STAAR Review

What change is needed in sentence 7?

(7) Dad talked frequently about wanting to keep all his staff employed at Coe’s dry cleaners.

• Change talked to talking

• Change frequently to freqently

• Change dry cleaners to Dry Cleaners

• No change should be made.

Answer explanation

The name of the business is "Coe's Dry Cleaners," so we have to capitalize each word!

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

What change is needed in sentence 12?

(12) In fact, my sister and I became so interested in the topic that we decide to base our joint science project on the concept of increasing efficiency by replacing a human worker with an automated one.

• Change decide to decided

• Change efficiency to efficiently

• Change automated to autommated

• No change needs to be made.

Answer explanation

This entire passage is written in the past tense, so it should be "decided!"

How should sentence 14 be changed?

(14) The answer came to us one evening when Mom and Dad was out to dinner.

• Change came to coming

• Insert a comma after evening

• Change was to were

• Sentence 14 is written correctly.

Answer explanation

"Mom and Dad" are two people, meaning we should say "Mom and Dad were!"

What change needs to be made in sentence 18?

(17) Lucy turned to me and said, “Heather isn’t doing anything for Timmy. (18) A robotic camera could do her job!

• Insert quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence

• Change the exclamation point to a question mark

• Insert quotation marks to the end of the sentence.

• No change should be made.

What is the correct way to write sentence 20?

(20) An hour later we had designs and sketches for a robot, it could out-babysit any teenager!

• An hour later we had designs and sketches for a robot. Which could out-babysit any teenager!

• An hour later we had designs and sketches, they were for a robot that could out-babysit any teenager!

• An hour later we had designs and sketches. For a robot that could out-babysit any teenager!

• An hour later we had designs and sketches for a robot that could out-babysit any teenager!

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

How should sentence 24 be edited?

(24) Pleased with our work Lucy and I headed to the kitchen for a treat.

• Insert a comma after work

• Change Lucy and I to me and Lucy

• Change headed to head

• No change should be made in sentence 24.

Answer explanation

"Pleased with our work" is an introductory clause that needs to be followed by a comma!

What change is needed in sentence 26?

(26) “Mrs. Coe,” she was saying, “I apologize for interupting your evening, but Timmy doesn’t seem like he feels well. (27) He’s listless, and he may have a fever. (28) It’s probably nothing to worry about, but I would rather be safe than sorry.”

• Delete the comma after saying

• Change interupting to interrupting

• Change your to you're

• Insert quotation marks at the end of the sentence.

Answer explanation

USE A DICTIONARY!

What is the best way to combine sentences 36 and 37?

(36) We went straight to our room. (37) Where we crumpled up our robot diagrams and tossed the paper wads into the trash.

• We went straight to our room, we crumpled up our robot diagrams and tossed the paper wads into the trash.

• We went straight to our room, crumpled up our robot diagrams, and tossed the paper wads into the trash.

• We went straight to our room, and we crumpled up our robot diagrams we tossed the paper wads into the trash.

• The sentences are already written correctly.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

(11) He was training on a Connecticut field. (12) There, Conroy found a stray dog that won his heart.

• While training on a Connecticut field, Conroy found a stray dog that won his heart.

• He was training on a Connecticut field because he found a stray dog that won his heart.

• Training on a Connecticut field, a stray dog that he found won Conroy’s heart.

• He was training on a Connecticut field, there, Conroy found a stray dog that won his heart.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3C

Sentence 25 lacks clarity. What is the most effective change to make to improve the clarity of this sentence?

(25) It seemed that he could even recognize the German language, once identifying him by biting the seat of the man’s pants.

• Change recognize to know

• Change the German language to it

• Change him to a German spy

• Change the man's to his

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.W.7.4