STAAR Interim R & E

What change is needed in sentence 2?

2) Early pilots also used the stars and visual landmarks, such as lakes, hills, and towns—to guide their paths.

• Change Early to Earlier

• Change used to using

• Change the comma after landmarks to a dash

• change paths to path's

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which revision combines sentences 13, 14, and 15 in the most effective way?

13) A grade worked on creating depth and jungle creatures.  14) Still another grade artistically designed the faces of the jungle animals.  15) Then the next grade painted the background of the scene with warm and cool colors.

• All grades worked on creating depth and jungle creatures,  artistically designing the faces of the jungle animals, and painting the background of the scene with warm and cool colors.

• One grade worked on creating depth and jungle creatures, another grade artistically designed the faces of the jungle animals, and still another grade painted the background of the scene with warm and cool colors.

• Each grade worked on creating depth and jungle creatures, though one grade artistically designed the faces of the jungle animals, while the other painted the background of the scene with warm and cool colors.

• The first grade worked on creating depth and jungle creatures, the second grade artistically designed the faces of the jungle animals, so the third grade painted the background of the scene with warm and cool colors.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What change needs to be made in sentence 5?

5) This is because many of our modern devices are equipped with the Global Positioning System: or GPS.

• change This to Which

• change are equipped to have been equipped

• change with to of

• change the colon after System to a comma

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 13 and 14?

13) She assumed that they were.  14) Most of her friends back home were like her—passionate about art in all of its forms.

• Assuming that they were like her-- passionate about art in all its forms-- most of her friends were back home.

• She assumed that they were because most of her friends back home were like her--passionate about art in all of its forms.

• Most of her friends, assuming that they were back home, were like her-- passionate about art in all of its forms

• She assumed--passionate about art in all of its forms--that they were although most of her friends back home were like her.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the correct way to write sentence 24?

Research suggests that lifting weights lessens anxiety and sharpens thinking skills, it also leads to increased self-esteem. 

• Research suggests that lifting weights lessens anxiety. Sharpening thinking skills and leading to increased self-esteem. 

• Research suggests that lifting weights lessens anxiety it sharpens thinking skills and also leads to increased self-esteem. 

• Research suggests that lifting weights lessens anxiety. While sharpening thinking skills that lead to increased self-esteem. 

• Research suggests that lifting weights lessens anxiety, sharpens thinking skills, and leads to increased self-esteem. 

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the MOST effective way to revise sentence 11? 

11) On the way to the café, Lissette thought about and wondered what they were doing, her friends back in Chicago.

• On the way to the café, Lissette thought about her friends back in Chicago and what they were doing she wondered.

• Lissette thought about her friends back in Chicago on the way to the café, and she wondered what they were doing in Chicago

• On the way to the café, Lissette thought about her friends back in Chicago and wondered what they were doing.

• Lissette thought about her friends back in Chicago, while she wondered what they were doing on the way to the café.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10