STAAR Revising

(1) During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. (2) The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July.  (3) It was ranked one of the most popular websites.
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

• For example
• However
• Soon
• In conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, and it was popular by entertaining young people.

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

• YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use and entertaining to young people.

• YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, it was also entertaining to young people.

• Quickly popular because it was easy to use, YouTube was also entertaining to young people.

• Because YouTube quickly became popular, it was also entertaining to young people.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The tire on the bicycle is flat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.

• and
• but
• or

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence could be added after sentence 1 to strengthen the introduction of this paper?

(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire.

• A knight is very cool.

• Only boys could become knights.

• Only boys could become knights, and it took lots of training.

• Training to be a Knight.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word should replace the word "BECAUSE" in sentence 3 to best connect the two clauses?
(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire. 

• until
• if
• while
• although

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the best way to revise this sentence?
The book Sara is reading is very interesting, and it is interesting because it is a graphic novel. 

• The book Sara is reading is very interesting it is also a graphic novel.
• Very interesting because it is a graphic novel, Sara is reading the book. 
• No change is needed.
• The book Sara is reading is very interesting because it is a graphic novel. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F