STAAR writing editing 2019

What change should be made in sentence 3?

(3) Leaves brush against your windows and the chirps of birds echo through your room.

• Change Leaves to Leafes

• change brush to brushes

• insert a comma after windows

• change through to threw

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 5?

(5) Some people like them so much that we created tree house hotels for guests.

• change like to likes

• change we to they

• change created to creating

• no change needed

What change should be made in sentence 8?

(8) Tropical rain forests, thickly wilderness areas, or trees along an island shore are just a few places they are located.

• Change rain forests to rain forest’s

• Change thickly to thick

• Delete the comma after areas

• Insert a comma after shore

What change should be made to sentence 13?

(13) For example, a person in a rain forest will likely need to walks up wobbly narrow bridges and use ropes for support.

• change need to needs

• change walks to walk

• change use to using

• no change is needed

What change should be made to sentence 18?

(18) In Sweden their is a tree house hotel that is shaped like a bird’s nest.

• change their to there

• insert a comma after hotel

• change shaped to shape

• change bird's to birds

What is the correct way to write sentence 22?

(22) The Frio River Treetop is closer to home it is located near Leakey, Texas.

• F The Frio River Treetop is closer. To home, it is located near Leakey, Texas.

• G The Frio River Treetop is closer to home. It is located near Leakey, Texas.

• H The Frio River Treetop is closer to home as a result it is located, near Leakey, Texas.

• No change needed

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 26?

(26) This makes it a greatest spot for someone who is looking for a more active setting

• A Change makes to make

• B Change greatest to great

• C Insert a comma after spot

• D No change needs to be made in this sentence.

What change is needed in sentence 28?

. (28) You may prefer just to climb in a traditionul backyard tree house.

• F Change prefer to prefers

• G Change climb to climbing

• H Change traditionul to traditional

• J No change needs to be made.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 29?

(29) Either way, tree houses provide a great way to enjoy nature.

• A Change provide to providing

• B Change a to an .

• C Change enjoy to injoy

• D No change is needed in this sentence