STAAR Revision Practice

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

• A shrill scream from the car behind me snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me.

• A shrill scream from the car behind me, returning my focus to the world around me.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the BEST revision to make to this sentence?

• All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind, the thunder of the car's

  metallic wheels, and the piercing shrieks of my fellow

  passengers.

• All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the

  car's metallic wheels, I can also hear my fellow

  passengers who have piercing shrieks.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the most effective revision to make to this sentence?

• They write essays, take tests, and do homework, they also go to

  sports practices.

• They write essays, take tests, do homework, and attend sports

  practices.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the MOST effective revision to make in sentence 23?

• In a panic I ransacked our recycle bin, pulling out brown cardboard boxes, paper towel tubes, and paper scraps that I hastily glued together.

• In a panic I ransacked our recycle bin, pulling out brown cardboard boxes, paper towel tubes, and there were paper scraps that I hastily and quickly glued together.

• In a panic I ransacked our recycle bin, hastily and quickly gluing together what I pulled out, which was brown cardboard boxes, paper towel tubes, and paper scraps.

• In a panic I ransacked our recycle bin, pulling out and removing brown cardboard boxes, paper towel tubes, and paper scraps for hastily gluing together.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the most effective revision to make in the sentence?

• Looking for her dog, the young girl went into the shelter.

• She looked for her dog, she went into the shelter.

• Looking for her dog was when she went into the shelter.

• No revision needed in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 15?

• The animals at the sanctuary were comforted when Jasmine’s loving presence and gentle care comforted them.

• The animals at the sanctuary were comforted by Jasmine’s loving presence and gentle care.

• The animals at the sanctuary were comforted by Jasmine, who had her loving presence and her gentle care.

• The animals at the sanctuary were comforted by Jasmine, her loving presence, and her gentle care.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following is the best revision for the following sentence? The man said that he felt good and would go back to work.

• The injured man said that he felt good and would think about working later.

• The severly injured man said that he felt he was beginning to regain his strength and that he was looking foward to returning to work with his friends.

• The sick man said that he felt ok and he might work again later.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fo the following is the best revision of the following sentence? The car had a yellow paint job.

• The truck had a bright yellow coat of paint.

• The car had flames on the side.

• The new fancy car had a fresh coat of bright yellow paint with flame on the hood and cool new wheels.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is the best revision for the following sentence?

• The garden had three kinds of flowers, a birdbath, and some rocks.

• The new garden smelled heavenly with all the new flowers. The scents seemed to hang in the air of the lovely garden.

• The nice lady in the garden had on a new pair of gardening gloves.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Darla needs to add a topic sentence for the fourth paragraph (sentences 16–19). Which sentence should be added just before sentence 16 as the topic sentence for this paragraph?

• A From there, Mo’s Bows became very popular.

• B Eventually, Mo needed help with his business.

• C Mo was excited about starting the company.

• D Mo sold some bows to a few people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2