STAAR

Ben wants to add support to his introductory paragraph. Which of the following should be added after sentence 3 to accomplish this goal?

• Both children and their parents climb all around the intricate wonderland that is found in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Others position themselves at the top of a long slide that reaches down ten stories inside the building.

• This is an amazing museum, and there should be many more like this across the country.

• This Ferris wheel is from long ago, and it is an incredible presence as it spins on the rooftop of this building.

Ben has included an extraneous sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 12–19). Which sentence should Ben delete from this paragraph?

• Sentence 13

• Sentence 14

• Sentence 18

• Sentence 19

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 15?

• For some of the slides, Cassilly welded together the chutes of old cement mixers.

• For some of the slides, the chutes and old cement mixers were welded together by Cassilly.

• Together the chutes of old cement mixtures were welded by Cassilly.

• The chutes were welded together by Cassilly for some of the slides by using old cement mixers.

The meaning of sentence 20 is unclear. What change should Ben make to improve the clarity of this sentence?

• Change the museum to it

• Change opened to began

• Change they to visitors

• Change delighted to thrilled

Ben wants to improve the transition between the fourth paragraph (sentences 20–27) and the fifth paragraph (sentences 28–31). Which of the following should replace sentence 28 to help accomplish this goal?

• But the playscapes are not all this museum has to offer; it also has some unique displays.

• There are actually some other things this unique museum has to offer, and they are inside the museum as well.

• At this museum people can enjoy creative and unusual playscapes; they are available both day and night.

• If this isn’t enough, there are some other things for you to do when you visit this museum.

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 33?

• Employees are constantly adjusting creations and added new ones.

• Employees are constantly adjusting creations and adding new ones.

• Employees are constantly adjust creations and add new ones.

• Employees are constantly having adjusted creations and adding new ones.

Which sentence should follow sentence 2 and serve as a controlling idea for Alicia’s paper?

• A butterfly’s wings are there for a reason.

• Wings are necessary for the butterfly’s survival.

• A butterfly’s wings are exceptionally gorgeous.

• Wings allow butterflies to fly in the sky.

Alicia would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 3–8). [Basking allows butterflies to absorb heat from the sun and helps raise their body temperatures enough to give them energy to fly once again.]

Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

• At the beginning of the paragraph

• After sentence 3

• After sentence 5

• At the end of the paragraph

Which is the most effective revision to make in sentence 5?

• When the air is colder than 60˚F, a butterfly will get cold and lose energy, this makes it unable to fly.

• When the air is colder than 60˚F, it makes a butterfly unable to fly when it gets cold and loses energy.

• When the air is colder than 60˚F, a butterfly will be unable to fly, which makes it get cold and lose energy.

• No revision is needed in this sentence.

Which is the most effective way to combine sentences 20 and 21?

• This color blends in with the natural surroundings, when it helps protect the butterfly from predators that might want to harm it.

• This color blends in with the natural surroundings that helps protect the butterfly from predators that might want to harm it.

• This color blends in with the natural surroundings and helps protect the butterfly from predators that might want to harm it.

• This color blends in with the natural surroundings, this helps protect the butterfly from predators that might want to harm it.