WorksheetsSTAAR Strategies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is *NOT* a reason why you should take your time on the STAAR test?
Taking time to find proof for answers will increase your chances of getting the correct answer
Using a dictionary can help you get answers correct
The test is so fun that you want it to last forever.
You don't get to leave, talk, or use your phone anyway - so you might as well take that time to do your best on the test.
Why should you try to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast before the STAAR test?
The test is long and tiring - you need to be alert and have energy to do your best
So that you can speed through the test without reading all of it
So that you will know what all of the words mean and not have to use a dictionary
The test is so easy that you don't need to prepare at all
On testing day, you should:
Be nervous and assume you will fail
Be confident - it's a brand new test with no mistakes yet
Not care whether or not you pass
Be so confident that you do not take your time or use your testing tools/strategies
If a question says to look at a photograph and its caption, you can always get the question correct by just looking at the photograph.
True
False
It's a waste of time to look back in the story for proof for your answers.
True
False
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
If you have answered a question using testing strategies and the tools you've been taught, it is better *not* to second-guess yourself and change your answer.
True
False
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
Sometimes on the STAAR, there are multiple answers that are technically not wrong. In that case, which is true?
They will both be counted correct, so pick either one
All answer choices are wrong
Two are equally correct
There is always an answer that is better
A good summary of a story will...
Focus on small details from one part of the story, usually the middle
Focus mainly on the end of the story
Be really long
Briefly mention the main details from throughout the story - Beginning-Middle-End
Sometimes the STAAR test asks for a summary of the whole selection and sometimes the test asks for a summary of just some selected paragraphs, so you need to pay close attention to the question.
True
False
Everyone has the ability to pass this test if they use strategies and tools.
True
False
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
It is important to do your best on *every single question* because it is possible to fail the test by one question.
True
False
