STAAR editing and revising

Science of Dunking

1. How should sentence 2 be changed?

• Delete the comma after up

• Change comes to come

• Change fawcet to faucet

• Sentence 2 should not be changed.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

Science of Dunking-

2. What change needs to be made in sentence 3?

• A. Change without the to without no 

• B. Change contributions to contribution’s

• C. Insert a comma after scientists

• D. Change there to their

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CCSS.L.6.1A

Science of Dunking-

3.  What change needs to be made in sentence 16?

• A. Change investigations to investagations

• B. Insert a comma after combinations

• C. Change teams’ to teams

• D. No change needs to be made.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Science of Dunking-

4. What change should be made in sentence 17?

• F. Add a comma after best

• G. Change found to founding

• H. Change is to are

• J. No change should be made.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

Science of Dunking-

5. How should sentence 20 be changed?

• A. Change too long to to long

• B. Change and to this

• C. Change them to it

• D. Sentence 20 should not be changed

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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6. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21? Fill in the blank with the correct response,

(21) The research also showed that when only the bottom portion of the cookie was dunked, the cookie ___________ four times longer.

• lasts

• will last

• lasted

• will have lasted

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

Science of Dunking-

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

• A. Of course, there are people who argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste 

  of time and money.

• B. Of course, there are people who argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking. It is a 

  waste of time and money.

• C. Of course, there are people they argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste 

  of time and money.

• D. The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.L.6.1E

Sergeant Stubby-

1 In sentence 5, Nick has not offered a strong controlling idea, or thesis statement. Which revision of sentence 5 creates the most effective thesis for this paper?

• A More interesting, however, is why everything about the scraggly little dog was stubby.

• B More interesting, however, is that Stubby was both unusual and popular during World

  War I.

• C More interesting, however, is how this little dog earned the rank of U.S. Army sergeant and became a war hero.

• D  More interesting, however, is how Stubby was able to keep the name for so very long.

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CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.1A

Sergeant Stubby-

2  What is the most effective way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

• A While training on a Connecticut field, Conroy found a stray dog that won his heart.

• B  He was training on a Connecticut field because he found a stray dog that won his heart.

• C  Training on a Connecticut field, a stray dog that he found won Conroy’s heart.

• D He was training on a Connecticut field, there, Conroy found a stray dog that won his heart.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.I

Sergeant Stubby- 3 What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 17 and replace the word Plus. (17) ________ he became an unofficial member of Conroy’s unit, the 102nd Infantry.  

• And,

• Eventually,

• Also,

• In the beginning,

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CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C