STAAR Prep

What is compare and contrast?

• when and where a story takes place

• the use of words that represent sounds

• shows how 2 or more things are alike and different

• how the conflict is solved or fixed

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language are you most likely to see during the STAAR?

• Personificaiton

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the figurative langauge found in the poem?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

• F

• G

• H

• J

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the main purpose of an informational text?

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To persuade the reader to do or believe something

• To provide facts and information about a topic

• To describe a person's life story in detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why is it important to identify the main idea of an informational text?

• To understand the author's personal life

• To memorize every detail in the text

• To understand the most important point the author is making

• To critique the author's writing style

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When an author is trying to explain a complex process in an informational text, what structure are they likely to use?

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How much do you know about the STAAR English Tests?

• Expert- Very Knowledgeable

• Advanced- Almost Everything

• Intermediate- A little bit

• Novice- Nothing Really

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RF.5.4A

Which of these should you do THE MORNING of STAAR?

• Eat a healthy, good- sized breakfast

• Wake up on time

• Make sure to stop by Starbucks and get a venti frappuchino

• Put your favorite ringtone on your phone, so when it rings, everyone will know your phone is coolest.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

What is the question asking you to do? What answer choice would you eliminate?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6