STAAR Reading

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! 

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

Which line helps the reader imagine Texas on a hot day- 

• The freezing temperatures froze the pond

• The sizzling sidewalk burned my feet 

• The breeze brushed my skin 

• The cooling rain felt so wonderful on my skin 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

a few sentences that state the main points or events from the entire passage.  Something from beginning, middle, and end.  No minor details are given in a summary

• paraphrase 

• summary 

• infer 

• give credit 

Tags

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

narrator tells the story, not a character. (uses he, she, and they)

• First-person

• Third-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

refers to a story that is made up

• Fiction 

• Informational 

• Drama

• Poem 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

when the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of the main character

• First-person

• Third-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

when the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of many characters

• First-person

• Third-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

form of writing, often in rhyme, that tells a story or describes something

• Poetry

• Drama

• Myth

• Fiction 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

The tree invited us to come play is an example of _____________

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Huperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The ball streaked across the field like a meteor. This is an example of a _____________

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5