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WorksheetsSTAAR Practice 3/9
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the most effective revision to make in this sentence? Unfortunately, my hands aren’t interested in what my brain is telling them to do.
Unfortunately, my hands aren’t interested, they don’t care what my brain is telling them to do.
Unfortunately, my hands aren’t interested in what my brain is telling my hands to do.
Unfortunately, my hands and my brain aren’t interested in what it is telling them to do.
No revision is needed in this sentence.
What is the BEST way to revise this sentence? A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream from the car behind me and returns my focus to the world around me.
A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream, and from the car behind me, it returns my focus to the world around me.
A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me, it came from the car behind me.
A shrill scream from the car behind me snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me.
A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream from the car behind me, returning my focus to the world around me.
What is the BEST revision to make in this sentence? All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind, the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels, and shrieks of my fellow passengers that are piercing.
All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind, the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels, and the piercing shrieks of my fellow passengers.
All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels, I can also hear my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks.
All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels and my fellow passengers and their piercing shrieks.
All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind next to the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels beside my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks.
Isaiah would like to add some detail to support the idea he has presented in this sentence. Which sentence could BEST follow and provide support for the following sentence? When I’m sure I can’t take another second of this “adventure,” the roller coaster bursts out of the tunnel and up into the air.
I’m thinking that the ride will be over soon.
It comes out of the tunnel really fast and heads straight up into the air.
The light of a beautiful day is welcome but nearly blinding after the darkness of the tunnel.
While I find adventure movies intriguing, this doesn’t feel intriguing at all.
What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of the second sentence? At that moment I no longer regret taking a chance on this adventure. As the car turns upright and glides to a halt in the station, I know exactly what I’m going to do next.
For example
To repeat
On the other hand
In fact
Isaiah’s closing sentence is weak. Which of these sentences could replace the second sentence and provide a more effective closing for this paper? As the car turns upright and glides to a halt in the station, I know exactly what I’m going to do next. Do it again.
I’m going to get right back in line and ride the Viper again!
There’s no doubt in my mind as to what I will do now!
Finally, I’m going to do it again.
In closing, riding the Viper was an amazing experience.
What is the most effective revision to make in this sentence? They write essays, take tests, do homework, and sports practices.
They write essays, take tests, and do homework while there are sports practices.
They write essays, take tests, do homework, and attend sports practices.
They write essays, take tests, and do homework, they also go to sports practices.
No changes need to be made.
Ari would like to revise the LAST sentence in the paragraph so that it more clearly states the position he is taking in this paper. Which of the following could replace the LAST sentence in the paragraph and BEST accomplish this goal? The bell rings, the lockers slam, and the crowded hallways empty as kids and teachers fill the classrooms, ready to begin a new school day. Students study math, science, history, literature, music, and art. They write essays, take tests, do homework, and sports practices. But should they do more? Could school be a place where students are part of something bigger than just academics and activities? The answer is yes. Our school should join other schools and have great projects for kids.
Our school should join other schools in implementing a citizenship program that will require service projects within the school.
School can be a place where students are part of something bigger than just academics, classrooms, and lunchrooms.
We as a school can offer programs that help kids do amazing things with their lives today and add to their futures.
In this paper I’ll tell you how we can set some new goals and encourage kids in our school to be more responsible.
Ari has included an extraneous sentence in the paragraph (sentences 1–5). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph? (1) The projects students chose were as diverse as the classes that selected them. (2) One class chose to implement a recycling program in the cafeteria. (3) A second class had the highest scores on the midyear science exam. (4) Another class painted a beautiful mural on one of the walls in the school’s entryway. (5) Our class took over the garden that had been planted near the front doors the previous year.
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
Sentence 5
Which of the following can replace sentence 1 and serve as a more effective topic sentence for the paragraph? This would be really good at our school. Research shows that students who volunteer their time and talents feel better about themselves and make better grades in school. Furthermore, the work performed by students saves the school district money because students provide the labor and local businesses often donate the materials. Finally, students feel more connected to a campus that they have helped clean, beautify, and organize.
A citizenship program at our school would offer many benefits.
This would be really cool at our school, too.
Everyone knows that kids who volunteer feel better about themselves.
Students can be involved in a variety of projects with their classmates.
A citizenship program is a great way to get them involved in making a school a more enjoyable place to learn. The meaning of this sentence can be clarified by changing them to —
businesses
programs
students
schools
Ari wants to close the paragraph with a call to action. Which of these sentences could be added after the LAST sentence to accomplish this goal? A citizenship program is a great way to get them involved in making a school a more enjoyable place to learn. At the end of the year, when they look back on all they have accomplished, they feel proud of both themselves and their school.
In closing, students will be proud of what they’ve done to improve their school and community.
A citizenship program is a valuable idea for helping people get things done that might not otherwise be done.
Let’s give students at our school an opportunity to experience that pride by beginning a citizenship program here.
Clearly, the extra work is worth the effort for everyone who is involved in creating a citizenship program today.
What change needs to be made in this sentence? Songwriters has even written lyrics about dreading Mondays.
Change has even written to has even wrote
Change has even written to have even written
Change has even written to even writing
No change needs to be made.
What change should be made in this sentence?
Change I to And
Insert a comma after agree
Change sentaments to sentiments
Make no change
