STAAR English I short constructed responses overview quiz quiz

A full essay

A multiple-choice selection

A brief typed answer of a sentence or two, scored on a 2-point rubric

A spoken answer

A long answer

A quotation with no answer

Correct spelling only

A correct answer supported by relevant text evidence

A personal opinion

Answer plus evidence: state a direct answer, then support it with a specific quotation or paraphrase

A summary of the whole passage

Evidence only

0 points

1 point, because there is an answer but no evidence

2 points

3 points

0 points

2 points

It cannot be scored

1 point, because the evidence is not relevant to the answer

It looks longer

It saves ink

Quotations are not allowed first

So a scorer can clearly find the answer, with the evidence visibly supporting it

An effect (such as tone) and the word or technique that creates it

A summary of the plot

The author's biography

The number of paragraphs

It requires evidence from both texts, not one

It is scored out of 5

It must be a full essay

It needs no evidence

Answering the exact question

Retelling the plot instead of stating an answer

Including relevant evidence

Keeping the response tight

Answering briefly

Using a quotation

Giving a correct answer with no evidence

Writing too neatly

The passage (the answer and evidence must be text-based)

A dictionary

Another student

Your own knowledge and opinion

Adding more adjectives

Counting the words

Checking that evidence is present and actually supports the stated answer

Rewriting the question