TAKS Reading Review

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TAKS Reading Review

• GO FOSTER VILLAGE!!!!!
• GET READY, START..READ!!!!

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Checking out the passage!

• UNDERLINE THE TITLE
• READ THE STORY TWICE!!!!
• 1st time for ENJOYMENT
• 2nd time for INFORMATION
• underline important notes that will help!

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QUESTIONS

• After you read the passage TWICE you are ready
  for the questions. What do you do to the
  questions??

CIRCLE THE KEY WORDS!!!!!
EXAMPLE What is the main idea of paragraph
10 ?
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Look back, Look back!!!

• After you read EACH question, where do you look
  for the answer??
• IN THE STORY!! IT IS THERE!! LOOK FOR IT!!
  DONT GIVE UP! YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWER IF YOU
  LOOK!

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Underlining in the story

• Underline notes the 2nd time you are reading for
  information!
• When else do you underline in the story??
• WHEN YOU FIND THE ANSWER!!!! YES!

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Finding the Answer is Easy as pie!!

• Look back and find the answer in the passage,
  underline!
• Eliminate the WRONG answers with an X!
• Put a question next to maybe???
• PROVE IT, PROVE IT, PROVE IT!

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Here is your question

• What day of the month do we celebrate Presidents
  Day on?
• a. Wednesday
• b. Monday
• c. Friday
• d. Thursday

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THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS!

• What day of the month do we celebrate
  Presidents Day on?
• a. Wednesday
• b. Monday
• c. Friday
• d. Thursday

Para 8
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CATS
FISH
FURY MEOW WALK
SCALESFINSSWIM
PETS Colorful
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Sequencing
The tornado sirens went off
We got into the closet
The winds got very loud
Dad went outside to check for damage
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FACT AND OPINION

• Fact
• I can prove it in the story!
• Opinion
• What someone believes or thinks

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MAIN IDEA

• Choose the answer choice that talks about the
  ENTIRE passage. Has a beginning, middle and end.

February Holidays
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Articles

• Fort Worth Star Telegram
• Sunday, June 5th
  Section A
• Are you Ready for Summer?
• By Bobby Smither
• Before you know it summer will be arriving. The
  beaches will be full and the roads will be packed
  with travelers. See the rest of the article on
  page 17B

• What is the name of this newspaper?
• What day was this paper published on?
• What section is this?
• What is the name of the article and who wrote it?

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Remember, Remember

• What is non-fiction?
• REAL
• What is fiction?
• Not Real
• What is an authors purpose?
• Why he wrote the passage

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Word Meaning Questions!!

• What do we do for word meaning of an underlined
  word?
• Sarah had to be prompt to the doctors office.
  Being on time was very important.
• LOOK IN THE SENTENCE BEFORE AND
  AFTER!!
• It will give you a hint or the meaning!

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Helpful Info

• What is a storys problem?
• -the main issue in the story.
• The_______is how the problem is solved.
• -the solution
• What is a prediction?
• -what the reader thinks/guesses will happen

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Tips to Ace the TAKS

• Dont take the lazy way out. Read TWICE
• Circle key words, underline answers
• Eliminate choices you know are wrong
• PROVE, PROVE, PROVE!!!
• Take your time. Dont rush!
• Give 110 effort. Tell yourself you can
  and will do it!

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How to help myself?
Get a good nights sleep. Be in bed by 800!
Eat a good, healthy breakfast. No sugar. (eggs,
toast, cereal, fruit, oatmeal)
Be on time to school. No absences, no tardies and
no early dismissals Tuesday!
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What is important?

• TIME! ATTITUDE! EFFORT!

Today is the day to do the best you have ever
done. Believe in yourself. Make your teachers,
principals, parents and most importantly YOURSELF
proud!!
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NOT DOING YOUR BEST MAKES YOU FEEL.
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Foster Village will feel
100 will pass TAKS on Tuesday!!! GOOD LUCK! WE
ARE PROUD!!
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Good Luck Guys!!!
Love, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Sandoval, Mrs. Lovett,
Miss Martin