STAAR Test Strategies

When my teacher announces there is 30 minutes left and I am still testing, I should _____.

• take my time

• keep using strategies

• stop writing on paper and get the rest of the questions answered BEST I can

What am I expected to write on my notebook paper when reading a passage during the STAAR test?

• Author's Purpose Pie

• Genre Cake

• POV Candles

• All of these

Eat a good breakfast the morning of the STAAR Test.

• True

• False

How strategy should I use to help me with the paired passage?

• Venn Diagram

• Plot Diagram

• Sequencing Diagram

If you had to guess at an answer, it is a good idea to go back when you finish the test and look at the question again.

• True

• False

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! 

Choose which of these are good strategies or tools for the STAAR test

• use a dictionary if you aren't sure what a word means

• go back in the story to find proof of your answer

• use context from the story to help with word meaning

• take your time

Before choosing your "final answer" on any multiple choice test, how many answer choices should you look at?

• I can stop when I find one that could be right

• It depends on the question

• Only the longest answer - it's always right

• Always read all answer choices

If you come across a really hard question, what should you do?

• Spend up to 30 minutes on that question right then - it doesn't matter if you end up not finishing the test

• Use process of elimination to narrow down answers

• Skip it and come back later (making sure to skip that number on your answer document)

• Use dictionaries, context, and other strategies and tools