STAAR Writing Testing Strategies

When reading test questions, you should

• not use the dictionary

• usually select "make no change"

• skim through the answer choices

• read them carefully

If you run across a difficult test item, a recommended strategy is to

• just put whatever

• shout at your teacher across the room that you "don't get it"

• skip hard or confusing questions and go back later to answer them

If you are still unsure of a test item even after reviewing it, you should

• eliminate bad choices and try to select the best response

• play eenie meenie miney mo to pick the best response

Which of the following paragraphs should you include in your essay?

• Thesis/Introduction

• Example 1

• Example 2

• Conclusion

What is the best strategy to use to when picking an answer choice?

• Gist or Hashtags

• Staar the Title

• Identify Author's Purpose

• Prove Your Answers

When taking the STAAR test you should- 

• Breathe, relax, and do your best! 

• Show all your strategies! 

• Do what your teachers have shown you! 

• ALL of the above lead to success! 

What does it mean to "chunk a text"?

• throw the test away

• draw pictures on the test

• highlight everything

• break it into smaller pieces

How do you prove the answer choice you chose is the correct one?

• Find text evidence

• I just know

• Use enie menie minie mo

• Who cares

When reading test questions, you should

• not use the dictionary

• usually select 'make no change'

• skim through the answer choices

• read them carefully

If you run across a difficult test item, a recommended strategy is to

• just put whatever

• shout at your teacher across the room that you 'don't get it'

• skip hard or confusing questions and go back later to answer them

• leave it blank