Revising STAAR Questions

On the Revising and Editing section of the STAAR, you should always read the whole passage.

• True

• False

What answers in the revising and editing section can be automatically removed?

• Run-ons

• Long sentences

• Fragments

• Run-ons & Fragments

If the question starts with "What is the best way...", what type of question will it be?

• Editing

• Defining

• Revising

• None of the above

In the Revising and Editing section, what should you highlight?

• The main idea of the passage.

• Words you don't know.

• Sentences referenced in the questions.

• The most important sentences within the passage.

A question on the STAAR or SCA asking you about where an additional sentence would fit best in a paragraph is a question about

• Revising

• Editing

Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

• Change knew to new

• Change thrown to threw

• Change theirselves to themselves

• No change is needed.

A question on the STAAR or SCA asking you what a better first sentence for an article would be, is a question about

• Revising

• editing

When you revise, you should think about how to ______ your paragraphs.

• Organize

• Fix

• lengthen

• edit

Which print and graphic features can you see in this image? (select all that apply)

• Bold text

• illustrations

• word bubbles

• captions

• maps

Which print or graphic feature is this?

• Italics

• footnotes

• illustration

• timeline