STAAR Revision Practice

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• I went to the store, I bought some milk.

• I went to the store; I bought some milk.

• I went to the store I bought some milk.

• I went to the store, and bought some milk.

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What is the purpose of revising a draft in the writing process?

• To add more words to meet a word count.

• To refine key ideas and organize them more logically.

• To change the topic of the writing.

• To make the writing longer.

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Combine the following sentences into one concise sentence: "The cat sat on the mat. The mat was red."

• The cat sat on the mat, and the mat was red.

• The cat sat on the red mat.

• The mat was red, and the cat sat on it.

• The red mat was sat on by the cat.

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Identify the sentence with a comma splice.

• She loves reading, she goes to the library often.

• She loves reading; she goes to the library often.

• She loves reading and goes to the library often.

• Because she loves reading, she goes to the library often.

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Which transitional word or phrase best fits the sentence? "He was tired; ________, he continued to work."

• however

• therefore

• because

• in addition

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What is the role of FANBOYS in sentence structure?

• To introduce new topics.

• To connect words, phrases, or clauses.

• To end sentences.

• To replace nouns.

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Which sentence is an example of a run-on sentence?

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

• The sun set the stars appeared.

• The sun set; the stars appeared.

• The sun set. The stars appeared.

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Revise the following sentence to make it more concise: "The man who was wearing a blue hat walked down the street."

• The man walked down the street wearing a blue hat.

• The man with a blue hat walked down the street.

• The man walked down the street.

• The man who walked down the street wore a blue hat.

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Which of the following sentences uses language most effectively?

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• The fox, which was quick and brown, jumps over the dog that was lazy.

• The brown fox jumps quickly over the lazy dog.

• The quick fox jumps over the dog, which is lazy.

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Which sentence best demonstrates the author's purpose?

• The author writes to inform readers about the history of the Roman Empire.

• The author writes to entertain readers with a fictional story.

• The author writes to persuade readers to adopt a new lifestyle.

• The author writes to describe the beauty of nature.

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