Review For STAAR

Label the parts of speech of the underlined words.

N = Noun, V = Verb, PN = Pronoun, 

Adj = Adjective, Adv = Adverb, 

P = Preposition

Liamslowlyrode his bikeup the steephill, then quicklyraceddownit.

• up

• preposition

• rode

• pronoun

• Liam

• verb

• his

• noun

• slowly

• adverb

Label the parts of speech of the underlined words.

N = Noun, V = Verb, PN = Pronoun, 

Adj = Adjective, Adv = Adverb, 

P = Preposition

Liamslowlyrode his bikeup the steephill, then quicklyraceddownit.

• quickly

• adverb

• raced

• preposition

• bike

• noun

• it

• pronoun

• down

• verb

Make the verbs future tense to complete the sentence. (a)  

• saw
• will see
• seen

Add a comma after the introductory element.

At last the package I’ve been waiting for has arrived in the mail. 

• At last the package, I’ve been waiting for has arrived in the mail. 

• At last the package I’ve been waiting for, has arrived in the mail. 

• At last, the package I’ve been waiting for has arrived in the mail. 

• At last the package I’ve been waiting for has arrived, in the mail. 

Which word best completes the sentence?

Before, However, While

I like chocolate ice cream. ____________, strawberry is 

my favorite flavor.

• Before

• However

• While

What do the prefixes super- and sur- mean?

____________________________________

____________________________________

• above

• below

• less

• man

What does the word surtax mean?

Underline the preposition. What is its function?

Matthew hid behind the table.

• Matthew

  -tells us who

• hid

  -tells us what happened

• behind

  -tells us where

Use the words below to complete the sentence.

dismantle, absorb, diversion, abstract

The artist is going to ______________ the engine of the car and create a piece of ____________________ art with the metal.  

• absorb

  abstract

• absorb

  diversion

• dismantle

  abstract

• dismantle

  diversion

Rewrite the two sentences as a complex sentence.

I am not a fan of scary movies.

I will watch it anyway.

• I am not a fan of scary movies, but

  I will watch it anyway.

• I am not a fan of scary movies, so

  I will watch it anyway.

• I am not a fan of scary movies, and

  I will watch it anyway.

• I am not a fan of scary movies, also

  I will watch it anyway.