STAAR 7th Grade Writing Prep

Writing STAAR

There are 3 components to the STAAR Writing Test

Multiple Choice

My examples should

• be something cool

• be a personal story

• be fiction

• help me explain the thesis

Multiple Choice

What helps your essay flow easily to the next idea?

• Conclusion

• Facts

• Similes

• Transitions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the strongest thesis statement?

• Friendship is cool.
• It is important to have a good friend because they'll be the ones who will be with you when you take your last breath in the end.
• Friends are the most important people in your life.
• Having friends is important.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the strongest thesis statement?

• Laughter is important because not only does it make you and other people feel good, it makes the world a much better place.
• Laughter is important.
• Laughter is important when you're sad.
• Laughter is important because everyone needs to laugh.

Multiple Choice

Where does your thesis statement need to appear in your essay?

• At the beginning of your introduction
• At the end of your introduction
• In your body paragraphs
• At the end of your entire essay

Multiple Choice

A thesis statement is...

• Something your teacher makes you write
• Your opinion about the topic in the prompt
• A sentence that you're supposed to have in your introduction
• A sentence

Writing Test

• Composition-Expository Essay

• Revising

• Editing

Composition

Writing a 3 paragraph essay to answer a question

Multiple Choice

Expository essays explain information to the reader. 

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Expository essays should contain examples and details to back up your topic. 

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Which should you not use in your Expository Essay?

• Quotes
• Dialogue
• Figurative language
• I am going to tell you...

Multiple Choice

How many topics can you write in your expository essay?

• Two
• Three
• One
• Four

Multiple Choice

An expository essay consists of:

• beginning, middle, and end
• rising action, climax, falling action
• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion.
• stanzas

Multiple Choice

Prompt: Why is it important to have courage?

Pick the best thesis statement for the prompt

• Courage means to be brave and face your fears

• Courage is important because my mom said so.

• Courage is important because we all should have courage.

• It is important to have courage because it helps you achieve your dreams.

Multiple Choice

Pick the best example for the thesis statement:

It is important to have courage because it saves lives.

• For example, many healthcare workers save lives. They save lives everyday. They help people. They take care of people. They are courageous.

• For example, health care workers are courageous. Teachers are courageous because they come to work in a pandemic. My mom showed courage when she saved my sister from drowning.

• For example, healthcare workers show courage everyday. Currently, we are in a pandemic. Even though people are dying from the virus, healthcare workers bravely go to work each day to help take care of the sick people. They risk their lives to save lives.

Multiple Choice

Pick the best explanation for this example:

For example, healthcare workers show courage everyday. Currently, we are in a pandemic. Even though people are dying from the virus, healthcare workers bravely go to work each day to help take care of the sick people. They risk their lives to save lives.

• For example, teachers are also courageous. They help students learn even though there is a virus. There are lots of courageous people in this world.

• The example does not need an explanation

• These healthcare workers take care of many people. They heal the sick and are good people for doing thier jobs.

• This example shows how courage can save lives. These healthcare workers have fear. They fear death, but still go to work. Without their courage, lives would be lost.

Multiple Choice

The conclusion paragraph gives an ending and closure to the essay.

• false
• true

Multiple Choice

You should use a transition word to start each new body paragraph and also for the conclusion paragraph.

• false
• true

Multiple Choice

Which sentence stem should you use to write your conclusion

• For example

• In conclusion

• This shows

• Another example

There are 4 sentence stems you should remember when writing an expository essay.

• ....is important because...(Thesis)

• For example, (Example)

• This example shows(Explanation)

• In conclusion, (Conclusion)