STAAR Expectations and Strategies

Which genre has stanzas?

• Poetry

• Biography

• Paired Passage

• Fiction

A "paragraph" in a poem

• main idea

• theme

• stanza

• narrative

What should you bring with you the day of testing?

• A blanket and pillow

• a positive attitude

• your pets

• your backpack

What should you do the night before testing?

• Stay up late on your phone or tablet

• Go to bed early and get a goodnight sleep

• Eat a lot of junk food

• Play video games all night

What is the first thing you should do when reading a selection?

• Look at the answer choices

• Number the paragraphs

• Identify the genre

• Just start reading

Which genre is about a perons life?

• Nonfiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Persasive

• Biography

What do you do when you have to use the restroom?

• raise your hand, then pause your device

• get up and go

• put your head down

Means the opposite

• synonym
• antonym
• theme
• main idea

How long do you have to complete the test?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 4 days

• ALL day

Why is it important to read passages more than 1 time?

• Because Mrs. B says so...

• Because then I can read it in funny voices

• Because it helps you remember what you've read.