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- 1. Multiple Choice
1) Which strategy do we use for every single selection we read?
BUNS
LPORE
5 Things (Plot Character Conflict Theme Setting)
SLAM
- 2. Multiple Choice
When reading a POEM, which is the strategy we must use while we READ?
SLAM - Structure, Language, Affect, Meaning
BUNS- Main Ideas
5 Things (Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, Setting)
Topic/What
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the "S" in SLAM include?
theme
lines, stanzas, punctuation, repetition, rhyme
figurative language
mood, tone
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the "L" in SLAM include?
figurative language - personification, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile - sensory language
lines, stanzas, repetition, punctuation
mood, tone
theme
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the "A" in SLAM include?
figurative language
theme
mood, tone
punctuation, lines, stanzas, repetition, rhyme
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the "M" in SLAM include?
punctuation, repetition, rhyme, lines, stanzas
figurative language
mood, tone
theme
- 7. Multiple Choice
YOU ARE A ROSE. This line represents a metaphor! What does it mean?
You smell delightful.
You are blushing red, similar to a rose.
You smell awful.
You are prickly, like the thorns on a rose.
- 8. Multiple Choice
THIS BOOK WEIGHS A THOUSAND POUNDS! What does this hyperbole mean?
The book has torn pages.
The book is very heavy.
The book is light.
The book is never going to leave your backpack.
- 9. Multiple Choice
THE WIND SCREAMED THROUGH THE TREES. This example of personification means -
that the wind is whistling softly.
that the wind is friendly.
that the wind is blowing harshly.
that the wind will never stop.
- 10. Multiple Choice
YOU ARE LIKE THE SUNSHINE. This simile means -
that you are hot and fiery.
that you are cold.
that you make people feel depressed.
that you are warm and friendly
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which strategy do we use when we READ a story, drama, or memoir?
Topic/what
5 Things (Plot, character, conflict, theme, setting)
SLAM
BUNS
- 12. Multiple Choice
"Highlight", "emphasize", "convey", and "illustrate" in the question stems all mean to -
contrast
compare
give
show
- 13. Multiple Choice
When choosing a SUMMARY answer, highlight the __________ sentence of every paragraph.
ending
beginning
middle
conflict
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which strategy should you use to summarize a short story, drama, or memoir?
Buns
Topic/What
SWBST
Who/What
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which paragraphs are important to read in order to better understand the THEME, or message, of a story?
exposition
rising action
denouement
climax
- 16. Multiple Choice
On the STAAR, most characters are complex. They will have an ________conflict.
external
silly
unimportant
internal
- 17. Multiple Choice
When reading a short story, drama, or memoir, you should use which strategy to better understand it?
5 Things
SLAM
BUNS
OREO
- 18. Multiple Choice
What should you use BEFORE reading to make a stronger prediction?
only the text features (photos, captions, sub-titles, diagrams, titles)
text features AND the titles
only the title
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why is it a smart idea to preview/read and hashtag the questions BEFORE you read the actual selection?
The questions can reveal clues as to what the selection will actually be about.
It is not a smart idea; it is a waste of time.
- 20. Multiple Choice
When should you BUBBLE your answer choices during the STAAR test?
After you have checked/re-checked all your answers.
Right after you answer a question and make your final decision.
5 minutes before you turn in your test.
Never. I want to fail.
- 21. Multiple Choice
When reading informational text, why should you highlight the "BUNS"?
The buns are useful for revealing the main topic and main idea of each paragraph.
The buns help you understand the conflict of a story.
The buns help you write a SWBST summary.
- 22. Multiple Choice
In a drama, I should highlight -
the stage directions, scenes, and 5 things.
stage directions
scenes
dialogue
- 23. Multiple Choice
When should you take WHO/WHAT note or TOPIC/WHAT notes?
Next to each paragraph I hashtagged when looking at the questions.
After every single paragraph I read.
Never. I'm good.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why should I feel confident about taking my STAAR tests?
I am loved.
I am smart.
I believe using my strategies will help me understand what I read and how to answer the questions.
My teachers believe in me.
- 25. Multiple Choice
When should I pick up the dictionary and use it during the test?
When I don't understand a word in the selection.
When I don't understand a word in the answer choices.
When I get a vocabulary question.
All of the above.
- 26. Multiple Choice
When I read a passage that is organized by using the OREO structure, this means it is a -
persuasive passage
informational passage
short story
memoir
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