1/23 Revision STAAR Practice

Sentence 3 is not clear. What is the best way to improve this sentence?

(2) Bryan and Joel went searching for treasure. (3) He thought it would be a good idea to use a map.

• Change thought to wondered

• Change good to great

• Change He to Bryan

• Change idea to plan

The word "opposed" is not the best choice for sentence 19. Which word should replace "opposed" in this sentence?

(19) Cuddy measured people’s hormones after just two minutes of holding poses like these and opposed the results of a coworker.

• contrasted

• differed

• varied

• measured

(12) I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interests hadn’t fit Tyson’s definition of cool, I had never pursued it.

How should sentence 12 be changed?

• Change fascinated to fasinated

• Delete the comma after cool

• Change had never pursued to hadn’t never pursued

• Change it to them

Looking for her dog, the shelter is where she went.

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

• Looking for her dog, the young girl went into the shelter.

• She looked for her dog, she went into the shelter.

• Looking for her dog was when she went into the shelter.

• No revision needed in the sentence.

What is the most effective way to write the sentence?

• The boss tries to help the customers in the store, while they're searching for an item, so she checks out those in line.

• The boss tries to help the other customers in the store, who are searching for an item, then she has to go check out those in line.

• The boss tries to help find an item for a customer, but once the other customers are ready to check out, she has to move back to the front.

• The boss tries to help the customer find an item, once the other customer is ready to check out, she much move to the front, in order to help.