4th Grade STAARBURST Wonders

Are you ready to BLOW the STAAR Writing Test away????!!!!

• Yes

• Yes!

• YES!

• YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which sentence is correct?

• Michelle plays soccer, tennis volleyball, basketball and golf.

• Michelle plays soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball and golf.

• Michelle plays soccer tennis volleyball basketball and golf.

• Michelle plays soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball, and golf.

Which sentence is correct?

• On June 9 2011 my nephew was born at the hospital in San Francisco.

• On June 9, 2011 my nephew was born at the hospital in san francisco.

• On June 9, 2011 my nephew was born at the hospital in San Francisco.

• On June 9 2011 my nephew was born at the hospital in san francisco.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

Correct this sentence: I tried to tell her that her backpack was unzipped but she ran out the door too quickly.

• Insert a comma after unzipped

• Change the period to an exclamation mark

• Insert a comma after her

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• "I really want to go to the sleepover tonight” Stephanie begged her mom.

• "I really want to go to the sleepover tonight?” Stephanie begged her mom.

• "I really want to go to the sleepover tonight.” Stephanie begged her mom.

• "I really want to go to the sleepover tonight,” Stephanie begged her mom.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Correct this sentence: "When are you going to restock the paper towels,” she asked.

• Remove the quotation marks

• Capitalize she

• Change the comma to a question mark

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Fill in the blank: Your friends seem much happier when _______ nice to them.

• you're

• your

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Fill in the blank: As tadpoles grow and get older, _______ tails disappear.

• they're

• their

• there

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the best way to combine these sentences: (1) We had fun at the movie. (2) We watched Beauty and the Beast.

• We had fun at the movie we watched Beauty and the Beast.

• We had fun at the movie, so we watched Beauty and the Beast.

• We had fun at the movie, and we watched Beauty and the Beast.

• We had fun at the movie but we watched Beauty and the Beast.

Choose the best way to combine these sentences: (1) Eric loves to read about outer space. (2) He also loves to read about planets.

• Eric loves to read about outer space but he also loves to read about planets.

• Eric loves to read about outer space, for he also loves to read about planets.

• Eric loves to read about outer space, but he also loves to read about planets.

• Eric loves to read about outer space and he also loves to read about planets.