Revising and Editing STAAR Review

What should you be checking when revising? Click on all that apply

*Hint: think of the acronym for revising*

• A - Add words or sentences

• C - Capitalize names, places, months, titles, "I"

• P - Punctuation

• R - Remove unneeded words or sentences

• M - Move sentences or words around

What does a subordinating conjunction indicate? Click on all that apply

• time

• FANBOYS

• place

• cause and effect

• when

Lydia had all day to prepare for the dinner party, so not only was the food excellent, and also the house was spotless.

• NO CHANGE
• but
• so
• yet

What is the correct way to write sentences 23 and 24?

(23) Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct. (24) Scientists are still making discoveries.

• Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists, however, are still making discoveries.

• Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct and scientists are still making discoveries.

• Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, but there are scientists. Who are still making discoveries.

• Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists are still making discoveries.

Which of the following is a "showing" detail?

• It was fall.

• It was August.

• Leaves crunched beneath his feet.

• It was pretty out.

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 

After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer
• Change breif to brief
• Change the , to a ;
• No change needs to be made

What is a verb?

• an action

• a subject

• a descriptor

• I have no idea

Is the following sentence a complete sentence or a fragment?

I am planning a surprise barbecue for Lucas Sinclair's birthday. If it rains, we will have to move the party inside.

• Complete sentence

• Fragment

Choose the correct sentence

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary it detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary. With details what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary that detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The sentence are written correctly in the paper.

He was learning how to solve equations. He found a trick that would make it easier.
 
What is the most effective way to combine the 2 sentences? 

• While learning how to solve equations, he found a trick that would make it easier.
• He was learning how to solve equations because he found a trick that would make it easier.
• While learning how to solve equations, a trick that he figured out made it easier.
• He was learning to solves the equations, then, he found a trick that would make it easier.