WorksheetsSTAAR Test Taking Pointers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
How many body paragraphs should be in an ECR (extended-constructed response)?
3 paragraphs
4 paragraphs
1 paragraph
2 paragraphs
What should your conclusion contain?
Sum up the ECR
Evidence
Restatement of the thesis
A call to action
What should your Introduction include?
Indent and thesis statement
Evidence and commentary
Hook only, definition, your opinion, and all your concrete details
Indent, 1-2 sentence summary of the text, restatement of the prompt; answer to the prompt aka thesis statement
Each paragraph in your ECR should contain this:
TS; CD; CM; CM; CS
Answer; evidence; commentary
Text Evidence
Indention
What two types of ECRs might you be asked to write in your STAAR test?
Argumentative & Fiction
Poetry & Drama
Fiction & Non-Fiction
Informational & Argumentative
What do you use to begin your TS (topic sentence)?
evidence
summary
title of the text
STAAR Question: What is the author trying to convey in paragraph 3?
What does "convey" mean? Which words have the same meaning as convey?
Express, Tell, or Communicate
Eat, Chew, or Spit
Color, Draw or Scribble
Hide, Conceal or Store
When you see the word "revisions" in the directions, what does this mean?
I should read the passage because I need to know specific details from it.
I do not need to read the passage because it's only asking for basic mistakes.
Who you see the word "corrections" in the directions, what does this mean?
I need to read the entire passage. These are the most important readings.
I do not need to read the whole passage. Instead, I should just highlight the sentences that are in the questions.
When the question asks you to find the best "summary" what should the answer have?
The answer should have accurate information.
The answer should follow the passage in chronological order.
The answer should describe the beginning, middle, and end.
All of the above.
If you see the word "primary" or "primarily" in the question, what does this mean?
Two answers may seem correct, but one will be better.
It means you should be looking for the main reason
It means you have to choose between two answers that both appear right.
All of the above.
What should you do if you can't find a word in the dictionary?
For example, you look up the word "persisting" and you do not see it.
Remove the ending (-ing) and see if the word "persist" is listed.
Get frustrated and give up.
Remove the beginning of the word (per) and see if the word "sisting" is listed.
If you can't figure out an answer to a question, what should you do?
Guess and move on.
Spend as much as much time as you need to figure it out, even if it takes 15 minutes.
Flag that question and come back to it later. You shouldn't waste so much energy on just one question!
In what order should your write SCRs?
Answer - Cite - Explain
Cite - Answer - Explain
Answer - Explain - Cite
Explain - Cite - Answer
What should you do if you don't know how to spell a word?
Make your best guess
Use a dictionary
Ask another student
Raise your hand and ask your test administrator
How many total points is an ECR worth to the STAAR exam?
5
8
10
15
How long do you have to complete the STAAR exam?
1 hours
3 hours
5 hours
Until 3:25 PM
Which of the following are good things to write/have/note on your scratch paper?
The structure for the ECR/SCR. (TS, CD...)
Outline of your written responses.
Passage annotations
All of the above
STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking?
How the mood of the story is causing the plot to appear real.
How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to appear real.
How the mood of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
STAAR Question: What is the significance of Ella talking to her friend in the story?
How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?
problem
synonym
order
importance
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?
What's the maximum amount of points you can get on the SCR?
2
4
8
10
