STAAR Reading Review - Analyzing STAAR Questions

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How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking you to do?

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To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

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How is "influence" being used in the sentence: "How does the setting influence the plot of a story?" Options: beginning, effect, determine, apply

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effect

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How is the word "significance" being used in the sentence: "What is the significance of the crowd returning at lunchtime to watch Maniac?"

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importance

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What is the most likely reason the poet used capitalization in line 6?

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graphical elements

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What skill are you being asked to use for the question: 'Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - '? Options: summary, main idea, context clues, conflict

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main idea

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How does the author organize this selection?

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text structure

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Which strategy helps determine the sentence stating an opinion? Options: Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. , Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). , Write a summary of the selection. 

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Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 

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What does the break between stanzas 2 and 3 help the poet convey?

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graphical elements

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How is the word abrupt being used in this sentence?

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short or choppy dialogue

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playwright

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author of dramas