7th Grade STAAR Writing Practice 3/19

What is another word for controlling idea?

• a feeling or atmosphere
• thesis
• combining parts
• a word or phrase that links one sentence to another

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In writing, what does the word conventions refer to?

• getting to the point
• explain in a boring way
• delete
• grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What does expository mean?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

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