Revise and Edit STAAR Questions

Choose the sentence with correct use of commas.

• If you do well on STAAR test it will prove you worked hard all year long.

• If, you do well on STAAR test it will prove you worked hard all year long.

• If you do well on STAAR test, it will prove you worked hard all year long.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correctly written sentence.

• Since she forgot to revise and edit, her essay received a low score.

• Since, she forgot to revise and edit her essay received a low score.

• Since she forgot to revise and edit her essay, received a low score.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the correctly written sentence.

• After I heard about the upcoming parade I wanted to be the first in line.

• After I heard, about the upcoming parade I wanted to be the first in line.

• After I heard about the upcoming parade, I wanted to be the first in line.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the BEST revision to make in this sentence?

• I was also nervous, I was worrying about poisonous snakes.

• I was nervous, too also, but I was worrying about poisonous snakes.

• I was nervous, too, but I was worrying about poisonous snakes.

• I was nervous and was also worrying about poisonous snakes, too.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

Choose the best written sentence.

• My mother forgot to lock the door to the backyard; however, the dog escaped from the yard.

• My mother forgot to lock the door to the backyard; furthermore, the dog escaped from the yard.

• My mother forgot to lock the door to the backyard; consequently, the dog escaped from the yard.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

True or False: You should revise and edit before you type your final copy AND after you type your final copy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the big difference between revising and editing?

• Revising involves big changes, and editing can be done by a computer.

• They are about the same

• One is more important

• Revising is double checking your writing, and editing is fixing what you checked.

Choose the sentence with correct use of commas.

• A) The teacher said, "Please, sit down."

• B) The teacher said "Please, sit down."

• C) The teacher, said "Please sit down."

• D) The teacher said, "Please sit, down."

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correctly written sentence.

• A) Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.

• B) Although, it was raining we decided to go for a walk.

• C) Although it was raining we decided, to go for a walk.

• D) Although it was raining, we decided to go, for a walk.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B