STAAR Revisions and Editing Response

The 30 questions include:

• 28 revising questions; 37 editing questions

• 13 revision questions; 17 editing questions

• 26 lines

• 17 revision questions; 13 editing questions

When reading passages, you should 

• read them quickly and circle any errors that "jump out" at you

• not read the passages; just go to the questions

• spend a lot of time looking for mistakes

• look only at the pictures

When reading test questions, you should

• not use the dictionary

• usually select "make no change"

• skim through the answer choices

• read them carefully

Editing questions will likely focus on

• clearly and effectively communicating ideas

• responding to the prompt and staying on topic

• development and organization of ideas

• specific grammar and mechanics rules (punctuation, spelling, and correct parts of speech(

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?

• Change believe to beleive

• Change Bryan's to Bryans'

• Add a comma after me . .

• No change needed

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?

• Change mothers' to mother's

• Change grown to groan

• Change than to then

• This sentence does not need to be changed

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5? (5) As my teacher began passing out the article, one of my friends asked, “didn’t we read this article last week?”

• Change began to beginned

• Change friends to freinds

• Change read to red

• Change didn't to Didn't

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

• Change chess to chest

• Change piece to peace

• Add a comma after piece

• Change starred to stared

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7?

• Change buy to bye

• Change there to their

• Change your to you're

• Add a comma after work

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?

• Change motivatted to motivated

• Change battlefield to Battlefield

• Change their to there

• This sentence does not need to be changed