Subway Cat

1. Tyler would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 9–12).

It’s cold outside, but the subway is warm.

Where should Tyler insert this sentence?

• A. After sentence 10

• B. After sentence 11

• C. After sentence 12

• D. This sentence should not be added to this paragraph.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 19?

• F. My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals that warned me.

• G. My mother shrieked. As she warned me about approaching strange animals.

• H. My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals, she warned me.

• J. My mother shrieked and warned me about approaching strange animals.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

3. Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 23?

• A. Yet

• B. In the same way

• C. For example

• D. Therefore

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

4. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 34 and 35?

• F. He turned and his golden eyes toward me almost looked embarrassed.

• G. When he turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.

• H. Turning his golden eyes toward me, which almost looked embarrassed.

• J. He turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

5. Tyler wants to add a closing sentence to his paper. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 40 and help bring his paper to a close?

• A. Subway Cat seemed happy to be on his own once again.

• B. He was the subway cat, and now he was worried about having to find his own food.

• C. He carted his silly little self straight to the door.

• D. And that is now the end of the story about the brave little subway cat I met one day.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

6. What word helps you remember the steps of REVISING?

• ARMS

• CUPS

• FANBOYS

• FANGIRLS

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CCSS.W.4.5

7. What word helps you remember the steps of EDITING?

• ARMS

• CUPS

• FANBOYS

• FANGIRLS

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CCSS.W.4.5

8. When a passage's directions say, "Look for any corrections that should be made", are you revising or editing?

• Revising

• Editing

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CCSS.W.4.5

9. When a passage's directions say, "Look for any revisions that should be made", are you revising or editing?

• Revising

• Editing

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CCSS.W.4.5

10. Which section of your STAAR test should you do FIRST?

• Composition

• Revising and Editing

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4B