STAAR Reading Middle School

How are you feeling about your upcoming Reading STAAR?

• No sweat! I always give 100%.

• A little nervous, but I will be okay once I start.

• I haven't passed one yet, so why even try?

• This is dumb.

I should write an _________ essay to answer this prompt.

It is important to understand the genre of your passage because it will help you understand the text, answer ________ purpose questions, and complete summaries.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

How can I use my scratch paper to help me while reading a paired passage? Please draw your response. (Remember our STAAR review paired passage slides.)

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which words in paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of stringent?

• Middle and junior high school

• Advanced Placement courses

• Demanding academic tasks

• Performance expectations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Paragraph 3 is mostly about the -

• academic pressure from the school and community

• physical conditioning required to be on select teams

• demanding schedule of being a member of a select team

• cost to participate as a member of a select team

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What should be read to identify the key idea or controlling idea of the text?

Answer explanation

Think back to your "Wranglin' Controlling Idea" activity.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

I will ______________ prior to reading my STAAR passages.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What transition can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 15?

• For example

• As a result

• However

• Obviously

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the main purpose of a reading comprehension passage in the STAAR Reading Middle School test?

• To entertain the reader

• To test vocabulary knowledge

• To assess understanding of the text

• To evaluate grammar skills

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10