Revising Practice STAAR

All of the following are keys to practicing smart except

• practice with test questions that are similar to the actual STAAR

• focus on your weaknesses

• analyzing each test question

• taking breaks during questions

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• My friends and I always love to sing together; we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, because we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, for we harmonize so well together.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• Houston is the best city in Texas: we have so much to do every weekend.

• Living in Houston can really be great since it seems like there is a festival, a show, or a trail you can go to every weekend.

• There is so much to do in Houston; so if you visit, you should be sure to plan for lots to do.

• There are many things you can do in Houston on the weekends: museums, festivals, parks, free shows, and shopping.

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

• Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

• You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.

• You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

• You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

• Change the semicolon to a colon

• Change anything to nothing

• Change fretted to freted

• No change is needed.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

• Understanding the limits these forces create when building roller coasters helps designers when improving roller coasters.

• Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building and improving roller coasters.

• The limits these forces create help designers who must understand these limits when they are building and improving roller coasters.

• Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building roller coasters and when improving roller coasters.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• A) She don't like apples.

• B) He doesn't likes apples.

• C) They doesn't like apples.

• D) She doesn't like apples.

What is the synonym of the word 'elated'?

• A) Sad

• B) Happy

• C) Angry

• D) Confused

Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of 'their', 'there', or 'they're'?

• A) Their going to the park.

• B) There going to the park.

• C) They're going to the park.

• D) Their going to the park.

What is the main theme of the passage?

• A) Friendship

• B) Betrayal

• C) Adventure

• D) Love