
STAAR Editing Practice
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English
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6th Grade
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Medium
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Rebecca Walther
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) I excitedly put the beaters on the highest setting. (2) After a few minutes, I was pleased, I saw fluffy whipped cream. (3) Now all I needed was the cake. (4) When the timer finally dinged, I shot across the kitchen and opened the oven. (5) I expected to see perfection; otherwise I saw a large, flat hockey puck.
What is the best way to rewrite sentence 2?
After a few minutes, I was pleased to see fluffy whipped cream.
After a few minutes, I was pleased. To see fluffy whipped cream.
After a few minutes. I was pleased and saw fluffy whipped cream.
After a few minutes, I was pleased to see it, it was fluffy whipped cream.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) I excitedly put the beaters on the highest setting. (2) After a few minutes, I was pleased, I saw fluffy whipped cream. (3) Now all I needed was the cake. (4) When the timer finally dinged, I shot across the kitchen and opened the oven. (5) I expected to see perfection; otherwise I saw a large, flat hockey puck.
What change should be made in sentence 5?
Change expected to accepted
Change otherwise to instead
Change saw to seen
Change hockey to Hockey
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
(6) “Mom!” I screeched loudly. (7) She immediately asked, “did you forget the baking powder?” (8) I wasn’t sure, but I knew that I had promised my dad a special dessert that I wasn’t going to be able to deliver. (9) As usual, Mom came up with a plan to save the day. (10) After looking thoughtfully at my whipped cream, she went to the refrigerator and pulled out a big container of fresh berries.
What change should be made in sentence 7?
Delete the comma after asked
Change did to Did
Change forget to forgot
Change baking to bakeing
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
(6) “Mom!” I screeched loudly. (7) She immediately asked, “did you forget the baking powder?” (8) I wasn’t sure, but I knew that I had promised my dad a special dessert that I wasn’t going to be able to deliver. (9) As usual, Mom came up with a plan to save the day. (10) After looking thoughtfully at my whipped cream, she went to the refrigerator and pulled out a big container of fresh berries.
What change should be made in sentence 9?
Change usual to usually
Change came to comes
Insert a comma after plan
No change is needed.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) On the first Monday after Easter, the president and First Lady usually hold a traditional event. (2) It takes place on the lawn of the more famous house in our country. (3) The event began in the 1800s and started out very simply. (4) Children come to the White House to roll eggs down the lawn. (5) Today’s White House Easter Egg Roll has become a much more festive affair. (6) There are numerous egg activities, these include the original egg roll and an egg hunt. (7) There’s also a music stage, where bands perform live. (8) While some attendees decorate cookies others make thank-you cards to send to servicemen and women. (9) Children can even listen to the president and First Lady read stories in a special reading area.
What change should be made in sentence 2?
Change It to He
Change takes to took
Change more famous to most famous
Change country to Country
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) On the first Monday after Easter, the president and First Lady usually hold a traditional event. (2) It takes place on the lawn of the more famous house in our country. (3) The event began in the 1800s and started out very simply. (4) Children come to the White House to roll eggs down the lawn. (5) Today’s White House Easter Egg Roll has become a much more festive affair. (6) There are numerous egg activities, these include the original egg roll and an egg hunt. (7) There’s also a music stage, where bands perform live. (8) While some attendees decorate cookies others make thank-you cards to send to servicemen and women. (9) Children can even listen to the president and First Lady read stories in a special reading area.
What change should be made in sentence 4?
Change come to came
Change to roll to they rolled
Insert a comma after eggs
Change down to from
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) On the first Monday after Easter, the president and First Lady usually hold a traditional event. (2) It takes place on the lawn of the more famous house in our country. (3) The event began in the 1800s and started out very simply. (4) Children come to the White House to roll eggs down the lawn. (5) Today’s White House Easter Egg Roll has become a much more festive affair. (6) There are numerous egg activities, these include the original egg roll and an egg hunt. (7) There’s also a music stage, where bands perform live. (8) While some attendees decorate cookies others make thank-you cards to send to servicemen and women. (9) Children can even listen to the president and First Lady read stories in a special reading area.
What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
There are numerous egg activities like the original egg roll there is also an egg hunt.
There are numerous egg activities, and these include. The original egg roll and an egg hunt.
There are numerous egg activities, including the original egg roll and an egg hunt.
There are numerous egg activities. Which include the original egg roll and an egg hunt.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(1) On the first Monday after Easter, the president and First Lady usually hold a traditional event. (2) It takes place on the lawn of the more famous house in our country. (3) The event began in the 1800s and started out very simply. (4) Children come to the White House to roll eggs down the lawn. (5) Today’s White House Easter Egg Roll has become a much more festive affair. (6) There are numerous egg activities, these include the original egg roll and an egg hunt. (7) There’s also a music stage, where bands perform live. (8) While some attendees decorate cookies others make thank-you cards to send to servicemen and women. (9) Children can even listen to the president and First Lady read stories in a special reading area.
What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
Change decorate to decerate
Insert a comma after cookies
Change make to making
Change send to sent
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
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