STAAR Writing Grade 4 2013 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 4
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q 1/28Score 0Tyler would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 9–12). Where should Tyler insert this sentence?29This sentence should not be added to this paragraph.After sentence 11After sentence 12After sentence 10
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- Q1Tyler would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 9–12). Where should Tyler insert this sentence?This sentence should not be added to this paragraph.After sentence 11After sentence 12After sentence 1060s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q2What is the BEST way to revise sentence 19?My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals, she warned me.My mother shrieked. As she warned me about approaching strange animals.My mother shrieked and warned me about approaching strange animals.My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals that warned me.60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q3Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 23?In the same wayThereforeYetFor example60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q4What is the BEST way to combine sentences 34 and 35?He turned and his golden eyes toward me almost looked embarrassed.Turning his golden eyes toward me, which almost looked embarrassed.When he turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.He turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q5Tyler wants to add a closing sentence to his paper. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 40 and help bring his paper to a close?And that is now the end of the story about the brave little subway cat I met one day.Subway Cat seemed happy to be on his own once again.He carted his silly little self straight to the door.He was the subway cat, and now he was worried about having to find his own food.60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q6What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?Change that to itChange grabed to grabbedNo change should be made.Delete the comma60s4.22.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling
- Q7What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?No change should be made in sentence 13.Change are to ourChange Grinning to GriningChange brought to brung60s4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
- Q8What change, if any, should be made in sentence 24?Change me to IChange looked to lookingDelete the comma after MomSentence 24 should not be changed.60s4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
- Q9How should sentence 28 be changed?Change attention to atentionSentence 28 should not be changed.Change your to you’reChange ingredients to ingredient’s60s4.22.C: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling
- Q10What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 30?No change needs to be made in sentence 30.Change later to latterChange save to safeChange This to Which60s4.15.D: Writing - Writing Process
- Q11What change, if any, should be made in sentence 33?Change she knew to they knewInsert a comma after plannedDelete butNo change should be made in sentence 33.60s4.21.C: Oral and Written Conventions - Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation
- Q12What is the correct way to write sentences 35 and 36?Besides, I don’t think. That we would have laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.Sentences 35 and 36 are written correctly in the story.Besides, I don’t think we would have laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.Besides, I don’t think that we would have. Laughed nearly as hard if our cookies had been just perfect.60s4.20.B: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
- Q13Malcolm wants to use a more accurate word than living in sentence 3. Which of the following could BEST replace this word?operatingshowingcomingoffering60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q14Malcolm wants to improve the topic sentence he has written at the end of the second paragraph (sentences 4–7). Which of the following could BEST replace sentence 7?The donkeys are in the biblioburroIt is a biblioburro bookmobile with donkeys and books, too.This unique bookmobile is called the biblioburro.The biblioburro is that.60s4.18.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q15What is the BEST way to revise sentence 12?The children wait excitedly. For Soriano to come.The children are excited, they wait excitedly for Soriano to come.The children wait excitedly for Soriano to come.The children who are excited wait excitedly for Soriano to come.60s4.15.C: Writing - Writing Process