STAAR editing practice

Front

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6? (6) "What do I do first," I asked eagerly.

Back

Change the comma to a question mark

Front

What change should be made in sentence 13? (13) "Make sure that you don't leave any lumps," Dad instructed while I stired the mixture.

Back

Change stired to stirred

Front

What is the correct way to write sentence 20?

(20) Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, we would have a big mess to clean up then.
Options:
1. Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.
2. Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.
3. Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.
4. The sentence is written correctly in the paper.

Back

Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.

Front

What change should be made in sentence 22? Options: Change didn't to did'nt, Change spreads out to spread out, Sentence 22 should not be changed.

Back

Insert a comma after pancake

Front

What is the correct way to write sentences 24 and 25?

(24) My father was very clear about how long to wait. (25) Before trying to flip the pancakes over.

Options:
My father was very clear about this. How long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
My father was very clear. About how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
My father was very clear about this he told me how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.
My father was very clear about how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

Back

My father was very clear about how long to wait before trying to flip the pancakes over.

Front

How should sentence 29 be changed? (29) While I scraped my impatience off the griddle, Dad showed me what he meant by "solid bubbles" and then taught me how to flip the pancakes correct. Options: Change scraped to scrapped, Insert a comma after bubbles, Change taught to teached, Change correct to correctly

Back

Change correct to correctly

Front

What change needs to be made in sentence 36? (36) I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention then I had ever dreamed!

Back

Change then to than

Front

What change should be made in sentence 2? (2) I look forward to the recess bell like everyone else, but every time I go Outside, I think about how recess could be even better.

Back

Change Outside to outside

Front

What change should be made in sentence 7? (7) Some of my friends play soccer or football on the field, but these unorganized games usually consist of one or two kids hogging the ball and everyone else just running around chassing them.

Back

Change chassing to chasing

Front

What change should be made in sentence 8? (8) Other boy's and girl's are so eager for a challenge that they end up breaking rules by climbing on restricted parts of the jungle gyms, such as the roofs and slide covers.

Back

Change boy's and girl's to boys and girls