STAAR Review

There are two types of written compositions on the English I STAAR exam.

• True

• False

The question displayed is an example of which "question type"?

• Short Constructed Response

• Extended Constructed Response

• Match Table Grid

• Text Entry

The ____________ is the most important sentence in an ECR and SCR.

• thesis

• intro

• conclusion

• text evidence

Drag and drop the meaning for each letter of TPCASTT

i

f

g

c

j

e

h

Paraphrase

Classification

Attitude

Alliteration

Shift

Connotation

Personification

Theme

Title

Title (again)

Label the plot elements on the diagram

f

j

i

h

g

tone

resolution

climax

Main problem

connotation

exposition

rising action

background information

falling action

ending

What change should be made to line 2?

• Change Self-help to Self help

• change our to your

• change temperitures to temperatures

• no change is needed

To make an inference, we can use the equation

​ (a)   + ​ (b)   = ​ (c)  

• background knowledge

• text evidence

• inference

• evaluation

• analyze

• SCR

• TPCASTT

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra

How many questions and essays are typically in the STAAR?

• 32 Questions and 3 ECRs

• 43 Questions and 2 SCRs

• 100 Questions, 1 SCR & 2 ECRs

• 52 questions + 1 ECR, & 2 SCRs

When you construct a writing response on STAAR, who is your audience?

• you

• The rater who doesn't know you.

• your teacher

• Mrs. Lanham