English I STAAR EOC

What is the most effective way to revise the sentence below?

• Each day birds that leave their nest head out to the sky for spending the day hunting.

• Each day the birds head out to the sky to spend the day hunting, leaving their nests.

• Each day the birds leave their nests they head out to fly to spend the day hunting.

• Each day the birds leave their nest and fly out to spend the day hunting.

What is the correct way to write the sentence below?

"The bird attempted one shallow takeoff after another each time it banged itself against the glass."

• Attempting one shallow takeoff after another and each time banging itself against the glass.

• The bird attempted one shallow takeoff after another. Each time banging itself against the glass.

• Attempting one shallow takeoff after another. Each time banged itself against the glass.

• The bird attempted one shallow takeoff after another, each time banging itself against the glass.

What is wrong with the following sentence?"Her father has been a doctor for more than 30 years tracy decided to become a doctor when she was in high school."

• The sentence is a fragment.

• The sentence is a run-on sentence

• The sentence is a complex sentence.

• The sentence is a simple sentence.

What is wrong with the sentence below?

"Although Tracy was rich."

• This sentence is a compound sentence

• This sentence is a complex sentence

• This sentence is a dependent clause

• This sentence is correct as is.

How much do you know about the STAAR English Tests?

• Expert- Very Knowledgeable

• Advanced- Almost Everything

• Intermediate- A little bit

• Novice- Nothing Really

How many sections are on the English 1 STAAR EOC?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is wrong with the sentence below?"Realizing she hadn't recovered from her previous race, a jog was all she could slow her pace to."

• The sentence is worded awkwardly

• The sentence is a compound sentence

• The sentence is a simple sentence

• The sentence is fine as is

What change needs to be made in the sentence below: "The sides below the balcony railing was enclosed in plexiglass to make the area safer for pets and young children."

• Change was enclosed to were enclosed

• change to make to this was supposed to make

• change safer to more safer

• no change should be made

What important information MUST you have in your essay?

• thesis statement, examples, citations

• thesis statement, at least one example of HELPS, using formal language

• You MUST have 5 paragraphs

Which of the following is the character count for your essay on test day?

• 1600

• 1751

• 1850

• 1750