Writing STAAR EOC, "The Global Soap Project"

What change needs to be made in sentence 6?

• A.  Change thank's to thanks
• B.  Change idea to ideal
• C.  Change Volunteers to volunteers'
• D.  No change needs to be made.

How should sentence 8 be changed?

• F.  Change Him to He
• G.  change the comma after leaving to a semicolon
• H.  change saw to seen
• J.  change refugee camps to Refugee Camps

What is the correct way to write sentences 15 and 16?

• A.  He was baffled by the idea of discarding perfectly good soap, Kayongo asked the hotel for an explanation. 
• B.  While baffled by the idea of discarding perfectly good soap.  Kayongo asked the hotel for an explanation.
• C.  Baffled by the idea of discarding perfectly good soap, Kayongo asked the hotel for an explanation.
• D.  The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

What is the correct way to write sentence 21?

• F.  Although Uganda is recovering from years of war, the nation is still plagued by poverty.
• G.  Although Uganda is recovering from years of war.  The nations is still plagued by poverty, and many workers earn no more than a dollar a day.
• H.  Although Uganda is recovering from years of war, the nation is still plagued by poverty.  Many workers earn no more than a dollar a day.
• J.  The sentence is written correctly in the paper.

What change needs to be made in sentence 24?

• A.  Insert which after question
• B.  Change led to lead
• C.  Change nonprofit to nonproffit
• D.  Insert a comma after organization

How should sentence 29 be changed?

• F.  Change inovative to innovative
• G.  Change is bringing to was bringing
• H.  Insert a comma after tool
• J.  Sentence 29 should not be changed.