STAAR Warm Up 4

When I was a kid I climbed up the tree in the backyard all the time.

• Change backyard to back yard

• Change backyard to backyards

• Change was to were

• Insert a comma after kid

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Although I like tacos pizza is my favorite.

• Change Although to All though

• Insert a comma after tacos

• Change is to are

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The goldfish are beautiful. The blue fish is my favorite.

(Please combine the two sentences.)

• The goldfish are beautiful and the blue fish is my favorite.

• The goldfish is beautiful, so the blue fish is my favorite.

• The goldfish are beautiful, but the blue fish is my favorite.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

He ate 4 slices of pizza. His stomach began to ache.

(Please combine the two sentences.)

• He ate 4 slices of pizza and his stomach began to ache.

• He ate 4 slices of pizza, but his stomach began to ache.

• He ate 4 slices of pizza, and his stomach began to ache.

• He ate 4 slices of pizza his stomach began to ache.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the correct way to write sentence 20?

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.
• The sentence is written correctly in the paper.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the correct way to write sentences 24 and 25?

• My father was very clear about this. How long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
• My father was very clear. About how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
• My father was very clear about this he told me how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
• My father was very clear about how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the best way to combine two simple sentences?

• Remove the period.
• Just add a conjunction.
• With a semi-colon.
• With a comma.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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.

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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

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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. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B