Week 3 Day 1

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to prepare, practice, and prevail when facing academic challenges like the STAAR test?

• It helps build confidence and skills for success.

• It makes the test easier for everyone.

• It allows students to skip studying.

• It guarantees a perfect score every time.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• last summer my brother asked “are we going to san antonio texas for the fourth of july”

• Last summer my brother asked, “are we going to San antonio, Texas for the fourth of July?”

• Last summer my brother asked, “Are we going to San Antonio, Texas for the Fourth of July?”

• Last summer my Brother asked Are we going to San Antonio, Texas for the fourth of July.”

Open Ended

Why is it important to use correct capitalization and punctuation in writing?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a rule of capitalization according to the Capitalization Rules slide?

• Capitalize the first word of a sentence

• Capitalize the pronoun 'I'

• Capitalize every noun in a sentence

• Capitalize the first letter in quotation marks

Open Ended

Based on the rules and examples provided, how would you correct the sentence: last summer my brother asked “are we going to san antonio texas for the fourth of july”?

Multiple Choice

Which example sentence demonstrates the correct use of capitalization for a proper noun?

• last summer, my family took a long road trip to see the grand canyon.

• I have an appointment to discuss my health with doctor smith tomorrow morning.

• The golden retriever barked excitedly when its owner walked through the door.

• Last summer, my family took a long road trip to see the Grand Canyon.

Multiple Choice

Select all the sentences that use capitalization correctly.

• last summer, my family visited the grand canyon.

• I have an appointment with doctor smith.

• The golden retriever barked excitedly when its owner walked through the door.

• The coach shouted, "run like the game depends on it!"

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 2?

• Change has proved to have proved

• Change essential to esential

• Change to to on

• Change Chemistry and Physics to chemistry and physics

Multiple Choice

Which capitalization rule is shown in this example?

• Capitalize proper nouns

• Capitalize the first word of a sentence

• Capitalize titles

• Capitalize days of the week

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 5?

• Change opened to will open

• Insert a comma after match

• Change by saying to with saying

• Change good to Good

Open Ended

Explain how commas are used to separate independent clauses with conjunctions, using examples from the images.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a correct use of quotation marks according to the rules shown?

• Using quotation marks to show dialogue

• Placing commas and periods outside quotation marks

• Using quotation marks for direct quotes only

• Using quotation marks around titles of short works

Open Ended

Explain how quotation marks are used to indicate dialogue and direct quotes, using examples from the slides.

Multiple Select

Select all sentences that correctly use quotation marks from the examples provided.

• "We should leave before the snow starts to stick," Julian whispered as he looked out the window.

• "I already finished my homework," Maya said, even though her notebook was still open on the desk.

• After a long day at the office, his only response was, "I'm exhausted."

• The car was bright red and moving very fast, during her testimony.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an appropriate situation to use a colon?

• To separate items in a list

• To show direct speech

• To indicate a question

• To enclose a title

Open Ended

Describe two different ways colons are used in formal writing, based on the examples provided.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a correct use of semicolons?

• To join closely related independent clauses

• Before conjunctive adverbs

• In complex lists with commas

• To make plurals

Open Ended

Based on the examples provided, explain how semicolons are used to separate items in a complex list.

Multiple Select

Select all correct uses of apostrophes from the options below.

• Showing possession

• Forming contractions

• Making plurals

• Omitting letters in dialogue

Multiple Choice

Which punctuation rule is shown in the STAAR example about core values?

• Use of quotation marks

• Use of commas

• Use of apostrophes

• Use of semicolons

Multiple Choice

Which punctuation rule is shown in the STAAR example about the discovery of the atom?

• Use of apostrophes

• Use of commas

• Use of semicolons

• Use of quotation marks

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson, what is one thing you learned about preparing for the STAAR test that you would like to remember?