STAAR Writing Practice

1 Which is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• A He didn’t see any that he liked because he talked with his grandmother.

• B He didn’t see any that he liked, even though he talked with his grandmother.

• C He didn’t see any that he liked, so he talked with his grandmother.

• D He didn’t see any that he liked when he talked with his grandmother.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2 Which transition is best to add to the beginning of sentence 15?

• F However

• G Therefore

• H After all

• J Soon

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

3 Darla needs to add a topic sentence for the fourth paragraph (sentences 16–19).

Which sentence should be added just before sentence 16 as the topic sentence for this paragraph?

• A From there, Mo’s Bows became very popular.

• B Eventually, Mo needed help with his business.

• C Mo was excited about starting the company.

• D Mo sold some bows to a few people.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

4 Which change can Darla make to improve the clarity of sentence 31?

• F Change them to young people

• G Change what to things

• H Change they to you

• J No revision is needed in this sentence.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

5 Xavier would like to replace sentence 2 with a sentence that will improve the focus of his paper. Which sentence should he use?

• A LEGO bricks are a great toy because building with them teaches children important skills.

• B Playing with LEGO bricks is a hobby families can really enjoy together.

• C I was surprised that I had never heard of the LEGO KidsFest.

• D Last week I had a great day with my family and learned about one of my favorite toys at LEGO KidsFest.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

6 Xavier has included an extraneous sentence in the second paragraph (sentences 3–8). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• F Sentence 4

• G Sentence 5

• H Sentence 6

• J Sentence 7

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7 What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 26?

• A Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model and add it to any state on the map.

• B Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model to any state on the map they could add what they built.

• C Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then they were able to add that LEGO model to any state on the map.

• D Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then visitors could add the LEGO brick model to any state on the map.

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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

8 Xavier would like to add a sentence to bring his paper to a more effective conclusion. Which sentence should he add after sentence 37 to help achieve this goal?

• F The best part of the day was seeing the LEGO models.

• G Next Saturday, my family and I are going to the San Antonio River Walk.

• H There are many fun things to do in Texas.

• J Until then, I plan to keep practicing my new master builder skills.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

9 What change should be made in sentence 3?

• A Change Leaves to Leafes

• B Change brush to brushes

• C Insert a comma after windows

• D Change through to threw

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

• F Change like to likes

• G Change we to they

• H Change created to creating

• J No change needs to be made.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D