Spring Mock

Poll

Are you ready for the GRADE 8 Reading STAAR?

• Yes!

• Maybe.

• No!

Draw

Draw an emoticon expressing your feelings.

​Capitalization

​Always capitalize:

• The first word in a sentence

• ​The first word in a direct quote

• ​Proper Nouns

• Initials​

• The ​pronoun "I"

• ​Proper adjectives

Capitalization

Always Capitalize​

• Days of the week

• ​Names of continents, countries, states, and cities

• ​Names of geographic features such as rivers, mountains and oceans

• ​Months of the year

When to capitalize?

• Capitalize words like mom or grandpa when they are forms of address or used as the person's name.

• Wait until Mom sees this mess.

• How much did bread cost when you were a child, Grandma?

• Do not capitalize these words when you are just referring to the person.

• Your dad is very funny.

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• The Philadelphia Eagles won the game.

• The philadelphia Eagles won the Game.

• the philadelphia eagles won the game.

• the Philadelphia eagles won the Game.

• the Philadelphia Eagles won the game.

Poll

What needs to be capitalized in this sentence?

"The rocky mountains in utah is my favorite vacation spot."

• my

• rocky mountains

• utah

• Nothing, it is correct.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct sentence.

• • wait until Mom sees this mess.

• • Wait until mom sees this mess.

• • Wait until Mom sees this mess.

Multiple Choice

When a FANBOYS needs a comma, where should it be placed?

• to the right of the FANBOYS

• on both sides of the FANBOYS

• to the left of the FANBOYS

• FANBOYS never require commas.

Multiple Choice

Where should the comma(s) go?
Mason joined the basketball team and made some awesome layups.

• after "Mason"
• after "team"
• after "awesome"
  after "Mason" AND after "team"
• no comma necessary

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We ate chicken, rice, carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and, carrots.

Multiple Choice

Which word or words should a comma come after in the sentence?
She also likes rock and roll music.

• also
• rock
• likes
• no comma

Multiple Choice

Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.

• Insert comma before the conjunction (,and)
• Insert comma after the conjunction (and,)
• No comma needed

We use apostrophes for 3 things:

• To show possession

• To replace omitted letters (contractions)

• To show plural letters, numbers, and symbols

Note: Do NOT use apostrophes with possessive prounouns!

• It's = it is

• its = possessive

• who's = who is

• whose = possessive

Multiple Choice

When Kevin was thirteen, he purchased both

Tony Aliva's and Steve Ruffing's skateboard's for his birthday, using the money his Aunt Silvia sent to him for his birthday.

• NO CHANGE

• skateboards

• skateboards'

• skateboards,

Multiple Choice

The dog ran to __________ water bowl because it was so hot.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

___________ fur kept the rabbit warm during the snowstorm.

• Its

• It's

Multiple Choice

_________ going to be a really easy test.

• It's

• Its

Multiple Choice

My younger brother has always been taller __________ me.

• then

• than

Multiple Choice

I will go to cheer practice __________ study for my math quiz.

• then

• than

Multiple Choice

Is there a picture in the bedroom?

• Yes, there is.

• Yes, there are.

• No, there isn't.

• No, there aren't.

Multiple Choice

He _ eight years old

• are

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

We _ nine years old

• are

• is

• am

Draw

Draw the R.A.C.E strategy!

Multiple Choice

The question displayed is an example of which "question type"?

• Text Entry

• Extended Constructed Response

• Short Constructed Response

• Multiselect

Multiple Choice

The question displayed is an example of which "question type"?

• Short Constructed Response

• Extended Constructed Response

• Match Table Grid

• Text Entry

Multiple Choice

Which "question type" must be written in essay form?

• Short Constructed Response

• Extended Constructed Response

• Multipart

• Text Entry

Multiple Choice

Which "question type" requires you to cite evidence to support your response?

• Extended Constructed Response

• Short Constructed Response

• Both

  Extended Constructed Response and Short Constructed Response

Multiple Choice

You accidentally forget to cite evidence,

how many points would you get for a great Five-paragraph essay?

• 10

• 5

• 2

• ZERO!!!!!

Multiple Select

(Select all correct answers!)

When answering a written response, you should:

• Sleep

• Cite evidence

• Indent

• Act like you haven't been in school for nine years.

Video Response

Will you do your best on the exam?

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