STAAR Revising Review

On the Revising and Editing section of the STAAR, you should always read the whole passage.

• True

• False

What answers in the revising and editing section can be automatically removed?

• Run-ons

• Long sentences

• Fragments

• Run-ons & Fragments

If the question starts with "What is the best way...", what type of question will it be?

• Editing

• Defining

• Revising

• None of the above

In the Revising and Editing section, what should you highlight?

• The main idea of the passage.

• Words you don't know.

• Sentences referenced in the questions.

• The most important sentences within the passage.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• My friends and I always love to sing together; we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, because we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, for we harmonize so well together.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• We can't always be right and someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right; so someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right; someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right, so someone has to take the blame.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• Violent video games are becoming more popular, but they are far from a new concept; violent games have been part of human culture for thousands of years.

• Thousands of years of human evolution boils down to our need to survive and to survive in the real world, you have to be violent sometimes.

• We cannot blame video games on violence in the world, people have been violent creatures since the beginning. We aren't much different than when we lived in caves.

• Violence is part of human nature; we love to watch it, participate in it, and even compete in it.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• Houston is the best city in Texas: we have so much to do every weekend.

• Living in Houston can really be great since it seems like there is a festival, a show, or a trail you can go to every weekend.

• There is so much to do in Houston; so if you visit, you should be sure to plan for lots to do.

• There are many things you can do in Houston on the weekends: museums, festivals, parks, free shows, and shopping.

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

• Without our moon, our planet would be unstable and wobble on it's axis.

• Without our moon, our planet would become unstable and it would mess up our seasons.

• Our seasons would become erratic without our moon, so it's very important to our lives.

• The moon is more than just a pretty globe in the night sky; it is important to our seasons, tides, and crop production.

What is the best way to correct the following sentence?

Although the internet is truly amazing we've become spoiled; when it runs a little bit slow, we get so aggravated.

• Remove the comma after slow

• Change the semicolon after spoiled to a comma

• Add a comma after amazing

• No change needed