Mock STAAR Writing Review

What is the best way to combine the two sentences below? --- Daniel didn't want to fail. Daniel turned in all his work on time.

• Even though he turned in all his work on time, Daniel didn't want to fail.

• Daniel didn't want to fail, and he turned in all his work on time.

• Daniel didn't want to fail, he turned in all his work on time.

• Daniel didn't want to fail, so he turned in all his work on time.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What change, if any, needs to be made to the sentence below? My teammates have become more then just teammates to me; they are my friends.

• Change "to me" to "too me."

• Change "have become" to "have became."

• Change "then" to "than."

• Make no change.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which two sentences are written incorrectly? (Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

How would you fix the following sentence?

Whenever we go to the movies I always have to have popcorn.

• add a semicolon after movies

• add a comma after movies

• delete the second "have" before popcorn

• No change needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the best way to correct the following sentence? Although the internet is truly amazing we've become spoiled; when it runs a little bit slow, we get so aggravated.

• Remove the comma after slow

• Change the semicolon after spoiled to a comma

• Add a comma after amazing

• No change needed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the purpose of expository writing?

• to explain or inform

• to tell a story

• to persuade

• all of the above

What is the best way to combine the two sentences below? --- The sun was setting. The sky turned orange.

• A) The sun was setting, and the sky turned orange.

• B) The sun was setting, so the sky turned orange.

• C) The sun was setting, because the sky turned orange.

• D) The sun was setting, but the sky turned orange.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

What change, if any, needs to be made to the sentence below? --- The book on the table belong to Sarah.

• A) Change 'belong' to 'belongs'.

• B) Change 'on' to 'in'.

• C) Change 'to' to 'too'.

• D) Make no change.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the synonym of the word 'happy'?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4