3. STAAR PREP - ELR QuickCheck

1. Look at the following instructions. Is this a reading or a writing passage?

• Reading
• Writing - REVISE (ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, or Substitute Details)
• Writing- EDITING (CUPS: Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)

2. Look at the following instructions. Is this a reading or a writing passage?

• Reading
• Writing - REVISE (ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, or Substitute Details)
• Writing- EDITING (CUPS: Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)

3. Look at the following instructions. Is this a reading or a writing passage?

• Reading
• Writing - REVISE (ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, or Substitute Details)
• Writing- EDITING (CUPS: Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)

1. Preview the following text. What genre is it?

• Drama
• Poetry
• Nonfiction
• Argumentative/Persuasive
• Fiction

2. Preview the following text. What genre is it?

• Drama
• Poetry
• Nonfiction
• Argumentative/Persuasive
• Fiction

3. Preview the following text. What genre is it?

• Drama
• Poetry
• Nonfiction
• Argumentative/Persuasive
• Fiction

1. What type of question is this? The photograph of Bud next to paragraph 9 helps the reader understand that the dog —

• Plot
• Figurative Language
• Drama Elements
• Text Features

2. What type of question is this? The author shows the similarities and differences between the two animals in paragraph 2 in order to--

• Context Clues
• Text Structure- Chronological Order
• Text Structure- Compare and Constrast
• Text Structure- Cause and Effect

3. What type of question is this? What effect did Jackson’s trip have on American society?

• Context Clues
• Text Structure- Chronological Order
• Text Structure- Compare and Constrast
• Text Structure- Cause and Effect

4. What type of question is this? Dexter’s lines throughout the play suggest that he —

• Inference
• Summary
• Context Clues
• Author's Purpose