STAAR Revising Sentences

If the question starts with "what change", you will be...

• Revising the sentence.

• Editing the sentence.

• Using a dictionary.

• Analyzing the sentence.

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

• Run-ons

• Long sentences

• Fragments

• Run-ons & Fragments

What is the best way to combine two simple sentences?

• Remove the period.

• Just add a conjunction.

• With a semi-colon.

• With a comma.

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.

Correct answers can only be the sentences that are correctly punctuated.

• True

• False

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

• F She promised her mother that she would succeed consequently, she walked the four-mile distance daily, between her home and school.

• G She promised her mother that she would succeed consequently she walked the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

• H She promised her mother that she would succeed. Consequently, she walked; the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

• J She promised her mother that she would succeed. Consequently, she walked the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

What transition would be the most appropriate to use at the beginning of sentence 6?

• A As a matter of concern

• B For further evidence

• C To wipe away any doubt

• D For this reason among others

Candice needs a more effective thesis statement for her paper. Which sentence should replace sentence 8 to serve as the thesis statement?

• F There are other barrier reefs in the oceans of the world, but only the Great Barrier Reef is so well known.

• G The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is a supreme example of the mysteries of the natural world because of its wide variety of plant and animal life.

• H Some scientists believe the Great Barrier Reef first began to grow about 18 million years ago.

• J A coral reef like the Great Barrier Reef can grow only in shallow, warm water because it needs light from the sun to survive.

Candice may have a redundant sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 22–26). Which sentence, if any, should be deleted?

• F Sentence 24

• G Sentence 25

• H Sentence 26

• J No sentence should be deleted.