STAAR Revising and Editing (2026)

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below so that it is no longer redundant.

The companies merged together last year.

Open Ended

The sentence below contains redundancy. Please rewrite it so that it no longer does.

My brother just created a new invention that will help save the planet.

Dropdown

Which would be the best transition word to use between these two ideas?

Jaden is an excellent long distance runner.

Select answer

his cousin Anthony is better with short distances.

Dropdown

Which would be the best transition word to use between these two ideas?

My feet were already hurting;​

Select answer

I kept walking up the hill.

Open Ended

What is a thesis statement?

Categorize

Options (14)

Hook

Thesis/Claim

Title and Author

Topic Sentence

Examples

Text Evidence

Reasoning and Explanation

Restatement of the Thesis

Concluding Thought

Call to Action

Transition Words/Phrases

Proper Capitalization

Proper Punctuation

Correct Spelling

Please sort each element of an essay into the category in which it should appear within an essay structure.

Introduction Paragraph

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion Paragraph

Throughout the Entire Essay

Multiple Choice

Uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles since they protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands.

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• 0

Multiple Choice

Uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles, they protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands.

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

Uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles; they protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands.

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford popular styles because they protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

Unifroms also provide a grate option and protection for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles or expensive brands. Uniforms take away pressure from students about not being able to have the lates styles or the most expensive and popular brands.

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

Uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles and protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands.

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

Uniforms also provide a great option for students who may not be able to afford the popular styles, for they protect students from feeling the pressure to have the latest styles or most popular brands.

• 1

• 0

We will now do a STAAR Revising Practice Passage

Before we begin, you will have 3 minutes to read the essay that you will be revising and answering questions about. You will continue to have access to the passage when answering questions.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence should replace sentence 2 to provide a more effective claim for this paper?

• Regardless of the reason, musical instruments are a meaningful addition to a person’s skill set.

• Throughout history, musical instruments have been enjoyed by young and old alike.

• Clearly, there are many different types of musical instruments, and all are beneficial and valuable.

• However, learning to play a musical instrument can benefit a person’s life in a host of other ways.

Open Ended

Combine the ideas in sentences 9 and 10 in a clear and effective way.

(9) Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a study. (10) It showed that students who were involved in their school’s orchestra for one to five years significantly outperformed students with no musical training when it came to word recall.

Potential Answers

• Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a study; it showed that students who were involved in their school’s orchestra for one to five years significantly outperformed students with no musical training when it came to word recall.

• Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a study, and it showed that students who were involved in their school’s orchestra for one to five years significantly outperformed students with no musical training when it came to word recall.

• When researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a study, it showed that students who were involved in their school’s orchestra for one to five years significantly outperformed students with no musical training when it came to word recall.

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 12?

• Furthermore

• Therefore

• However

• To illustrate

Multiple Choice

What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 16?

• The study, as reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, found that professional musicians have the most gray matter.

• The study found that professional musicians, as reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, have the most gray matter.

• The study was reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, it found that professional musicians have the most gray matter.

• No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence could best follow and support sentence 24?

• Some instruments are simply too expensive for the average young person to purchase and learn how to play well.

• This is a great way for a student to achieve the memory and recall benefits of learning to master a musical instrument.

• For older individuals who don’t have that option, there are inexpensive models of many instruments designed especially for beginners.

• People who build into their lives the focused time that it takes to learn to play an instrument rarely regret the many hours spent on it.

Multiple Choice

The word sad is not the most effective word to use in sentence 26. Which word should replace sad in this sentence?

• afflicted

• mournful

• discouraged

• melancholy

Poll

On a scale of 1-4, how do you feel about your ability to successfully answer questions in the REVISING section of the STAAR exam?

• 1-Yikes

• 2-Meh

• 3-Good

• 4-Fantastic

We will now do 2 STAAR Editing Practice Passages

Before we begin, you will have 2 minutes to read the essay that you will be editing and answering questions about.

As you read, be looking for mistakes.

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 4?

• Change there is to theirs

• Change called to it is called

• Change Toastmasters international to Toastmasters International

• Change helps to help

Dropdown

Select the ONE response that corrects the error in sentence 6.



As everyone knows, the best way to become proficient at throwing a football or playing the piano is

Select answer

is no different.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 7?

• People who belong to public speaking clubs overcome their nerves and bad habits. By standing up to give speeches in warm, supportive environments.

• People who belong to public speaking clubs overcoming their nerves and bad habits by standing up and giving speeches in warm, supportive environments.

• People who belong to public speaking clubs overcome their nerves and bad habits by standing up and giving speeches in warm, supportive environments.

• People who belong to public speaking clubs overcome their nerves and bad habits by standing up and giving speeches. In warm, supportive environments.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

• Smedley wanted to promote leadership and communication skills in young men and thought that public speaking clubs would be a good way to do so.

• Smedley wanted to promote leadership and communication skills in young men and thought this. That public speaking clubs would be a good way to do so.

• Smedley wanted to promote leadership and communication skills in young men he thought that public speaking clubs would be a good way to do so.

• Smedley wanted to promote leadership and communication skills. In young men and thought that public speaking clubs would be a good way to do so.

You will have 2 minutes to read the second editing passage.

Be looking for mistakes as you read and thinking about how you could fix them.

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Editing Passage #2

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 2?

• Insert a comma after Hikers

• Change who to that

• Change pass to passes

• Change peeks to peaks

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 5?

• Change hiker to Hiker

• Change named to he was named

• Change dreams to dreamed

• Insert a comma after trails

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change boost to boosted

• Change President to president

• Delete the comma after the word one

• Change national to National

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 11?

• Change recent to resent

• Insert a comma after thru-hikers

• Change have skyrocketed to has skyrocketed

• No change is needed.

Poll

On a scale of 1-4, how are you feeling about your success on the EDITING portion of the STAAR exam?

• 1-Yikes

• 2-Meh

• 3-Good

• 4-Fantastic

Open Ended

Where is the dictionary located on your testing page?

​These types of questions have a 475 character limit.

Poll

Which of the following do you need in a short constructed response? Select all that apply.

• claim

• evidence

• multiple paragraphs

• reasoning

​If your character limit is 2300, that's how you know it's the essay portion.

Open Ended

Name one way you can distinguish between the short constructed response prompt and the essay prompt.

STAAR Test Scores

​Overall Points	​Category
​0-27	​Did not meet (fail)
​28-35	​Approaches (pass)
​36-53	​Meets (pass)
​54-64	​Masters (pass)

Your overall points are composed of:

1. multiple choice
2. essay (10 points)
3. short constructed responses (2 points each)

Poll

Which category are you aiming to score in for the STAAR exam?

• Did not meet

  (0-27)

• Approaches

  (28-35)

• Meets

  (36-53)

• Masters

  (54-64)

​Your testing locations should be given to you be your teachers before the date. However, if you forget, there will administration and teachers in the hall to help you find your room.
YOU MUST BE ON TIME!

​lunch or your next class period.

Open Ended

Name 2 things you will do on testing day to help you be successful.

Word Cloud

If you had to pick a word to describe how you are feeling about the English I STAAR exam, which word would you pick?

Please make sure your word is school appropriate.