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Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Which of the following is a "telling" detail?
She lifted her collar.
She tightened her scarf.
She was very cold.
She turned her face from the biting wind.
Revise this: He gave his orders to the men.
He shouted his orders at the men.
"Mortars! Incoming! Get down! Get to cover!"
The lieutenant gave his orders to the people around him.
The lieutenant told his men to get down and to get to cover.
What change is needed in the sentence?
Weather these unusual animals are real or imagined has not been proven, but most sightings have a rational explanation.
Change Weather to Whether
Change or to and
Delete the comma after proven
Change rational to rationale
What punctuation mark goes at the end of most dialogue before the quotation mark?
"Colons:"
"Semi-Colons;"
"Commas,"
"Dashes-"
Jared ate and ate; ____________ , he never gained weight.
nevertheless
furthermore
more over
in addition
What is the most effective way to revise the sentence?
This water, called seepage, wears down the limestone and eventually by the water doing this it forms the caves.
The water, called seepage, wears down the limestone and eventually forms the caves.
The water, called seepage, wears down the limestone, and eventually the water it forms the caves.
Seepage is what the water is called that wears down the limestone and eventually forms the caves.
Seepage, which is what this water is called, wears down the limestone and eventually by the water doing this it forms the caves.
Ms. Keller wants to add a quotation that will help support the idea presented in sentence 16. Analyze the quotations below. Which of these would be the most effective to insert after sentence 16?
One state official noted, "It's the same as giving the key to your house to a burglar."
The founder of Facebook once said, "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place."
"Our head of social media is the customer," said a spokesperson for one well-known company.
"We're all social creatures," one magazine states.
Elizabeth had been studying for hours; ____________, she hoped to do well on the test.
similarly
therefore
nevertheless
however
What is the most effective way to combine these sentences?
(1) For example, the minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 per hour.
(2) At this rate, a $100 pair of jeans would take almost 14 hours of work to earn.
For example, at the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, a $100 pair of jeans would take almost 14 hours of work to earn.
The minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and earning a $100 pair of jeans would take almost 14 hours of work.
For example, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, a $100 pair of jeans would take almost 14 hours of work to earn.
A $100 pair of jeans would take almost 14 hours to earn, and the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
What change is needed in the sentence?
Most of the recent proposed explanations are more believable then flying dinosaurs, however.
Insert a comma after explanations
Change believable to beleivable
Change then to than
Delete the comma after dinosaurs
(27) He later explained that he just wasn’t confident he would be able to land the kayak safe.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 27?
Change explained to explains
Change confident to confidant
Change safe to safely
No change needs to be made in this sentence.
What change is needed in the sentence?
James Bunnell, a retired aerospace engineer argues that the headlights are not the same as the naturally occurring light show.
Insert a comma after engineer
Change are to is
Change naturally to natural
Change light show to Light Show
Revise this: He was so angry.
I had never seen him so angry.
He had an furious and dangerous look on his face as he raged around the room.
He shouted, cursed and hit the table.
His brow furrowed and his veins popped. He slammed his fist onto the table.
What is the correct way to write the sentence?
They often have small budgets, fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
They often have small budgets, so fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
They often have small budgets, or fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
They often have small budgets fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
They often have small budgets, therefore, fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
Which of the following is a "telling" detail?
He yawned loudly.
He meandered down the hallway.
His eyes were puffy.
He was exhausted.
Which punctuation mark goes around dialogue?
,Commas,
"Quotation Marks"
'Apostrophes'
;Semi-Colons;
Which verb tense is used in narrative writing?
Past (She ran towards the fire.)
Present (She runs towards the fire.)
Future (She will run towards the fire.)
What change should be made in the sentence?
My aunt knows how much it meant to me to get to see a Major League game, and how much I have enjoyed that time with her.
Insert a comma after knows
Change meant to means
Delete have
Change her to she
Which of these details could best follow and support sentence 22?
Though she had injured her ankle badly in the game, Hamm still managed to take control of the ball and pass it to a teammate who then scored the winning goal.
Hamm held a record for the most international goals until June 2013, when her record was broken by another American, Abby Wambach.
For 17 years Hamm played with and often led the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and she was U.S. Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year from 1994 to 1998.
Hamm received another great accolade in 2004, when she was included on a list of the 125 Greatest Living Soccer Players.
What change is needed in the sentence?
My heart raced as our team made an incredable comeback after being down five runs, sending the game into extra innings, and my voice joined joyously with the roar of the crowd when my favorite player hit a walk-off home run.
Change incredable to incredible
Delete the comma after innings
Change joyously to joyous
change favorite to favorit
Quotations: All quotes should include a quote tag and the quotation. Select the answer choice below that correctly uses a quotation.
In the Excerpt from "A Permanent Home" Rowling states, "The northern and southern states distrusted each other."
This is an example of how the north and the south had different opinions. "The northern and southern states distrusted each other."
This quote shows the north and the south distrust each other. "The northern and southern states distrusted each other."
This quote explains the north and the south distrust each other. "The northern and southern states distrusted each other."
Which Passages do I HAVE to read all the way through? (select all that apply)
Revising
Editing
Reading comprehension
All of them
If I get stuck on a question what should I do? (select all that apply)
Skip It and take the L.
Stay on the question until I figure it out.
Take an educated guess.
Come back to It at the end.
Select TWO answer choices:
Quotations: All text taken from the selections/passages provided on a timed writing prompt should include the following.
In that quote
This quote says
quotation marks
explanation of quote used
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
Generation Z starts Janurary 1 1995.
Generation Z starts January 1, 1995.
generation Z starts Januarary, 1, 1995.
Generation Z starts, January, 1, 1995.
How long do I have to take the STAAR test?
5 hours
as long as I want
2 Hours
! hour per section
The below answer choices are from student writing samples. Which of the following sentences make a great topic sentence for a body paragraph?
The north and the south argued where to put the capital.
While the north and the south were dealing with their disagreements the government was dealing with difficulties too.
Other people thought the nations capital should be located closer to them.
The south believed the nation's capital should be located in their territory.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?
(16) I realized very quickly that I was probably not going to persuade everyone that I was the best candidate, but hopefully I could convince enough people to change there mind about some of my opponents.
Delete the comma before but
Change there to their
Change opponents to oponents
no change is needed
What does ARMS stand for?
All Remembered Meditation School
Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Alterations, Remedies, Mechanics, School
What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
(6) Today the flag continues to wave, it reminds citizens of the
lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, because it reminds
citizens of the lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, reminding citizens of the
lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, or it reminds citizens of
the lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Sentence 6 is written correctly in the selection.
What is the correct way to write sentence 11?
(11) Therefore, quite a few animals, including the Javan Rhino, Malayan Tiger,
and Mountain Gorilla, they have been added to the endangered species list.
Therefore, quite a few animals have been added to the endangered species
list. Including the Javan Rhino, Malayan Tiger, and Mountain Gorilla.
Therefore, quite a few animals, including the Javan Rhino, Malayan Tiger,
and Mountain Gorilla, have been added to the endangered species list.
Therefore, quite a few animals, including the Javan Rhino, Malayan Tiger, and Mountain Gorilla. They have been added to the endangered species list.
Sentence 11 is written correctly in the paper.
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
my friend Emma and i went to Minute Maid Stadium.
My friend emma and I went to Minute Maid stadium
My friend Emma and I went to Minute Maid Stadium
My friend Emma and I went to Minute Maid Stadium.
How many sections are on the STAAR?
4: reading comprehension, editing, revising, and grammar.
3: reading comprehension, essay, and editing.
4: reading comprehension, editing, revising, and essay.
3: reading comprehension, revising, and editing.
A thesis consists of...
Claim and argument.
My side and reason.
Claim and reason.
Argument and rebuttal.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?
(15) If you’re a fan of college basketball, you most likely enjoy watching March Madness in the Spring.
Change Spring to spring
Change you’re to your
Delete the comma after basketball
No change is needed
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
(6) Nowadays there are various professions that required speaking in multiple languages, especially english and spanish.
Change Nowadays to Now a days
Change various to varius
Change required to require
Change that to they
These answer choices are from student writing samples. Which of the following are a complete THESIS statement?
These two passages are different because "A Capital Place" states facts about where to put the capital building up and "A Permanent Home" States facts about how and why the northern and the southern states fight against each other.
This informational essay will be explaining the different opinions and where to locate the capital from both passages.
The first passage "A Capital Place" is the information about a place for the capital or is there more?
Leaders in government all pushed to have the nation's capital meet their interests, the north and south wanted it to be placed in their territory while the west hoped to have it in a more convenient location than Washington D.C..
The following are restatements of the thesis in conclusions from student writing samples. Select the restatement of thesis that is BEST.
The opinion about "A Permanent Home" talk more about a good place depending more on issues some of the people thought about a small or large capital.
My conclusion is that both passages state that they finally found a capital for the nation after a lot of long wars.
The first answer "a capital place" was wether to stay or to move washington.
In conclusion there were many opinions on where to locate the capital.
What is the correct way to write sentences 5 and 6?
(5) The bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan. (6) Which is the largest of the
five boroughs in New York City.
The bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan, it is the largest of the five
burrows in New York City.
Connecting Brooklyn with Manhattan. It is the largest bridge of the five burrows.
Connecting Brooklyn with Manhattan, it is a bridge within the five boroughs
of New York City.
The bridge connects Brooklyn with Manhattan, which is the largest of the five
boroughs in New York City.
Edit this: "I want pizza," she says.
"I want pizza," she claims.
"I want pizza," she shouts.
"I want pizza," she said.
"I want pizza," she explains.
What is the BEST way to write sentence 20?
(20) Thirty minutes later, we had a recipe for chocolate chip
cookies, they would beat anyone in the competition.
Thirty minutes later, we had a recipe for chocolate chip
cookies, it would beat anyone in the competition.
Thirty minutes later, we had a chocolate chip cookie recipe,
since it would beat anyone in the competition.
Thirty minutes later, we had a recipe for chocolate chip
cookies that would beat anyone in the competition.
Sentence 20 is written correctly.
Edit this: "The storm is approaching" he whispered.
"The storm is approaching." he whispers,
"The storm is approaching," he whispered.
"The storm is approaching," he whispers.
The storm is approaching, he whispers,
Which typeface should you write characters' thoughts in?
Normal Typeface
Bold
Underline
Italics
What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
(6) Today the flag continues to wave, it reminds citizens of the
lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, because it reminds
citizens of the lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, reminding citizens of the
lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Today the flag continues to wave, or it reminds citizens of
the lives sacrificed for our freedom.
Sentence 6 is written correctly in the selection.
The girl next to me in my class always cheat.
change girl to girl's
change cheat to cheats
change me to I
change my to mine
Edit this: She turns the wheel hard.
She is turning the wheel hard.
She turned the wheel hard.
She will turn the wheel hard.
She turn the wheel hard.
Where does the semicolon go?
She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.
see;
her;
huge;
coming;
Which of the following is a "showing" detail?
It was fall.
It was August.
Leaves crunched beneath his feet.
It was pretty out.
What is the unknown word in this question?
tentative
tentare
paragraph 12
means
1 Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Instead of paying Tama with money, the company pays her with cat food. This sentence helps the reader know that the train company —
A treats Tama well
B has too much food
C does not think Tama looks healthy
D wants to find a new home for Tama
2 Throughout the selection, the author describes Tama as being —
F adventurous
G brave
H friendly
J clever
3 Why did the train company decide to operate the station without workers?
A The train company was unable to find a person who wanted the job of stationmaster
B The people who came to the train station were there only to see the stationmaster cat.
C The train station was located in an area where people did not want to work.
D The train company was not earning enough money to pay people.
4 Tama has been given two cat assistants because she —
F is too busy to work
G is too famous to work
H needs more time to rest
J needs more time to eat
5 The reader can tell that Tama is allowed to stay at the station because she —
A cares for other cats
B walks people to the train
C sits inside the ticket booth
D attracts more passengers
6 In paragraph 7, the word promoted means —
F finished with a task
G discussed by others
H required to work more hours
J given a better job
7 Which sentence shows that people are interested in learning about Tama?
A She spent most of her time at Kishi Station.
B She walks around the station in her uniform and greets passengers.
C Tama has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles as well as on television shows and in video clips.
D From stray cat to famous stationmaster, life is sweet for Tama!
8 In what way does Tama’s presence at the train station help the nearby town?
F People in the town want to work at the train station.
G People in the town enjoy taking pictures with the visitors.
H People who come to see Tama often spend money in the town.
J People who come to see Tama want to move to the town.
9 The author wrote this selection most likely to —
A show the reader how cats are different from other animals
B explain why some stray cats like to be around people
C share an opinion about why cats make great pets
D inform the reader about a special cat that lives in an unusual place
10 The details in paragraph 8 show that Adams believes that —
F sometimes doctors cannot make people laugh
G sometimes humor can help people heal
H doctors should be required to wear funny costumes
J patients should be required to joke with doctors
11 Which words from paragraph 3 help the reader understand the meaning of excelled?
A in school
B like most kids
C performed well
D at math and science
12 What is the most likely reason Adams opened his own hospital?
F He wanted to work in a hospital that had an unusual name.
G He needed a place where he could treat patients while writing a book.
H He wanted to provide medical care to patients in the way he believed was best.
J He needed a place where he could teach medical workers how to make patients laugh.
13 How can the reader identify this selection as a biography?
A It tells about a book that Adams wrote.
B It tells about important events from Adams’s life.
C It explains details about a hospital Adams helped start.
D It describes the training that doctors receive at Adams’s hospital.
14 The photographs are included in the selection to show —
F different costumes Adams wears to amuse people
G how Adams trains people who work at his hospital
H how Adams raises money for new hospitals
J different reactions people have when Adams wears a costume
15 In paragraph 10, the reader can use the suffix “-less” to know that the word effortless means —
A the result of trying hard
B without having to try hard
C a person who tries hard
D the process of trying hard
16 The author ends the selection with the information in paragraph 11 in order to —
F share advice about how the reader can help sick people
G describe one way Adams makes people laugh
H provide the reader with information on how to become a doctor
J identify the number of books Adams has written
What change if any should be made to the following sentence?
We traveled to Greece, france, and Spain last year.
Change traveled to travel
Change france to France
Change the period to a question mark
No change is needed
What change if any should be made to the following sentence?
The students is preparing to master the STAAR exam.
Change STAAR to Staar
Change students to Students
Change is to are
No change is needed
What change if any should be made to the following sentence?
I recently read a book called mr. Terrupt.
Change mr. to Mr.
Change book to Book
Change read to reed
No change is needed
What change if any should be made to the following sentence?
My hobbies include reading, walking and shoping.
Change hobbies to hobbyies
Change shoping to shopping
Change reading to Reading
No change is needed
How confident are you in your editing skills?
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Which tool allows you to move backward through the test to access a question you have already worked on?
Next
Back
Review/End
Which button allows you to review questions you have completed, identify any skipped questions, and end the test?
Next
Back
Review/End
Which button allows you to move forward to the next question?
Next
Back
Review/End
Which button allows you to stop your test for long breaks? It will also allow you to return to the same spot when you log back in?
Mark for Review
Pause
Logout
Which button allows you to flag a question you need to review later?
Mark for Review
Pause
Logout
Which button allows you to stop your test for short breaks, but will return you to the same question when you log back in?
Mark for Review
Pause
Logout
Which button allows you to highlight important words or numbers, but will also allow you to erase highlighted sections?
Help
Highlight/Erase Highlights
Pencil
Which button allows you to make marks on the screen?
Help
Highlight/Erase Highlights
Pencil
Which button reminds you how to use the online tools?
Help
Highlight/Erase Highlights
Pencil
Which button allows you to take notes on each question?
Eliminator
Clear
Notepad
Which button allows you to cross out answer choices you believe are not correct?
Eliminator
Clear
Notepad
Which button allows you to remove all marks you have made to the test question?
Eliminator
Clear
Notepad
Which button allows you to view ASL signed videos of the questions and answer choices?
Writing Tools
ASL
Dictionary
Which button gives you a series of tools to format the text you have entered?
Writing Tools
Dictionary
Which tool allows you to look up the definition of a specific word in a question or passage?
Writing Tools
Dictionary
How confident are you about using these digital testing tools for STAAR?
I am super confident!
I think I am familiar with the tools, but need more practice.
I'm going to need to go over these buttons several more times!
If you don't know an answer to a question, you should...
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