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STAAR Review Writing Conventions Revisions 2018 2009

Quiz by Paula A

Grade 4
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    What is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
    He had a favorite book and Judy Blume’s 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'.
    He had a favorite book it was Judy Blume’s 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'.
    He had a favorite book, since it was Judy Blume’s 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'.
    His favorite book was Judy Blume’s 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'.
    60s
    4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
  • Q2
    What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 20?
    All the while a regular kid had been thinking about a story.
    All the while he had been thinking of a story it was about a regular kid.
    All the while he had been thinking about a regular kid and a story.
    All the while he had been thinking of a story about a regular kid.
    60s
    4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
  • Q3
    What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?
    Insert a comma after 'brown'
    No change should be made in sentence 9.
    Change 'are usually around' to 'were usually around'
    Change 'weigh' to 'wiegh'
    60s
    4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
  • Q4
    What is the correct way to write sentences 11 and 12?
    With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers in the tropical forest.
    With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers. In the tropical forest.
    Sentences 11 and 12 are written correctly in the paper.
    With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers these are in the tropical forest.
    60s
    4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
  • Q5
    What is the correct way to write sentence 16?
    The family groups they live in are called troops and can have. As many as 20 members.
    Living in family groups called troops that can have as many as 20 members.
    They live in family groups called troops. And can have as many as 20 members.
    They live in family groups called troops that can have as many as 20 members.
    60s
    4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
  • Q6
    What change needs to be made in sentence 9?
    Change 'your' to 'you’re'
    Change 'produces' to 'produses'
    Change 'It' to 'And'
    Delete the comma
    60s
    4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
  • Q7
    What change, if any, should be made in sentence 25?
    Delete the comma after 'lakes'
    Change 'swimming' to 'swiming'
    No change should be made in sentence 25.
    Change 'it’s' to 'its'
    60s
    4.22.C: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling
  • Q8
    What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
    Sentence 8 is written correctly in the paper.
    Lady Liberty was designed in France. And made out of copper and steel.
    Lady Liberty was designed in France and made out of copper and steel.
    Lady Liberty was designed in France. Because she was made out of copper and steel.
    30s
    4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
  • Q9
    What is the correct way to write sentences 13 and 14?
    She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate America’s independence from Great Britain.
    She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate. America’s independence from Great Britain.
    She was also a birthday present. Which was meant to celebrate America’s independence from Great Britain.
    She was also a birthday present she was meant to celebrate America’s independence from Great Britain.
    30s
    4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
  • Q10
    What change should be made in sentence 15?
    Change French to french
    Change were to was
    Change revolutionary war to Revolutionary War
    Change they to it
    30s
    4.21.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation
  • Q11
    What is the correct way to write sentence 29?
    Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound. Before the waves carried her away again.
    Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound, and then the waves carrying her away again.
    Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound. Then the waves carried her away again.
    Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound before the waves carried her away again.
    30s
    4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
  • Q12
    How should sentence 11 be changed?
    Sentence 11 should not be changed.
    Change threw to through
    Change poked to pokked
    Change an egg to a egg
    30s
    4.22.C: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling
  • Q13
    What change should be made in sentence 6?
    Insert a comma after dry
    Change draged to dragged
    Delete As
    Change felt to feeled
    30s
    4.22.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling
  • Q14
    What change needs to be made in sentence 2?
    Change not to she was not
    Change quiet to quite
    Change lumbered to lumbering
    No change needs to be made in sentence 2.
    30s
    4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
  • Q15
    How does sentence 21 need to be changed?
    Change rays to ray’s
    Sentence 21 does not need to be changed.
    Change beleive to believe
    Insert a comma after oceans
    30s
    4.22.D: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling

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