Reading STAAR Test

Which word means to review the facts to make a decision or form an opinion?

• Infer 

• conclude 

• predict 

• contrast

Why is Vivianna so happy?

• Vivianna's imaginary twin took the test for her.

• Vivianna thought the sticker was cute.

• Vivianna wanted her mom to see how poorly she had done.

• Vivianna got an A on her test.

When is our STAAR reading test?

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

• Next Monday

Once you've read the multiple choice questions, before reading the story, what should you do next?

• answer the questions

• start reading the passage

• highlight important lines in passage that come up in questions

• ask your teacher for the answers

After using the multiple choice questions to highlight key lines in the passage, what should you do?

• read the passage thoroughly and annotate

• draw on your scratch paper

  
  

• answer the questions

  
  

• move on to the next story

  
  

What does it mean to annotate the passage?

• Copy the entire paragraph onto your scratch paper

• Summarize the whole story in one paragraph

• Read one paragraph at a time and then jot down the main points

• Completely ignore your piece of scratch paper and leave it empty

You are given blank paper for your Reading STAAR test. What are you going to use the scratch paper for?

What is the first thing you should do when taking the test?

• read the passage

  
  

• highlight important lines

  
  

• answer the questions

• read the questions

  
  

If I don't know the definition of a word what should you do?

• Use the dictionary

• Re-read the sentence with the word

• Re-read the sentences around the one with the word.

• Ignore the word and move on

Which of the following is a synonym for 'analyze'?

• A) Examine

• B) Ignore

• C) Simplify

• D) Confuse