STAAR English II (Writing) High School 2013 - Past Paper
Quiz by English II - Texas Education Agency
Grade 9
ELAR (2009)
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- Q1The best way to clarify the meaning of sentence 4 is to change They to -WeThe newspapersMy parentsThe kids30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q2Ben realized that he left the following detail out of the second paragraph (sentences 3-9). Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?After sentence 7After sentence 5After sentence 6After sentence 830s110.32.b.13.C
- Q3The transition from the second paragraph (sentences 3-9) to the third paragraph (sentences 10-15) is weak. Read both paragraphs again. Which sentence could best replace sentence 10 and improve the transition between these two paragraphs?Suddenly it was obvious that we all had a lot that we needed to talk about.Soon we began talking about what the note had instructed us to do: pay it forward.This stranger had given us cash, something our family had been without for a very long time.We wanted to think of some unusual ways to help others.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q4What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 18?The kids in the after-school program and the residents of a retirement center made cards.The kids in the after-school program made cards for the residents of a retirement center.The kids in the after-school program of a retirement center made cards for the residents.The kids in the after-school program made cards they were for the residents of a retirement center.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q5Ben wants to add a closing sentence to reinforce the controlling idea of his paper. Which of the following ideas could best follow sentence 25 and help accomplish this goal?Hard work always pays off in the end.It doesn't take money to be a highly effective person.You don't have to start the fire; you just have to be a spark.You just have to be willing to pay it forward.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q6Zane wants to add a sentence to the end of the first paragraph (sentences 1-9) to better articulate the thesis of his paper. Consider the paper as a whole, paying careful attention to the first and second paragraphs. Which of the following ideas would best follow sentence 9 and express a controlling idea in this paper?Laparoscopic surgery is an important process that is now new and improved.Robotic surgery, an enhanced form of laparoscopic surgery, offered solutions to some of these problems.Most doctors would call laparoscopic surgery a huge success, even with its problems.Solutions were needed immediately.30s110.32.b.15.A
- Q7What is the best way to revise sentence 13?To use the system, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in a patient she then inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings.To use the system, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in a patient and then inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings.To use the system, the surgeon, while making three or four small incisions in a patient, inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings.To use the system, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in a patient who inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q8Zane needs to use a more appropriate word than tweaks in sentence 18. Which of these words would be the best replacement for 'tweaks'?changesmanipulatescorrectsdoes30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q9Zane wants to provide more detail in sentence 23. Which of the following could replace sentence 23 and best accomplish this goal?Could this be a way for excited and engaged doctors to provide enriched medical care to people and patients whom they care so much about?Could this be a way to provide better medical care to people in rural communities, war zones, or isolated parts of the world?Could this be a way to provide and give better medical care to people who may really need it today?Could this be a method for providing better and improved medical care to people who live in places outside the United States?30s110.32.b.15.A
- Q10Zane wants to add some questions after sentence 25 to help close this paper. Which of the following could best be added after sentence 25?Does your computer always work? Can you depend on technology when you need it?But what about 20 or 30 years from now? Could robotics provide treatments that are unheard of today?What is technology used for today? How will it be used when you are an adult?Are there places that are too remote to get a connection? Are there people who don't even have access to a computer?30s110.32.b.15.A
- Q11Sentence 4 is a weak attempt at a thesis statement. How can Kate revise this sentence to more clearly establish the thesis of her paper?Learning another language will change the lives of American kids, as well as the lives of their parents and neighbors.Every American teenager should learn at least one other language, for both personal and professional benefit.It's important to learn another language so that you'll be able to communicate in the global market that will surely be part of your future.Every single American kid needs to and must learn another language today.30s110.32.b.16.A
- Q12What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?One such study found that native English speakers in a Spanish immersion program significantly outperformed monolingual English-speaking students on English vocabulary tests and published in the Journal of Educational Psychology.One such study, published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, found that native English speakers in a Spanish immersion program significantly outperformed monolingual English-speaking students on English vocabulary tests.One such study found that native English speakers in a Spanish immersion program published in the Journal of Educational Psychology significantly outperformed monolingual English-speaking students on English vocabulary tests.One such study found that native English speakers in a Spanish immersion program significantly outperformed monolingual English-speaking students on English vocabulary tests, which was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q13What transition could most effectively be added to the beginning of sentence 12?To put it differentlyFor exampleStillOtherwise30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q14What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 19?Employers need workers who can communicate in different languages, and workers need employers who can understand different cultures.Employers need workers who can communicate in different languages, different cultures should be understood.Employers need workers who can communicate in different languages and understand different cultures.Employers need workers who can communicate and are understood in different languages or different cultures.30s110.32.b.13.C
- Q15Kate thinks there is a sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 15-21) that should be deleted. Reread the paragraph. Which sentence, if any, should be deleted from this paragraph?Sentence 18Sentence 20No sentence should be deleted from the paragraph.Sentence 1730s110.32.b.16.A
