Revising STAAR Questions

The English I/II STAAR test includes. . .

• Reading

• Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading

• Revising & Editing

• Read 180 & Independent Reading

What should you be checking when revising? Click on all that apply *Hint: think of the acronym for revising*

• Add words or sentences

• Capitalize names, places, months, titles, "I"

• Punctuation

• Remove unneeded words or sentences

• Move sentences or words around

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer

• Change breif to brief

• Change the , to a ;

• No change needs to be made

Is the following sentence a complete sentence or a fragment?

I am planning a surprise barbecue for Lucas Sinclair's birthday. If it rains, we will have to move the party inside.

• Complete sentence

• Fragment

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of the night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jamie the seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Which transition word is used to reveal a cause/effect relationship?

• Similarly,

• Therefore,

• In conclusion,

• Although...,

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence with the best revision.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• "According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Which of the following is a key component of revising a written piece?

• A) Adding more complex vocabulary

• B) Checking for grammatical errors

• C) Writing a new introduction

• D) Changing the topic entirely

What is the primary purpose of revising a text?

• A) To change the main idea

• B) To improve clarity and coherence

• C) To add more characters

• D) To make it longer