STAAR 2.0 Review Quiz

What is the claim in the given model?

Some dogs are pests. They bark at your guests and jump on your furniture. They chew your shoes and they bother you when you’re eating. Maybe these dogs were born that way, but that’s unlikely. They probably become pests because their owners never trained them. Puppies are especially cute and loveable. Dogs need to be taught how to behave. According to Dog’s Life Digest, “ establishing routines and positive behaviors is the single most important step to responsible dog ownership.” It’s never too late to start training your pet to become the pet you want to have around.

• It’s never too late to start training your pet to become the pet you want to have around.

• Puppies are especially cute and loveable.

• Some dogs are pests.

• Dogs need to be taught how to behave.

Which sentence can be eliminated from the model?

Some dogs are pests. They bark at your guests and jump on your furniture. They chew your shoes and they bother you when you’re eating. Maybe these dogs were born that way, but that’s unlikely. They probably become pests because their owners never trained them. Puppies are especially cute and loveable. Dogs need to be taught how to behave. According to Dog’s Life Digest, “ establishing routines and positive behaviors is the single most important step to responsible dog ownership.” It’s never too late to start training your pet to become the pet you want to have around.

• Puppies are especially cute and loveable.

• They probably become pests because their owners never trained them.

• Some dogs are pests.

• Dogs need to be taught how to behave.

Which of the following is the most effective thesis/claim statement?

(1)Yoshi was taken to the emergency medical center at the ski lodge. (2) It was a beautiful January day for skiing. (3) His friend, Maura, drew a cartoon of yoshi skiing downhill on his cast. (4) Although Yoshi was a pretty good skier, he took a bad spill and broke his leg. (5) Doctors put his whole left leg in a cast. (6) Even Yoshi laughed when he saw the drawing .

• Yoshi will never ski again.

• Maura is a wonderful cartoonist.

• All skiers have good days and bad days.

• Yoshi’s day on the slopes didn’t end as he thought it would.

Which of the following sentences is irrelevant and could be deleted?

(1)Yoshi was taken to the emergency medical center at the ski lodge. (2) It was a beautiful January day for skiing. (3) His friend, Maura, drew a cartoon of yoshi skiing downhill on his cast. (4) Although Yoshi was a pretty good skier, he took a bad spill and broke his leg. (5) Doctors put his whole left leg in a cast. (6) Even Yoshi laughed when he saw the drawing .

• The doctor told Yoshi that he would have to wear the cast until May.

• He had to use crutches in order to move around.

• May is in the spring.

• It was slow going at first, but then Yoshi got the hand of using them.

The tone of this passage can be described as:

(1)Yoshi was taken to the emergency medical center at the ski lodge. (2) It was a beautiful January day for skiing. (3) His friend, Maura, drew a cartoon of yoshi skiing downhill on his cast. (4) Although Yoshi was a pretty good skier, he took a bad spill and broke his leg. (5) Doctors put his whole left leg in a cast. (6) Even Yoshi laughed when he saw the drawing .

• Sad

• Serious

• Humorous

• Mysterious

Which of the following sentences would best conclude the paragraph?

(1)Yoshi was taken to the emergency medical center at the ski lodge. (2) It was a beautiful January day for skiing. (3) His friend, Maura, drew a cartoon of yoshi skiing downhill on his cast. (4) Although Yoshi was a pretty good skier, he took a bad spill and broke his leg. (5) Doctors put his whole left leg in a cast. (6) Even Yoshi laughed when he saw the drawing .

• It’s over.

• With that, he went home and retrieved his skateboard from the garage.

• Skateboarding is for people who can’t ski.

• Springtime was Yoshi’s favorite time of the year.

What is the best change, if any, to make in sentence 3?

(1)Organisms may be composed of one cell or many cells. (2) Unicellular, or single celled organisms include bacteria, the most numerous organisms on earth. (3) A bacterial cell carried out all of the functions necessary for the organism to stay alive. (4) Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells. (5) The cells of many multicellular organisms are specialized to do many tasks. (6) For example, you are made of trillions of cells. (7) Specialized cells in your body such as muscle and nerve cells work together to keep you functioning. (8) Nerve cells carry messages from your surroundings to your brain. (9) Other nerve cells then carry messages to your muscles cells, making your body move.

• Change 'carried' to 'carry'.

• Change 'A bacterial cell' to 'It'.

• Make no change.

• Change 'carried' to 'carries'.

Which of the following sentences would BEST fit after sentence 3?

(1)Organisms may be composed of one cell or many cells. (2) Unicellular, or single celled organisms include bacteria, the most numerous organisms on earth. (3) A bacterial cell carried out all of the functions necessary for the organism to stay alive. (4) Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells. (5) The cells of many multicellular organisms are specialized to do many tasks. (6) For example, you are made of trillions of cells. (7) Specialized cells in your body such as muscle and nerve cells work together to keep you functioning. (8) Nerve cells carry messages from your surroundings to your brain. (9) Other nerve cells then carry messages to your muscles cells, making your body move.

• These functions include respiration and excretion.

• In the twentieth century, scientists began studying bacteria for clues about how life began and maintains itself.

• Bacteria are also classified by their shape.

• The word organism is used to describe all living things.

What is the BEST change, if any, to make in sentence 4?

(1)Organisms may be composed of one cell or many cells. (2) Unicellular, or single celled organisms include bacteria, the most numerous organisms on earth. (3) A bacterial cell carried out all of the functions necessary for the organism to stay alive. (4) Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells. (5) The cells of many multicellular organisms are specialized to do many tasks. (6) For example, you are made of trillions of cells. (7) Specialized cells in your body such as muscle and nerve cells work together to keep you functioning. (8) Nerve cells carry messages from your surroundings to your brain. (9) Other nerve cells then carry messages to your muscles cells, making your body move.

• Change 'are composed of' to 'are found in'.

• Change 'are composed of' to 'are contained in'.

• Delete 'are composed of'.

• Make no change.

Which of the following sentences would BEST conclude the passage?

(1)Organisms may be composed of one cell or many cells. (2) Unicellular, or single celled organisms include bacteria, the most numerous organisms on earth. (3) A bacterial cell carried out all of the functions necessary for the organism to stay alive. (4) Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells. (5) The cells of many multicellular organisms are specialized to do many tasks. (6) For example, you are made of trillions of cells. (7) Specialized cells in your body such as muscle and nerve cells work together to keep you functioning. (8) Nerve cells carry messages from your surroundings to your brain. (9) Other nerve cells then carry messages to your muscles cells, making your body move.

• From the simplest forms of life to the most complex, cells have many varied roles.

• Organisms need nerves to survive.

• Only the most complex organisms can use a large number of cells.

• Large numbers of specialized cells are the key to life as we understand it.