2018 Writing STAAR Review

(22) Therefore, it isn’t surprising that there is a wealth of sneeze-related trivia on the Internet. (23) For example, the iguana, a WebMD article states, sneezes more often than any other animal and more efficiently. (24) It does this to get rid of the salts it produces while it is digesting its food.

What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 23?

• For example, the iguana sneezes more often and more efficiently than any other animal is what a WebMD article states.

• For example, a WebMD article states that the iguana sneezes more often and more efficiently than any other animal.

• For example, a WebMD article states this, the iguana sneezes more often and more efficiently than any other animal.

• No revision is needed in this sentence.

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(25) Another research source identifies the longest bout of sneezing. (26) Donna Griffiths earned the Guinness World Record for the longest sneezing fit in history, from Worcestershire, England. (27) Beginning in 1981 and ending in 1983, Griffiths sneezed continuously for 978 days!

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 26?

• Donna Griffiths, who earned the Guinness World Record, had the longest sneezing fit in history when she was from Worcestershire, England.

• Donna Griffiths earned the Guinness World Record from Worcestershire, England, for the longest sneezing fit in history.

• Donna Griffiths was from Worcestershire, England, she earned the Guinness World Record for the longest sneezing fit in history.

• Donna Griffiths, from Worcestershire, England, earned the Guinness World Record for the longest sneezing fit in history.

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(4) Many creative, thrifty, and environmentally minded people have come up with a way to make that happen. (5) It’s called upcycling, this is turning something you would otherwise throw away into a useful item. (6) Our world would be a better place if everyone would begin upcycling.

What is the correct way to write sentence 5?

• It’s called upcycling. Or turning something you would otherwise throw away into a useful item.

• It’s called upcycling, or turning something you would otherwise throw away into a useful item.

• It’s called upcycling, which is turning something you would otherwise throw away. Into a useful item.

• Sentence 5 is written correctly in the paper.

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(10) How about the old T-shirts you never wear anymore? (11) It could be stitched together to make a picnic blanket. (12) Or you could turn an old windbreaker into a bag.

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 11?

• Change It to They

• Change stitched to stiched

• Insert a comma after together

• No change needs to be made.

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(12) Or you could turn an old windbreaker into a bag. (13) To carry a swimsuit and towel to the beach.

What is the correct way to write sentences 12 and 13?

• Or you could turn an old windbreaker into a bag to carry a swimsuit. And a towel to the beach.

• Or you could turn an old windbreaker into a bag to carry a swimsuit and towel to the beach.

• Or you could turn an old windbreaker into a bag you could use it to carry a swimsuit and towel to the beach.

• The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

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(18) Upcycling is actually much better for the environment. (19) Recycling takes an item made of glass, paper, metal, or plastic, breaks it down to its base material, and then used that material to make another product. (20) This requires a great deal of energy.

What change should be made in sentence 19?

• Delete the comma after plastic

• Change breaks to brakes

• Change its to it’s

• Change used to uses

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(21) On the other hand, when you choose to upcycle, the only energy you use is your own. (22) And upcycling doesn’t just reduce the amount of trash that goes into our landfills it also protects natural resources, such as oil and gas. (23) Recycling is good for the environment, but upcycling is even better.

How should sentence 22 be changed?

• Change reduce to reduse

• Insert a semicolon after landfills

• Change protects to protect’s

• Sentence 22 should not be changed.

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(4) Their new home had plenty of room and a large fenced backyard, but they couldn’t agree on what kind of dog they should adopt. (5) Mr. Bennett insists on a dog that wouldn’t leave hair all over the house. (6) “A little poodle would be nice,” he said.

How should sentence 5 be changed?

• Change insists to insisted

• Insert hardly after wouldn’t

• Change hair to no hair

• Sentence 5 should not be changed.

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(26) “Here’s a little gray poodle,” the attendant said. (27) “He could use some training, but he would be fun.” (28) The poodle spun in circles and barked obnoxiously.” (29) Tony and his mother shook their heads.

What change should be made in sentence 28?

• Change spun to spinned

• Insert a comma after circles

• Change obnoxiously to obnoxously

• Delete the quotation marks

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(34) She led the family to a more quieter section of the kennel and stopped in front of the last cage. (35) Resting on a blanket was a medium-size dog she had curly white hair and floppy ears.

How should sentence 34 be changed?

• Change led to lead

• Change more quieter to quieter

• Insert a comma after kennel

• Sentence 34 should not be changed.

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