STAAR Strategies

When given a text, you should...

• Annotate the questions

• Label the text

• Highlight important details

• Answer in your own words

If you get stuck on a multiple choice question, you should...

• Cry

• Give up

• Drop out of school

• Eliminate wrong answer choices

The first section you should complete on the STAAR test is...

• The Reading multiple choice questions

• The Essay

• The Revising and Editing multiple choice questions

• The Writing multiple choice questions

How long should you spend planning AND writing your essay?

• About 45 minutes

• About 1 hour

• About 1.5 hours

• 2 hours or more

How long should you spend on each multiple choice question?

• About 30 seconds

• About 1 minute

• 5 minutes or more

• About 3 minutes

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

When is the BEST time to bubble in your answer document?

• After you finish the entire test

• Never. Your test administrator is supposed to bubble for you

• As you go

• After you finish each section of the test

Do you have time to take a nap or go to the bathroom?

• There is enough time for one 30 minute nap

• There is enough time to go to the bathroom 3-5 times

• NO, stay in the room and take your test

• Only if you are really smart

Which of the following paragraphs should you include in your essay?

• Thesis/Introduction

• Example 1

• Example 2

• Conclusion

How long do you have for the test?

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 1 hour

• 2 hours