STAAR TRICKS

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What should you remember when a question asks about multiple paragraphs?

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One of the wrong answers will have something from a DIFFERENT paragraph, one of the wrong answers will leave out one of the paragraphs mentioned, it's never dumb to reread all of those paragraphs. All of the above!

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What does BME stand for in summary questions?

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BME stands for Beginning, Middle, End. It helps in identifying key parts of the text to summarize.

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What common mistake do students make when asked about the theme of a story?

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Students often do main idea instead or pick a good life lesson that the main characters didn't learn in that story.

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How can you combine two independent clauses?

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You can join them with a semicolon or a comma followed by a FANBOYS conjunction.

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What is the value of an ECR in relation to questions?

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An ECR is worth the same amount as 10 questions.

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What is the value of each SCR?

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Each SCR is worth 2 questions.

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What must all ECRs and SCRs start with?

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All ECRs and SCRs must start with a claim.

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What is a common strategy for answering summary questions?

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Check which answer choices don't mention anything from the end and eliminate those.

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What is a FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So, used to connect independent clauses.

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What does it mean to identify the theme of a story?

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Identifying the theme means understanding the underlying message or lesson that the author conveys.