STAAR Revising and Editing

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Which sentence should replace sentence 3 to more effectively state Gage's claim? Options:

In fact, the size of a community is really not that important.

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In fact, community celebrations should be viewed as essential.

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In fact, there are different types of community celebrations.

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In fact, both children and adults have a great deal of fun at them.

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In fact, community celebrations should be viewed as essential.

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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 22 to avoid repeating an idea? Options:

Depending on if it is large or complex, volunteers may have to start planning a whole year of celebration in advance.

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Volunteers may have to start planning, depending on how large or complex it is, a whole year in advance for a celebration.

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Depending on how large or complex a celebration is, volunteers may have to start planning a whole year in advance.

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Volunteers may have to start and begin planning a whole year in advance, depending on how large or complex a celebration is.

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Depending on how large or complex a celebration is, volunteers may have to start planning a whole year in advance.

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Which sentence can BEST follow and support sentence 24? Options:

As a result, there can be times when those in charge are forced to take on too much.

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Furthermore, not everyone will want to do some of the jobs required for a community celebration.

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Similarly, a sign-up sheet is an efficient way to find out how many people are available to help.

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In addition, the weather may be a factor when deciding whether to hold an event indoors or outdoors.

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As a result, there can be times when those in charge are forced to take on too much.

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Which sentence should replace sentence 31 to bring this paper to a more effective conclusion? Options:

Community celebrations are happening all over the country, and they will continue to happen for many years to come.

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The best community celebrations are the ones in which many people participate in the planning and maintain good attitudes.

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Community celebrations can be good for the health of both individuals and the community they have chosen to call home.

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People should consider attending a community celebration to meet others in their community and make good friends.

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Community celebrations can be good for the health of both individuals and the community they have chosen to call home.

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What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3? Options:

As the competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, Kyle asked Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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As the competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, Kyle asked Jordan. How long she had been playing the game.

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The competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, after that Kyle asked Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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The competitors placed their chess pieces on the board. Then Kyle asking Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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As the competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, Kyle asked Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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What change needs to be made in sentence 5? Options: Change opened to will open, Insert a comma after match, Change by saying to with saying, Change good to Good

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Change good to Good

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What change is needed in sentence 7? Options: Change countered to countering, Insert a semicolon after pawn, Change hit to hits, Change signal to signel

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Insert a semicolon after pawn

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What change should be made in sentence 2? Options:

Change These to Them

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Change response to responce

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Change radiating to radiated

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Change planet's to planet's

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Change planet's to planet's

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What change should be made in sentence 3? Options: Insert a comma after form, Change to colide to collide, Change push to pushed, Change Earth's to Earths

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Change to colide to collide

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4? Options:

Change years to year's

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Change Himalayan mountains to Himalayan Mountains

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Change began to were beginning

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No change is needed.

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Change Himalayan mountains to Himalayan Mountains