STAAR Review Editing

What is the correct way to write sentences 23 and 24?

• Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists, however, are still making discoveries.

• Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct and scientists are still making discoveries.

• Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, but there are scientists. Who are still making discoveries.

• Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists are still making discoveries.

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 

After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer

• Change breif to brief

• Change the , to a ;

• No change needs to be made

Is the following sentence a complete sentence or a fragment? I am planning a surprise barbecue for Lucas Sinclair's birthday. If it rains, we will have to move the party inside.

• Complete sentence

• Fragment

Choose the correct sentence

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary it detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary. With details what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary that detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The sentence are written correctly in the paper.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of the night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jamie the seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence with the best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Edit this: "The storm is approaching" he whispered.

• "The storm is approaching." he whispers,

• "The storm is approaching," he whispered.

• "The storm is approaching," he whispers.

• The storm is approaching, he whispers,

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• "According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• the STAAR test is tomorrow, I am nervous but prepared

• The STAAR Test is tomorrow, i am nervous but prepared.

• The STAAR test is tomorrow; I am nervous but prepared.

• The STAAR test is tomorrow; I am nervous but prepared

Select the Tranition word or phrase that means "add information".

• Furthermore

• Consequently

• On the other hand

• As a result