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STAAR QUESTIONS WRITING

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the editing error in this sentence:


And more often than not, my mothers’ answer brings a groan from at least one of us

a)

Change than to then

b)

Change mothers’ to mother’s

c)

Change groan to grown

d)

No change should be made in this sentence.

2.

Find the editing error in this sentence:


As she began serving one of her famous casseroles, I made the mistake of asking, “didn’t we have this last week?”

a)

Change began to begins

b)

Change the comma after casseroles to a period

c)

Delete the comma after asking

d)

Change didn’t to Didn’t

3.

Find the editing error in the sentence:


Mom set the dish down and starred right into my eyes.

a)

Insert a comma after down

b)

Change and to she

c)

Change starred to stared

d)

No change needs to be made.

4.

Find the editing error in these sentences:


“It’s your turn to be the family cook. I’ll provide you with a budget and drive you to the grocery store, but next week your in charge.”

a)

Insert quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence I.ll provide you...

b)

Change grocery store to Grocery Store

c)

Change your to you’re

d)

Sentence 13 does not need to be changed

5.

Find the editing error in this sentence:


Sleepy but determinned, I crawled out of bed, got dressed, and headed to the store for the weekly shopping venture.

a)

Change Sleepy to i was sleepy

b)

Change determinned to determined

c)

insert a comma after store

d)

No change needs to be made in this sentence.

6.

Find the editing error in this sentence:


Enormously embarressed, I started selecting items to return.

a)

Change embarressed to embarrassed

b)

Delete the comma

c)

Change started to start

d)

Sentence 27 should not be changed.

7.

What is the best way to combine these two sentences:


To make matters worse. My brothers had complained during the entire meal.

a)

To make matters worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal.

b)

It got even worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal

c)

Even worse, my brothers had complained. During the entire meal.

d)

These two sentences are written correctly

8.

What editing error can you find in this sentence:


And when my brothers started to complain, they got nasty looks from both my mother and I.

a)

Change they to he

b)

Change nasty to nastier

c)

Insert a comma after looks

d)

Change Ito me

9.

Find the editing error for this sentence:


For one thing, lighthouse keeper’s don’t fuel and maintain the lamp anymore.

a)

Change keeper’s to keepers

b)

Change maintain to maintane

c)

Change anymore to no more

d)

Sentence is written correctly

10.

Find the editing error for this sentence:


First the foundation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse had to be excavatted.

a)

Change foundation to foundaton

b)

Change excavatted to excavated

c)

Insert a comma after Lighthouse

d)

make no change