STAAR Review

What does expository mean?

• fluff
• explain/inform
• a feeling or atmosphere
• exact

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Referring to paragraph structure, what does the word extraneous mean?

• explain/ inform
• a word or phrase that transistions
• fluff, extra information
• insert/include a quote

In writing an expository essay, what does organization refer to?

• getting to the point
• a conclusion
• to arrange in a thoughtful order
• fluff

What does it mean to revise?

• feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates
• conclusion
• getting to the point
• fix/change sentences/words to create a well written text

What does it mean to edit

• inserting verbs
• fix/change punctuation, spelling, capitalization, etc...
• deleting words
• combining sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

In writing, what are transitions?

• to put in order
• delete word
• words or phrases that link sentences/paragraphs
• combine sentences

How should this sentence be changed:
By the end of the first day, the lighthouse was more than 10 feet away from it’s original location.

• Change was to is
• Change it’s to its
• Change original to origanal
• Sentence 20 should not be changed.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The current living arrangements is causing me a lot of stress.

• Change arrangements to arangements
• Change is causing to are causing
• Change a lot to alot
• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the correct way to combine sentences 9 and 10?
(9) It connects your brain to your spinal cord. (10) Which connects to most of the nerves in your body.

• It connects your brain to your spinal cord, this connects to most of the nerves in your body. 
• Connecting your brain to your spinal cord and then to most of the nerves in your body.
• Connecting your brain to your spinal cord. It connects to most of the nerves in your body.
• It connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How does sentence 15 need to be changed? 
(15) Mr. Owens, my Band Director, insists that I practice every night.

• Change Band Director to band director
• Delete the second comma
• Change insists to insisting 
• Sentence 15 does not need to be changed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A