Editing and Revising STAAR Review

(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!
What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?

• As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths. 
• As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

The dessert has hot sand, cactus, and rocks everywhere. 
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?

• delete the comma after cactus
• change everywhere to every  where
• change dessert to desert
• make no change

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CCSS.L.3.1A

The teacher was helpfull and showed the student how to work the difficult math problem. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• add a comma before and 
• change helpfull to helpful
• insert a comma after difficult
• no change is needed

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

20 million people almost visit Disney World each year.
What is the correct way to write the sentence above? 

• 20 million people visit Disney World almost each year. 
• Almost 20 million people visit Disney World each year. 
• 20 million people visit Disney World each year, almost. 
• No change is needed

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.3A

Mom surprised us all when she declared, "let's all go get pizza!"

• Delete the quotation marks
• Change let's to Let's
• Remove the comma after declared
• The sentence is correct.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

• Change knew to new
• Change thrown to threw
• Change theirselves to themselves
• No change is needed.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.

• ^{Change important to more important}
• Change an to a
• ^{Change monday to Monday}
• The sentence is correct

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.

• Change its to it's
• Change sore to soar
• Change puppy to puppey
• Change the period to a question mark

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

(1)One day at school I invited my friend over to spend the night. (2) Next, I ask my football coach if I could have the day off. (3) My friend and I will have a wonderful time. What transition word could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

• First

• Suddenly

• Lastly

• Once

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

How can you change hero to a plural noun?

• herois

• heros

• heroes

• heroyes

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.K.10.D.III