STAAR English Review 1

COMBINE THIS SENTENCE: “Janet skated on to the pond. She made a perfect figure eight.”

• Janet skated on to the pond, but made a perfect figure eight.
• Janet skated onto the pond, and made a perfect figure eight.
• Janet made a perfect figure eight on the pond.
• Janet skated on to the pond and made a perfect figure eight.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Your claim should use the prompt, be proven by evidence, and include _____ reasons

• one
• two
• three
• unlimited

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CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

What corrections should be made to this sentence? “It did not take him long to turn casual swimming into a competitive profesion.”

• Change profesion to profession
• Change swimming to swim
• Change long to a long time
• No changes need to be made

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When comparing revising versus editing, revising questions will ask you to ________ _______________.

• Fix mistakes
• Make changes
• Find spelling errors
• Change something that is incorrect

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.5

The man had not eaten for days, so when I asked if he was hungry he responded by saying “I'm famished.” Use context clues to determine the meaning of "famished"

• Tired
• Grumpy
• Extremely hungry
• Injured

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When writing your essay, which of the following is not correct about your evidence?

• Evidence should be included in your thesis statement
• Evidence should be in quotation marks
• Evidence should be in each body paragraph
• Evidence should be limited to 1-2 sentences

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CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

When reading the question and answers, pay attention to important _________________.

• Answers
• Vocabulary
• Keywords
• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When writing your essay, your analysis should be _____ ______________________.

• 3-5 sentences
• 1-2 sentences
• 5-7 sentences
• at the end of your introduction

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which sentence is written correctly?

• He climbed inside the canoe and made his way Across a lake.
• She then payed for her groceries and exited the store.
• Tom felt unprepared for the test so he studied for another hour.
• They were afraid to enter the house; But got the courage.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Although the lasagna looked terrible, it tasted wonderful.
• Ever since I was a teenager, I love going to the theater
• while Jonathan was napping, I finished doing the dishes.
• Pepper and me decided it was time to head home.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A