Science TAKS Facts

Test-Taking Tips March 29, 2016

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STAAR Test Dates 2016

Math  Think of how the answer choices Reading STAAR Facts relate to the question

 Reporting Category 1:  Illustrate pictures for questions Understanding Analysis Across  Read titles and labels for data genres – 10 questions tables and graphs

 Underline question being asked

 Reporting Category 2:  Box key words and phrases Understanding Analysis of Literary  Use process of elimination Texts – 19 questions Science STAAR Facts

 Reporting Category 1: Matter and Energy – 8 questions  Reporting Category 3: Understanding Analysis of Informational Texts – 17 questions  Reporting Category 2 : Force, Math STAAR Facts Motion, and Energy – 10 questions  Reporting Category 1: Numerical Representations and Relationships– Strategy  Reporting Category 3: Earth and 8 questions Space- 12 questions  Prove your answers  Reporting Category 2 Computations  Label title, pictures, captions  Reporting Category 4: Organisms and Algebraic Reasoning – 24  Main idea and Environments – questions

 Box and define all underlined 14 questions words  Reporting Category 3: Geometry  Use context clues to define words and Measurement- 12 questions  Predictions Strategy  Number paragraphs  Answer the easiest questions first  Reporting Category 4: Data Analysis and Personal Financial Literacy- 6 questions

Strategy

 Show all work

 Use problem solving model for all word problems

 Recognize and label code words

 Label all graphs and underline the key

 Label all fraction and decimal pictures

 Label graphs