STAAR Editing and Revising Practice

What change is needed in sentence 5?

• Change comma after reused to a semicolon

• Change however to instead

• Change scrapped to scraped

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   1. (2) He had just sat down at his desk to think of topics for his English essay when he heard his mother calling him. 

2. Layla wants to replace the phrase think of in sentence 2. Which word would be MOST effective to use in this sentence?

•  Scrutinize

• Divulge

• Contemplate

• observe

Though not fluent in toddler speak, Pedro was detailing for Julian his latest trip with his mom to pick up his older siblings from school. What is the Most effective revision to make in sentence 20?

• Though not fluent in toddler speak, Pedro detailed for Julian and described his latest trip with his mom to pick up his older siblings from school.

• Julian could tell that Pedro was detailing his latest trip with his mom while picking up his older siblings from school, though not fluent in toddler speak.

• Though not fluent in toddler speak, Julian could tell that Pedro was detailing his latest trip with his mom to pick up his older siblings from school.

• Pedro was detailing for Julian his latest trip with his mom, which was to pick up his older siblings from school, though not fluent in toddler speak.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 15 and 16?

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually allowing a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, which means the batteries eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time because they eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

Answer explanation

The best answer choice will be free of errors AND will be concise.

How should sentence 15 be changed?

• Change experiences to experience’s

• Change will help to helped

• Change acomplished to accomplished

• Sentence 15 should not be changed.

Sentence 22 contains a punctuation error. Rewrite Sentence 22 to correct the error. It isn't easy to represent a large class day after day but I know that I am up to the challenge.

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

• Change the semicolon to a colon

• Change anything to nothing

• Change fretted to freted

• No change is needed.

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

• He saw Marta and hesitantly tossed his basketball to her.

• He saw Marta. And hesitantly tossed his basketball to her.

• He saw Marta, hesitantly tossed his basketball to her.

• He saw Marta but he hesitantly tossed his basketball to her.

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change officials' to officials

• Change decisions to desisions

• Change economy to Economy

• Change is to are

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

• Understanding the limits these forces create when building roller coasters helps designers when improving roller coasters.

• Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building and improving roller coasters.

• The limits these forces create help designers who must understand these limits when they are building and improving roller coasters.

• Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building roller coasters and when improving roller coasters.