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WorksheetsSTAAR Revising and Editing Blow Out
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 56mins
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
Because night fell.
Jim ate the sandwich.
On a tree-lined path.
In our neck of the woods.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
In the dead of night. The van pulled up.
Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.
Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
Lemonade. My favorite drink.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a conjunction?
a. I cannot play in the game until I practice more.
b. I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.
c. Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.
d. She scored a goal won the game.
Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning? Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.
a. different
b. incentive
c. plans
d. employees
5. Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is an unnecessary qualifier or intensifier? Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.
a. experts
b. stained
c. that
d. very
Choose the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair. We can ask directions. We can use a map.
a. and
b. but
c. or
d. because
The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the best revision. The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
a. The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
b. The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
c. On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
d. The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.
Choose the sentence that begins with a phrase modifier.
a. He kept his bottle cap collection in a shoe box.
b. In the event of an emergency, do not panic.
c. I was pleased to see that my coworker had been promoted.
d. The octopus has been at the zoo for 20 years.
Select the letter for the topic sentence in the following paragraph. a. He was born in 1818. b. He was educated in the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. c. In 1852, he abandoned poetry and drama and devoted himself to fiction. d. Ivan Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian author.
a
b
c
d
Identify the type of organizational structure used in the following paragraph: chronological order, order of importance, spatial order, or order of familiarity. When you enter the mansion, the great hall has three ornate doorways and a grand staircase. The doorway to the left leads to the kitchen area, the doorway to the right leads to the library, and the doorway straight ahead leads to the formal dining room. The staircase curves up to the second floor. Directly above you will see the famous “Chandelier de Grouton,” with over 4,000 crystals shaped like teardrops.
a. chronological order
b. order of importance
c. spatial order
d. order of familiarity
Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is considered transitional? We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate macaroni and cheese.
a. did not
b. any
c. as a result
d. and
Which of the underlined words in the following paragraph is a transition word? A National Park Service employee annually inspects the famous Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. He uses ropes and harnesses to take a close look at the 60-foot granite heads of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. If he finds a crack, he coats it with a sealant, thereby preventing moisture from cracking it further.
a. annually
b. near
c. and
d. thereby
Identify the purpose of a composition with the following title: “Good Reasons to Always Drive Safely”
a. persuasive
b. expository
c. narrative
d. descriptive
Identify whether the following sentence is fact or opinion. The voting age should be raised to 21.
a. fact
b. opinion
Which of the following sentences does NOT use informal language?
a. Everybody said his new car was a “sweet ride.”
b. Susanne totally couldn’t believe that she had won the lottery.
c. The letter arrived in the morning, and he opened it immediately.
d. no cap, I'm just tryin' to get that bread.
Identify the appropriate type of language to use in a letter requesting information from a government agency.
a. formal
b. informal
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. Laura and her friend ____ for their trip to Peru in an hour.
a. leaves
b. leave
Identify the correct contraction for the blank in the following sentence. ____ Jake and Mariela have to work tonight?
a. Don’t
b. Doesn’t
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. We, the entire student body, including one student who graduated mid-year, ____ the school colors to remain green and black.
a. wants
b. want
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. We, the entire student body, including one student who graduated mid-year, ____ the school colors to remain green and black.
a. wants
b. want
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. Neither the bus driver nor the passengers ____ the new route.
a. likes
b. like
Identify the correct pronoun(s) for the blank in the following sentence. Anybody can learn to make ____ own web site.
a. his or her
b. their
. Identify the correct pronoun for the blank in the following sentence. I often think of Andra and ____.
a. she
b. her
Identify the correct pronoun for the blank in the following sentence. My brother and ____ used to play pingpong together every day.
a. I
b. me
Identify the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Tirso made the basket ____.
a. easy
b. easily
Identify the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. His black eye looked ____.
a. bad
b. badly
Identify the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The boy told his teacher that he did not perform ____ in the concert because he was sick.
a. good
b. well
Identify the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. That was a ____ good milkshake.
a. real
b. really
Identify the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Of the three sweaters, I like the red one ____.
a. better
b. best
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
a. In the movie, David had a difficult time in cuba.
b. in the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
c. In the Movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
d. In the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
a. The whole family appreciated the letter Senator Clinton sent to Uncle Jeff.
b. The whole Family appreciated the letter senator Clinton sent to Uncle Jeff.
c. The whole family appreciated the letter Senator Clinton sent to uncle Jeff.
d. The whole family appreciated the letter senator Clinton sent to uncle Jeff.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
a. On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Yien’s restaurant to celebrate.
b. On friday, it was Chinese new year, so we went to Yien’s Restaurant to celebrate.
c. On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Yien’s Restaurant to celebrate.
d. On Friday, it was Chinese new year, so we went to Yien’s restaurant to celebrate.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
a. I plan to go to Canada this summer to watch the Calgary stampede.
b. I plan to go to Canada this Summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
c. I plan to go to Canada this summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
d. I plan to go to Canada this Summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. My appt. with Dr. Nayel is at 5:15 P.M.
b. My appt. with Dr Nayel is at 5:15 P.M.
c. My appt. with Dr. Nayel is at 5:15 PM.
d. My appt with Dr. Nayel is at 5:15 PM
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. Have the paychecks arrived yet.
b. Have the paychecks arrived yet?
c. Have the paychecks arrived yet!
b. Have the paychecks, arrived yet?
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. Have the paychecks arrived yet.
b. Have the paychecks arrived yet?
c. Have the paychecks arrived yet!
b. Have the paychecks, arrived yet?
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. Sadly, I walked home.
b. Sadly I walked home.
c. Sadly I walked, home.
d. Sadly, I walked, home.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin; by the lake, he was happy too.
b. When Yoshiro saw the beautiful, cabin by the lake he was happy, too.
c. When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin, by the lake, he was happy, too.
d. When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the lake, he was happy, too.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? helpful book.
a. Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher has written a very helpful book.
b. Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher, has written a very helpful book.
c. Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher, has written a very helpful book.
d. Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher has written a very
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. The Little League baseball fields near San Diego California are clean and well-lit.
b. The Little League baseball fields near San Diego, California, are clean and well-lit.
c. The Little League baseball fields near San Diego, California are clean and well-lit.
d. The Little League baseball fields near San Diego, California are clean, and well-lit.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. At 3:45 P.M., Freddy will umpire the varsity game, Tomas, the junior varsity game, and Federico, the freshman game.
b. At 345 PM, Freddy will umpire the varsity game; Tomas, the junior varsity game; and Federico, the freshman game.
c. At 3:45 P.M. Freddy, will umpire the varsity game, Tomas, the junior varsity game, and Federico, the freshman game.
d. At 3:45 P.M., Freddy will umpire the varsity game; Tomas, the junior varsity game; and Federico, the freshman game.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. The bookstore had to move its collection of children’s books.
b. The bookstore had to move it’s collection of childrens’ books.
c. The bookstore had to move its’ collection of children’s books.
d. The bookstore had to move its’ collection of childrens’ books.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. The professor asked, “Has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’?”
b. The professor asked “has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’?”
c. The professor asked, “Has anybody read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”?”
d. The professor asked, “has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find?’ ”
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. All thirty two nine year old students carried twenty pound backpacks.
b. All thirty-two nine year old students carried twenty-pound backpacks.
c. All thirty two nine-year-old students carried twenty-pound-backpacks.
d. All thirty-two nine-year-old students carried twenty-pound backpacks.
Identify the correct words for the blank in the following sentence. I would like to have the party ____ more ____ at a restaurant.
a. hear, than
b. hear, then
c. here, than
d. here, then
Identify the correct words for the blanks in the following sentence. We ____ put on our uniforms, but we still ____ late for the game.
a. already, maybe
b. already, may be
c. all ready, maybe
d. all ready, may be
