STAAR Test Taking

Which of the following are good things to write/have/note on your scratch paper?

• The structure for the ECR/SCR. (TS, CD...)

• Outline of your written responses.

• Passage annotations

• All of the above

The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea

• conflict

• supporting details

• text structure

Which sentence from the selection states an opinion? Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

• Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 

• Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 

• Write a summary of the selection. 

When you see the word "revisions" in the directions, what does this mean?

• I should read the passage because I need to know specific details from it.

• I do not need to read the passage because it's only asking for basic mistakes.

How long do you have to complete the STAAR exam?

• 1 hours

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

• Until 3:25 PM

Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• summary

• main idea

• context clues

• conflict

How does annotating the text help you take the test?

• Improves your memory of the text

• Gets you the answers before even seeing the questions

• Helps you understand the text's deeper meanings

• All of the above

Answer explanation

It's great, please please please do it!

What's the first thing you should do with any Reading STAAR text?

• Read the text all the way through without making any notes.

• Read the title, look at the pictures, scan the paragraphs to figure out the genre, and then make a prediction.

• Read all the questions before reading the text.

• Read the title and make a prediction based only on that.

Answer explanation

Always make a prediction, get your brain warmed up and thinking critically about what you're reading!

When you get to a question, what's the first thing you should do?

• Eliminate wrong answers.

• Underline the entire thing.

• Guess the answer.

• Read the whole question all the way through.

Answer explanation

Only highlight key info the SECOND time you read the question.

If you're not sure of your answer or a question has you completely stumped, what should you do?

• Use the Flag for Review tool to mark the question, move on with your test, and come back to the question later.

• Guess the answer and move on.

• Don't move on--keep thinking and worrying about the answer until you're sure, no matter how long it takes.

• Leave it blank and move on.

Answer explanation

The Flag for Review tool is your best friend when it comes to time management!