1. STAAR Questions

2. Nonfiction What is the best title for article? The author organizes the article by – Describing Explaining How to Compare and contrast

3. Nonfiction What is the best summary? B, M,E Which sentence from the article supports the idea? The author wrote this selection most likely to – Inform readers about… Tell readers about… Explain about…

4. Nonfiction Compare and Contrast information in the article Vocabulary Ex. Best definition Main Idea Ex. Paragraphs 5 through 7 are mainly about-

5. Nonfiction The purpose of this selection is to – Compare Desrcibe Provide Facts Learn more about…

6. Nonfiction Text Features Good readers read everything in article: Photographs Graphs Instructions or Directions Ex. The photograph is important because…

7. Nonfiction Paired Passage What is a similarity? What is a difference? What ideas is in both selections?

8. Fiction - Story Genre: Realistic Fiction Science Fiction Historical Fiction Fantasy Traditional Literature How can you tell which one it is?

9. Fiction - Story Vocabulary Sequence What happens first? What happens next? What happens last?

10. Fiction - Story Figurative Language Ex. In paragraph 3,” butterflies in my stomach” means – Main Idea What is paragraph 10 mainly about?

11. Fiction - Story Summary Remember B, M, E Which sentence shows the mom is happy? A. She was jumping for joy. B. She had tears running down her face.

12. Poetry Rhyme Which words rhyme in each stanza? Ex. Lines 1 and 2 The words in parentheses emphasize – (She has eyes in the back of her head)

13. Poetry Dialogue or Speaking lines “I wish I had a snack,” cried the boy. “This is really hard work cleaning up toys.” What does this show?

14. Poetry What is the message of the poem?

15. Drama or Reader’s Theater Read lines from the play (similar to poetry)

16. Drama or Reader’s Theater What lesson do the characters? Mom: Please hurry inside before it rains! This is considered a quotation from the play.

17. Drama or Reader’s Theater Stage Directions Scene 1 (Students are sitting on the floor listening to the teacher read a story.) This introduces the setting OR (Ben’s stomach is growling.) This stage direction suggests the Ben is hungry. This is about the character in play.