STAAR English 2 Review

COMBINE THIS SENTENCE: “Janet skated on to the pond. She made a perfect figure eight.”

• Janet skated on to the pond, but made a perfect figure eight.
• Janet skated onto the pond, and made a perfect figure eight.
• Janet made a perfect figure eight on the pond.
• Janet skated on to the pond and made a perfect figure eight.

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TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

Your claim should use the prompt, be proven by evidence, and include _____ reasons

• one
• two
• three
• unlimited

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

What corrections should be made to this sentence? “It did not take him long to turn casual swimming into a competitive profesion.”

• Change profesion to profession
• Change swimming to swim
• Change long to a long time
• No changes need to be made

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TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

When comparing revising versus editing, revising questions will ask you to ________ _______________.

• Fix mistakes
• Make changes
• Find spelling errors
• Change something that is incorrect

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CCSS.W.9-10.5

The man had not eaten for days, so when I asked if he was hungry he responded by saying “I'm famished.” Use context clues to determine the meaning of "famished"

• Tired
• Grumpy
• Extremely hungry
• Injured

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TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.2B

When writing your essay, which of the following is not correct about your evidence?

• Evidence should be included in your thesis statement
• Evidence should be in quotation marks
• Evidence should be in each body paragraph
• Evidence should be limited to 1-2 sentences

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TEKS.ELA.E1.10B

TEKS.ELA.E2.10B

TEKS.ELA.E3.10B

TEKS.ELA.E4.10B

When reading the question and answers, pay attention to important _________________.

• Answers
• Vocabulary
• Keywords
• Characters

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TEKS.ELA.CR.3B

TEKS.ELA.CR.3D

TEKS.ELA.CR.3E

TEKS.ELA.RI.4D

TEKS.ELA.RI.4G

When writing your essay, your analysis should be _____ ______________________.

• 3-5 sentences
• 1-2 sentences
• 5-7 sentences
• at the end of your introduction

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TEKS.ELA.E1.10B

TEKS.ELA.E2.10B

TEKS.ELA.E3.10B

TEKS.ELA.E4.10B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• He climbed inside the canoe and made his way Across a lake.
• She then payed for her groceries and exited the store.
• Tom felt unprepared for the test so he studied for another hour.
• They were afraid to enter the house; But got the courage.

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TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Although the lasagna looked terrible, it tasted wonderful.
• Ever since I was a teenager, I love going to the theater
• while Jonathan was napping, I finished doing the dishes.
• Pepper and me decided it was time to head home.

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TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.V

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A