WorksheetsSTAAR Test Taking Strategies E1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the best screen to scratch method for multiple choice questions?
1. Find the focus 2. Locate where in the text you should be looking 3. Find synonyms for words you do not understand 4. Process of elimination
1. Find the focus 2. Locate where in the text you should be looking 3. Process of elimination
1. Process of elimination 2. Synonyms
Just guess
How much scratch paper do you get during the English STAAR?
1 page
Unlimited
5 pages
What should you do if you do not have scratch paper during the STAAR?
Ask the teacher in the room for some
Do the work in my head
Cry
Should you read the entire text before trying to answer the questions?
Obviously!
No...?
I don't read
How many times should you read a poem?
1
2-3
26
What annotation strategy will you use on your scratch paper as you read?
Concrete vs. commentary
Concrete vs. facts
Annotate? What is that?
What does "concrete vs. commentary" mean?
Concrete= your opinion (thoughts, questions, your reaction); commentary = facts
Concrete= facts; commentary = your opinion (thoughts, questions, your reaction)
Concrete = summary and main idea; commentary = facts
Why is it important to put the title of the text above your annotations?
So that I know what my annotations are about
To make my hands stronger by writing more
It is not necessary
What is a distractor in a multiple choice test question?
A crazy person who comes in while I take a test and tries to distract me
My cell phone
The answer choice that appears to be correct, but it is actually wrong.
Why is it important to search for definitions/synonyms of words you do not understand?
To waste my time
That is not important
To help me better understand what the question is asking
What is a way to better understand figurative language?
By taking it literally
By identifying what is not real/realistic and making an inference to understand what they are actually communicating
By identifying it, I do not need to make any inferences
What should you pay attention to in informational texts to better understand?
Read the title
Find the key idea/main idea
Identify important supporting details
Read the subheadings (if present)
What type of words are clues that the answer choice is most likely incorrect?
Question verbs
Adjectives
Definitive words (ex: always, never)
What are some keywords to lookout for on questions that will have more than one correct answer?
"Select all that apply"
"Select _#_"
What types of questions can you use connotation (positive/negative) to help you find the answer?
Questions asking about tone, attitude, feelings, shifts, or opinions
Questions asking about facts
EDITING AND REVISING: What are some clues that let you know an answer choice is wrong?
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
What does the "R" stand for in R.A.C.E?
Refine
Redefine
Restate
What does the "A" stand for in R.A.C.E?
Absolute
Answer
Analyze
What does the "C" stand for in R.A.C.E?
Cite evidence
Counterargument
Correct
What does the "E" stand for in R.A.C.E?
Expound
Expand
Explain
What are some things that will cause you to LOSE points on your SCR (short constructed response)?
Not providing text evidence
Answer to prompt/question is inaccurate
Using text evidence from the wrong text
Analyzing your evidence
What are the 3 types of essays you may see on the STAAR?
Argumentative
Analysis
Correspondence
Expository
What are ways that you will LOSE points on ECR (aka your essay)?
No thesis
No text evidence provided
If you do not analyze your text evidence
Poor grammar, incorrect spelling, not capitalizing properly, not using punctuation
Having 4 complete paragraphs
What is the general format of an essay?
1. Intro (thesis) 2. Body paragraph 1 (claim 1) 3. Body paragraph 2 (claim 2) 4. Conclusion (connect ideas, restate thesis)
1. Intro (thesis) 2. Body paragraph 1 (claim 1) 3. Conclusion (connect ideas, restate thesis)
R.A.C.E
How do you create a thesis statement?
Restate the prompt + add your answer
Restate the prompt
Just say what I think
