence, an explanation, and a conclusion.
• text evidence and conclusion.
• an introduction and a conclusion.
• an introduction and text evidence.

Read the following constructed response question, and choose the best beginning answer.
Explain why the author chose to bold some words in the passage.

• The bold words...
• The author chose to bold some words in the passage.
• Words  in the passage...
• The author wrote some words.

Should you only use text evidence in your answer of an extended/constructed response question/prompt?

• yes
• no

When writing your conclusion, it's best to not even think about your introduction.

• true
• false

Choose the matching prompt to the introduction below.
The significance of the title of the play is...

• Explain the significance of the title of the play.
• How do the last three lines of the poem fit in with the rest of the poem?
• How does the audience know that Trevor is appreciative to his father for building his tree house?
• Explain the difference between how Johnny  and Alex reacted to the outcome of the baseball game.

What does RACE stand for?

• Read really fast, Answer quickly, Cite your thoughts, Erase mistakes
• Read really fast, Answer slowly, create your ideas, Erase mistakes
• Restate the question, Answer all parts of the question, Cite examples from the text, Explain  your evidence
• Restate your answer, Answer the question quickly, Correct your mistakes, Extra ideas needed

If you are unsure of what the question is asking, what should you do?

• sit and think about it for a long time.
• Reread the passage, and then reread the question.
• Don't worry just put what you think the answer should be.
• Wait for your teacher to explain it.