STAAR Revise and Edit Review

The lite from the morning sunrise was absolutely beautiful. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• change sunrise to sun  rise 

• change beautiful to beautifull

• change lite to light 

• no change is needed

What is Category 6?

• Genres/Dictionary Usage

• Essay

• Edit

• Revise

When you construct a writing response on STAAR, who is your audience?

• you

• The rater who doesn't know you.

• your teacher

• Mrs. Lanham

True or False: You should revise and edit before you type your final copy AND after you type your final copy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The cat chased the mouse under the table. What part of speech is the word 'under'?

• A) Noun

• B) Verb

• C) Adjective

• D) Preposition

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• A) She said, 'I will be there soon'.

• B) She said 'I will be there soon.'

• C) She said, 'I will be there soon.'

• D) She said 'I will be there soon'.

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• A) Neither of the answers are correct.

• B) Neither of the answers is correct.

• C) Neither of the answer is correct.

• D) Neither of the answer are correct.

What is the synonym of the word 'elated'?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?

• A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• B) Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• C) The thunder was a mighty lion's roar.

• D) The wind whispered through the trees.

Read the following sentence: 'Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.' What does the word 'despite' indicate?

• A) Cause

• B) Contrast

• C) Addition

• D) Sequence