STAAR Review ELAR

We went to the basketball, and had dinner afterwards. 
Choose the best answer to correct the sentence above. 

• We went to the basketball game and had dinner afterwards. 
• We went to the basketball game and we had dinner afterwards. 
• We went to the basketball game, and we had dinner afterwards. 
• The sentence is correct as is. 

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in chronological order? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so
• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after
• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution
• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in cause and effect? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so
• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after
• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution
• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in problem and solution? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so
• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after
• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution
• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in compare and contrast? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so
• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after
• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution
• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? 

• I dont think my dads hat will fit me. 
• I don't think my dads hat will fit me. 
• I don't think my dad's hat will fit me. 
• I don't think my dads' hat will fit me. 

Choose the correctly written sentence. 

• Susan is coming with Jon and I to the dance. 
• Susan is coming with Jon and me to the dance. 
• Susan is coming with Jon and we do the dance. 
• x

After going to the park and before we ate dinner. 
This sentence is an example of a _________. 

• fragment
• run-on
• complete sentence
• x

Choose the correctly written sentence. 

• My sister a wild child can never keep a job for very long. 
• My sister, a wild child can never keep a job for very long. 
• My sister, a wild child, can never keep a job for very long. 
• My sister a wild child, can never keep a job for very long. 

Choose the correctly written sentence. 

• Jon and me went to his house after school to play video games. 
• Jon and us went to his house after school to play video games. 
• Jon and I went to his house after school to play video games. 
• Me and Jon went to his house after school to play video games.