ELA EOC STAAR Review

How much time do you get to complete the English EOC STAAR test?

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• unlimited time

True or false: The faster you finish the test, the smarter you are.

• True
• False

Miscellaneous:

What/Who is your best friend during the test?

• caffeine

• your neighbor

• a dictionary

• the test administrator

On the reading section, I should...

• just start reading and skim through the boring parts.

• not read the whole passage; I should just go question by question.

• read and annotate the passage.

Miscellaneous:

Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?

• Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.

• Make notes in the margins

• Justify your answers with evidence from the text.

• All of the above.

Miscellaneous:

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

• leave it blank.

• choose a random answer.

• read each answer, eliminate incorrect choices, and choose the answer I think MIGHT be correct.

• make a pretty picture out of the bubbles.

Miscellaneous:

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

• theme

• personification

• author's purpose

• tone

Miscellaneous:

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

• theme

• tone

• author's purpose

• main idea

Miscellaneous:

The frog fell flat as it flew across the frozen lake. This is an example of ...

• an allusion.

• a metaphor.

• alliteration.

• a simile.

The main idea of your essay is called the _____.

• body

• thesis

• introduction

• theme