STAAR WRITING

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The author realizes that there is a sentence which does not contribute to the main idea. Which sentence should be deleted from the paragraph? Options: Sentence 1, Sentence 5, Sentence 3, Sentence 6

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Sentence 3

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What change should be made in sentence 2? Options: Change beautifully to beautiful, Change tiny to tinny, Change colored to colorful, No change is needed.

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No change is needed.

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What change should be made in sentence 4? Options: Change peruvian to Peruvian, Change miniature to mature, Change predators to predaters, No change is needed.

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Change peruvian to Peruvian

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Which sentence should be added to the end of the selection to bring it better close? Options: The frog's skin is able to secrete toxins., It's easy to see why this tiny amphibian is best admired from a safe distance!, Other frogs are famous for their ability to live underground for years!, The scientists that study frogs are called herpetologists.

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It's easy to see why this tiny amphibian is best admired from a safe distance!

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What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Win it was time to go home, Annabele ran and hid in the closet.

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Change Win to When

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How many topics can you write in your expository essay?

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One

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Which should you not use in your Expository Essay? Options: Quotes, Dialogue, Figurative language, I am going to tell you...

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I am going to tell you...

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Which is not the way to close your Expository Essay? Options: Bye...I hope you enjoyed my essay., With an on topic question.
, With a summarizing quote, reminding the reader what you talked about in the paper.

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Bye...I hope you enjoyed my essay.

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What makes a strong 4 essay?

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Clear topic that answers the prompt in an organized way.

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Expository essays explain information to the reader.

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