Test Prep Strategies

Why should you try to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast before the STAAR test?

• The test is long and tiring - you need to be alert and have energy to do your best

• So that you can speed through the test without reading all of it

• So that you will know what all of the words mean and not have to use a dictionary

• The test is so easy that you don't need to prepare at all

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On testing day, you should:

• Be nervous and assume you will fail

• Be confident - it's a brand new test with no mistakes yet

• Not care whether or not you pass

• Be so confident that you do not take your time or use your testing tools/strategies

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Everyone has the ability to pass this test if they use strategies and tools.

• True

• False

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This test-taking strategy works with vocabulary words but also helps you focus in on answers in the passage.

• eliminating answers

• managing your time

• looking for clues and context clues

• getting plenty of rest and eating a good breakfast

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It is important that you complete each section of the test. Using this test-taking strategy will help make sure you do.

• eliminating answers

• managing your time

• looking for clues and context clues

• getting plenty of rest and eating a good breakfast

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The test-taking strategy when you get rid of answer choices that are obviously wrong or do not answer the question is called _____.

• eliminating answers

• managing your time

• looking for clues and context clues

• getting plenty of rest and eating a good breakfast

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What should you do tonight before the STAAR Test tomorrow?

• Stay up all night long

• Study for the STAAR

• Get a good night's rest

• Watch The Voice

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Which of the following is a key strategy for improving reading comprehension during a test?

• Skimming the text quickly

• Highlighting key points

• Ignoring difficult words

• Reading the questions first

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What is the primary benefit of using context clues in a passage?

• To skip difficult sections

• To understand the meaning of unfamiliar words

• To memorize the passage

• To identify the main idea

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When analyzing a poem, which strategy is most effective?

• Counting the number of lines

• Identifying the rhyme scheme

• Ignoring the title

• Focusing only on the first stanza

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