WorksheetsEnglish II Revising and Editing
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
The English I/II STAAR test includes. . .
Reading
Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading
Revising & Editing
Read 180 & Independent Reading
When taking the STAAR English exam, what section do I complete last?
The reading comprehension questions
The essay
The revising and editing questions and recopy the final draft of the essay
The multiple choice questions
What strategy should be used to answer the revising questions?
CUPS
ARMS
TPCASTT
RUBIES
What strategy should be used to answer the editing questions?
CUPS
ARMS
TPCASTT
RUBIES
As most of you know, we just celebrated Hannahs 16th birthday.
Change you to I
Change know to no
Change Hannahs to Hannah’s
Make no change
Which two sentences are written incorrectly?
We can't always be right and someone has to take the blame.
We can't always be right; so someone has to take the blame.
We can't always be right; someone has to take the blame.
We can't always be right, so someone has to take the blame.
What is the correct way to write sentences 23 and 24?
Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists, however, are still making discoveries.
Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct and scientists are still making discoveries.
Many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, but there are scientists. Who are still making discoveries.
Although many of the species that once made their home on Madagascar are now extinct, scientists are still making discoveries.
What is the correct way to write sentence 26?
In closing, I give you this solemn promise. That if you elect me as president of the sophomore class, I’ll give it my all.
In closing, I give you this solemn promise: if you elect me as president of the sophomore class, I’ll give it my all.
In closing, to give you this solemn promise: if you elect me as president of the sophomore class, I’ll give it my all.
Sentence 26 is written correctly in the paper
Which sentence is correct?
All around the world, the season change, and the weather changes, too.
all around the world, the season change, and the weather changes, too.
All around the world the season change and the weather changes to.
All around the world, the season change, and the whether changes, two.
Which two sentences are written incorrectly?
My friends and I always love to sing together; we harmonize so well.
My friends and I always love to sing together, we harmonize so well.
My friends and I always love to sing together, because we harmonize so well.
My friends and I always love to sing together, for we harmonize so well together.
The meaning of sentence 24 is unclear. The clarity of this sentence can be improved by changing They to —
Some advertisements
Various women
Sports companies
International faces
When answering editing questions, what is the first type of answer choice you should look at and try to rule-out?
Comma
Capitalization
Spelling
Word Choice
What is the most effective revision to make in the following sentence: In a dive being led by senior scientist Bruce Robison, he came across the 9-centimeter-long fish in Monterey Bay.
In a dive, led by senior scientist Bruce Robison, the 9-centimeter-long fish was found in Monterey Bay.
In a dive, which was being led by senior scientist Bruce Robison, the 9-centimeter-long fish in Monterey Bay.
Senior scientist Bruce Robison came across 9-centimeter-long fish while leading a dive in Monterey Bay.
Senior scientist Bruce Robison, leading a dive in Monterey Bay, he came across the 9-centimiter-long fish.
What change should be made in the following sentence: Sometimes, when we were learning a new obstacle, she would behave timid at first.
Change Sometimes to Sometime
Change were learning to will have learned
Change timid to timidly
Change at first to firstly
What change is needed in the following sentence: I imagined all the other competitors raving about Gideget's skill and speed on the course, and my amazing handling abilitys.
Change imagined to imagining
Change Gidget's to Gidgets
Change course to coarse
Change abilitys to abilities
What is the correct way to write the following sentence: Then I did my walk-through, the course seemed challenging, but I studied it carefully and was totally focused on my handling strategy.
Then I did my walk-through. The course seemed challenging, but I studied it carefully and was totally focused on my handling strategy.
Then I did my walk-through, and although the course seemed challenging. I studied it carefully and was totally focused on my handling strategy.
Then I did my walk-through, and the course seemed challenging. Even though I studied it carefully and was totally focused on my handling strategy.
Then I did my walk-through, the course seemed challenging. I studied it carefully and was totally focused on my handling strategy.
What change needs to be made in the following sentence: I tried resorting to our training steps, but the judge instructed me to continue passed the obstacle.
Change resorting to resortting
Change the comma to a semicolon
Change instructed to instructs
Change passed to past
What change should be made in the following sentence: "Refusals," as they are called are faulted heavily, and we also lost points for coming in eight seconds over the SCT, or standard course time.
Add a comma after called
Change heavily to heavy
Delete and
Change coming to comeing
What change needs to be made in the following sentence: Even World War II pilots, training at nearby midland army air field, tired to find the source of the lights -this time from the air-but they, too, found nothing.
Change World War II to world war II
Change midland army air field to Midland Army Air Field
Insert a comma after but
Change too to two
What change is needed in the following sentence: Most of the recent proposed explanations are more believable then flying dinosuars, however.
Insert a comma after explanations
Change believable to beleivable
Change then to than
Delete the comma after dinosaurs
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
A) The cat, which was hungry, meowed loudly.
B) The cat which was hungry meowed loudly.
C) The cat, which was hungry meowed loudly.
D) The cat which, was hungry, meowed loudly.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences? 'The sun set. The sky turned pink.'
A) The sun set, and the sky turned pink.
B) The sun set the sky turned pink.
C) The sun set; the sky turned pink.
D) The sun set: the sky turned pink.
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Each of the students have completed their assignments.'
A) Change 'have' to 'has'
B) Change 'their' to 'his or her'
C) Change 'students' to 'student'
D) No error
Which word best completes the sentence? 'She was _______ to see her old friend.'
A) elated
B) elude
C) elusive
D) elation
What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The industrial revolution changed the way people lived and worked. It brought about technological advancements and increased production, but also led to urbanization and challenging working conditions.'
A) The industrial revolution improved technology and production.
B) The industrial revolution led to urbanization.
C) The industrial revolution changed living and working conditions.
D) The industrial revolution was entirely positive.
