STAAR Testing Strategies

What should you NOT do to prepare for the STAAR EOC?

• Eat a good breakfast

• Stay up late

• Have a positive attitude

• Go to bed early

How do you prove the answer choice you chose is the correct one?

• Find text evidence

• I just know

• Use enie menie minie mo

• Who cares

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What is the main idea of this study guide?

(Use the title of text to make an inference.)

• A tool to help people identify

  the stars in the galaxy.

• A user manual for a teacher to give the STAAR test to students.

• A guide to help fans of Star Wars understand the history of Yoda.

• Helpful information to help a student prepare for a STAAR test.

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What is the first step you should do when you read a STAAR reading passage?

• Draw the appropriate strategies.

• Answer the questions.

• Skim the passage and figure out the genre.

• Read the passage AND fill in the strategies.

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How many revising and editing questions are on the STAAR test?

• 10-12

• 17-19

• 22-25

• 15-18

Which online tool should you use to cross out the answers that you think are wrong or incorrect?

• Online Dictionary

• Screen Settings

• Mark for Review

• Eliminator

You can use the STAAR Online Tools to Pause the test for short breaks, such as a bathroom break.

• True

• False

The Pop-Up STAAR Online Tool featured in this diagram is used for...

• Underlined words and phrases

• Words or phrases with a dotted line

• Words or phrases with a dotted box around them

• All of the above

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What is the main purpose of STAAR testing strategies in English?

• To improve mathematical skills

• To enhance reading comprehension and writing skills

• To memorize historical dates

• To practice scientific experiments

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Which of the following is a common strategy for answering reading comprehension questions on the STAAR test?

• Skimming the passage quickly

• Ignoring the questions

• Reading the questions first

• Memorizing the passage

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