WorksheetsWriting STAAR Prep
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 35mins
When you get to the prompt page, what do you do?
Start planning my essay.
Raise my hand and ask my teacher to read the prompt to me.
Read it and start writing my essay.
Ignore it and write whatever I want.
Where will you begin your writing STAAR test?
Wherever I want.
I will start with the writing section.
I will start with the revision and editing section.
I'll bubble my answers.
Where will you find the actual writing task on the whole prompt page?
On the line where it says "WRITE"
On the line where it says "READ"
On the line where it says "THINK"
It's the whole page.
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, yet, so
for, and, no, both, or, yet, such
from, as, nor, but, only, yep, so
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
How many hours do I have to finish the STAAR test?
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
Do I have to finish the test in 4 hours?
Yes
No
What happens if I finish my test in 4 hours, but I forget to bubble in my answers on my answer document?
I won't get a good grade
I will not have time after the 4 hours to go back and bubble
The empty bubbles will count as wrong answers
All of the above- it's just bad.
True or False: I have to raise my hand to get a new pencil.
True
False
True or False: I have to raise my hand to get a tissue.
True
False
Do not double check your answers.
true
false
Never leave an answer blank/ Never leave an answer un-bubbled
true
false
It's perfectly okay to take short mental rest breaks during STAAR testing.
No! you must work like a maniac!!
Yeah, it's okay to fall asleep for a little while.
Yes, a few minutes, here and there are okay...but not sleeping.
I don't think so.
What is the definition of an audience?
the person or group that is reading the essay
the person or group to whom the author wrote the text
a group of people who watch a play or movie
Your essay should have clarity of thoughts.
What is it asking you to do?
Make sure you have correct spelling
Make sure you have a strong central idea
Make sure your sentences make sense and go with the topic
You are now going to compose your essay.
What is the directions asking you to do?
Write a complete essay
Edit your essay
Revise your essay
Write your central idea statement
The closing or ending to a written text.
Introduction
Paragraph
Conclusion
Detail
Regina needs to use a more appropriate transition...
A transition word is often found at the ____________ of a sentence.
Middle
End
Beginning
Where is the best place to insert this sentence?
What is the question asking you to do?
Look for the sentence and remove it from the essay
Add the sentence to the beginning of the essay
Add the sentence to the end of the essay
Add the sentence to the paragraph where it would make the most sense
If a question asks you to delete something, what is it asking you to do?
add something to the essay
change something in the essay
move something in the essay
remove something from the essay
Draft...
the part in the writing process where you brainstorm ideas
the part in the writing process where you complete your essay
the part in the writing process where you write your essay but it is yet to be revised and edited
the part in the writing process where you edit your essay
If an essay is not focused, what does that mean?
it is clear and easy to understand
it has a lot of spelling and grammar errors
it includes details that are off topic or does have any organization
Make sure your essay is legible...what does this word mean?
in cursive
in print
neat and clear to read
When a question asks:
Which sentence does not belong?
What is the question asking you to do?
find the sentence that does not follow the topic of the essay
find the sentence with the spelling error
find the sentence with the transition word
find the concluding statement
How can you determine the verb tense of the essay
look for the adjectives
look at the verb endings
look for plural nouns
look for dates
How do you know if a compound sentence is correct?
One dependent clause, one comma, one independent clause
Complete on the left, complete on the right, it takes two (comma & conjunction) to make it right!
Two independent clauses separated by a semicolon.
Both B & C
How do you write a thesis statement?
You take the go words and write a sentence.
You think about any topic and just write.
You take the topic & the charge to create a thesis!
Re-write the words in the box.
Your essay should have
An introduction
A body
A conclusion
All of the above
The very first sentence in your essay should be
your hook
your thesis
your concluding statement
your topics
The last sentence in your essay should be
your hook
your thesis
your topics
your concluding statement
A noun is a word that names
a person, place, or color
a person, place, thing, or idea
location or direction
an action
An adjective is a word that
tells what kind, which one, or how many
is a color word
is a texture word
all of the above
Which one is NOT a prepositional phrase?
over the river
through the woods
cats meow
into the pool
What page in the dictionary is the Handbook of Style found?
2001
2021
1002
1020
Are seasons capitalized?
yes
no
only summer
only winter
Book titles are punctuated by
underlining
italicizing
quotations
only A & B
Poems are
short works
put in quotations
capitalized
all of the above
A letter or group of letters that is added at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. (Example: re-, un-, dis-)
Prefix
Ending sound
Riddle
What does it mean to revise?
To make edits
To save time
To ignore
Choose the incorrect answer. If something is coherent, then ...
It is understandable
It is orderly
It is consistent
It is disorderly
The main idea of the writing or the point the author wants you to remember the most is
the central idea
the diction
the purpose
the tone
Supporting details help to
a retelling of the text
closely read the text
establish the main idea
develop and support the central idea
To analyze is to
look closely and in more depth
retell the central idea
grow over time
support the central idea
punctuation used between independent clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction in a sentence
quotation marks
semicolon
transition
evidence
the verb tense that expresses an action or state of being that is occurring now, in the present time
present tense
anecdote
perfect tense
transition
a sentence made of two simple sentences joined by a conjunction or semicolon
compound sentence
conclusion
quotation marks
controlling idea or thesis statement
punctuation placed around a direct quotation, or a person's exact words
direct quotation
quotation marks
compound sentence
semicolon
unnecessary, off-topic, not needed
argument
precise word choice
extraneous
clarify
subject-verb agreement = corresponding number between subjects and their verbs. Singular subjects take singular verbs. Plural subjects take plural verbs.
true
false
It should be --> claim
proper noun = a name used for an individual person, place, or organization's formal name
false
It should be --> conclusion
true
Strong opening statement in the introduction
Sinker
Line
Hook
Zilcher
words or phrases that help your paper flow smoothly
transitions
paraphrase
citations
thesis
