English I STAAR Practice

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Jesse’s paragraph needs a stronger position statement. Which of the following could best replace sentence 5 and more effectively state the position Jesse is taking in this paper? Options: People need to buy only the disposable products that are made with recycled materials., People need to buy products that use resources wisely and are meant to last for a long time.

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People need to buy products that use resources wisely and are meant to last for a long time.

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Which sentence could come before sentence 2 to state Jesse's position? Options: Driverless cars are a good option for teens learning how to drive., Less responsibility might mean more freedom for teens.

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Driverless cars are a good option for teens learning how to drive.

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Mary’s paragraph needs a position statement. Which of these sentences could best follow sentence 4 and state the position that Mary is taking in this paper? Our ancestors did not have the machines we have today to make difficult ordinary tasks easier. Washing clothes, carrying wood, and shoveling coal all required a great deal of physical labor. People had to be in good physical shape. Without elevators, cars, and computerized robots, people had to climb stairs, walk to work, and perform backbreaking labor. Almost every chore they needed to get done required a workout. Options: It’s time to build a machine that makes us stronger and in better shape so we don’t really have to work hard., The cost of labor-saving devices continues to decline, making us do even less work in the future., We need to go back to doing activities that would make us fit even if they take more time and effort.

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We need to go back to doing activities that would make us fit even if they take more time and effort.

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Mary wants to replace sentence 3 in her paragraph to better articulate her position. Which sentence should she use? Options: Perhaps it’s time to go back to the past - we might be better for it., We wouldn’t want to saddle up horses because that is a hard way to get around., But we didn’t have modern medicines either, and people died a lot younger.

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Perhaps it’s time to go back to the past - we might be better for it.

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What should come after sentence 5 to serve as a thesis statement for the paragraph?

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Cars last because consumers keep them, but houses and phones are disposable.

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extraneous

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Unnecessary

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Which word in the third sentence has the same meaning as “real”?

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tangible

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Tantalizes (in the context of the pink granite dome at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area)

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Beckons

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In the last sentence, which word has the same meaning as “beautiful”? Pinnacle, Phenomenal, Sublime

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Sublime

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In the first two sentences, which word has the same meaning as “came apart”? Unrolled, Coveted, Deteriorated, Saturated

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Deteriorated