2017 STAAR Editing Questions The Statue of Liberty

What change should be made in sentence 1?

(1) Over the summer my family took a vacation to New York city.

• change took to had took

• Insert a comma after vacation

• Change city to City

• No change should be made.

How should sentence 5 be changed?

(5) What could be a more perfect present.

• Change more perfect to perfecter

• Change the period to a question mark

• Insert quotation marks at the end of the sentence

• Sentence 5 should not be changed.

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

(8) Lady Liberty was designed in France she was made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. Because she was made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France and made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. And made out of copper and steel.

• Sentence 8 is written correctly in the paper.

What change should be made in sentence 9?

(9) She arrived in the United States in 350 different piece's.

• Change She to They

• Change in 350 to she was in 350

• Change piece's to pieces

• No change should be made in sentence 9.

What is the correct way to write sentences 13 and 14?

(13) She was also a birthday present. (14) Meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present she was meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate. America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present. Which was meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

What change should be made in sentence 15?

(15) The French people were very proud of the help they had given the United States during the revolutionary war.

• Change French to french

• Change were to was

• Change they to it

• Change revolutionary war to Revolutionary War

What change needs to be made in sentence 18?

(18) In 1886 she was our country's most tallest structure.

• Change In 1886 to It was in 1886

• Change country's to countries

• Delete most

• No change needs to be made in this sentence.

How does sentence 21 need to be changed?

(21) Many people beleive that the rays of her crown represent the seven oceans and seven continents of the world.

• Change beleive to believe

• Change rays to ray's

• Insert a comma after oceans

• Sentence 21 does not need to be changed.