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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSTAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on -
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?summarymain ideacontext cluesconflict - 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSTAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by -
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?main ideaconflictsupporting detailstext structure - 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSTAAR Question: The playwright uses the sounds of rain and thunder throughout selection mainly to -
What is a playwright?author of a poemauthor of nonfiction textauthor of dramas - 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSTAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that -
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize -determineconcludepoint out - 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptSTAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother?
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?main ideathemeconflictcharacter motivation - 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe big idea or lesson from a reading is called the ______________________.themecompare and contrastresource materialsevidence
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptA word or phrase that has a similar meaning to another word or phrase is a(an)____________________________.antonymsynonymverbnoun
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptA type of writing that is used to describe or inform is _________________.informational writingpersuasive essaycontext writingpersonal narrative
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat a piece of writing is mostly about.summarymain ideaanalogycharacters
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat is the first thing you should do when you begin to read a passage?read each paragraph and write the main idearead the title, think, and make a predictionprove answersask your teacher a question
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptShould you read and think about all the text features before starting to read the passage?yesnoif you feel like it
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat should you do when you read an underlined word?stop! and look around the word, and write down what you think the word means.skip the wordlook it up in a dictionaryraise your hand and ask the teacher what it means.
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following should you be doing while you are reading the passage?cryingthinkingsleepingwalking around
- 14. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat are some good things to think about after you are done reading the passage?the themethe author's purposethe summaryall of the above
- 15. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhat should you be writing for the main idea of each paragraph.what the paragraph is mostly aboutdetailsyou don't need to write the main idea
- 16. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhen reading the questions and answers what should you NOT do?eliminate incorrect answersrely on your memory of the passageprove your answers by underlining or highlight the text evidenceunderline key words in the question
- 17. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following is NOT included in a summary?beginning, middle, and endspecific details from the passage
- 18. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptRealistic fiction isa true storya story that could happeninformational textfantasy
- 19. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhen reading a paired passage, what is the best strategy?read both passages and then answer all the questionsread each passage and answer the questions that go with that passage. Then read both passages and answer the combined questionsread each passage and answer the questions that go with that passage. Then skim both passages and answer the combined questionsguess
