STAAR Writing Practice

STAAR Writing Practice

KUB OBJECTIVES

K-We will KNOW the key skills and concepts taught in writing

U- We will UNDERSTAND  that the skills and concepts taught in writing will be reviewed in preparation for the writing assessment.

 

B- We BE ABLE TO demonstrate mastery of skills and concepts learned and practiced in writing. 

Multiple Choice

True or False

I should whisper read all of my questions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What strategy do I use for editing?

• ARMS

• CUPS

Multiple Choice

What strategy do I use for revising?

• ARMS

• CUPS

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in the following sentence?

I prefer to eat pizza more better than salad.

• change pizza to Pizza

• Change salad to Sald

• Remove the word more

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 3?

(3) Leaves brush against your windows and the chirps of birds echo through your room.

• Change Leaves to Leafes

• Change brush to brushes

• Insert a comma after windows

• Change through to threw

Multiple Choice

What change should be made to sentence 5?

(5) Some people like them so much that we created tree house hotels for guests.

• Change like to likes

• Change we to they

• Change created to creating

• No change needs to be made.

Multiple Choice

What change should be made to sentence 8?

. (8) Tropical rain forests, thickly wilderness areas, or trees along an island shore are just a few places they are located.

• Change rain forests to rain forest’s

• Change thickly to thick

• Delete the comma after areas

• Insert a comma after shore

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 26?

Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model and add the LEGO brick model they built to any state on the map

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model and add it to any state on the map.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model to any state on the map they could add what they built.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then they were able to add that LEGO model to any state on the map.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then visitors could add the LEGO brick model to any state on the map.

Multiple Choice

6 Xavier has included an extraneous sentence in the second paragraph (sentences 3–8). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

(3) LEGO KidsFest is a huge three-day event that travels to different cities across the nation. (4) Families have the chance to try fun activities and admire detailed models all created from LEGO bricks. (5) LEGO bricks were invented in 1949. (6) My family went to the LEGO KidsFest when it came to Austin. (7) I had no idea what to expect when my parents said we’d be going. (8) I have always liked LEGO bricks, but I didn’t realize how awesome they could be.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

Xavier would like to add a sentence to bring his paper to a more effective conclusion. Which sentence should he add after sentence 37 to help achieve this goal?

(34) I was super tired by the end of the day, but I was thrilled that my family went to LEGO KidsFest. (35) It was fun for our whole family. (36) I saw many awesome LEGO creations, and I got to build some myself. (37) I can’t wait for LEGO KidsFest to come back to Texas.

• The best part of the day was seeing the LEGO models.

• Next Saturday, my family and I are going to the San Antonio River Walk.

• There are many fun things to do in Texas.

• Until then, I plan to keep practicing my new master builder skills.

Multiple Choice

I have to read the entire passage for editing questions?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

I have to read the entire passage for revising questions?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The passage will tell me if it is revising or editing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When I write my composition, I must brainstorm, write a rough draft, revise and edit my rough draft all before I begin typing my final draft.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many sentences should my composition be?

• 1-2

• 3-4

• 5-6

• 7 or more

Poll

How confident are you in your writing skills?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%