STAAR Writing Grade 7 2013 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Nikki needs to establish a more effective controlling idea in her paper. Which rewrite of sentence 8 can BEST accomplish this goal?The air traffic controllers are important contributors to the scene.With so many planes in the sky, they are critical folks.The nation’s air traffic controllers have to sit in front of computer screens.They work day and night to keep millions of air travelers safe.60s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q2What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 13?Controllers are on the ground which will let you know which runway to use and when it’s your turn to take off.Controllers on the ground will let you know which runway to use they’ll also let you know when it’s your turn to take off.Controllers on the ground will let you know which runway to use. And when it’s your turn to take off.Sentence 13 does not need to be revised.60s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q3Nikki would like to add a phrase to the beginning of sentence 14 to help transition from the third paragraph (sentences 9–13) to the fourth paragraph (sentences 14–17). Which of the following could Nikki add to the beginning of sentence 14 to achieve this goal?Once your plane is in the airBefore thatOver and above all elseWith that in mind60s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q4What is the BEST way to combine sentences 16 and 17?You’ll move from one part of the country to another, you’ll be handed off from one regional control center to another.As you move from one part of the country to another, you’ll be handed off from one regional control center to another.You’ll move from one part of the country to another after you’ll be handed off from one regional control center to another.However, you’ll move from one part of the country to another when you’ll be handed off from one regional control center to another.60s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q5What change should be made in sentence 19?Change controllers to guysChange our to yourChange orderly to goodChange ready to prepared60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q6Justin wants to improve his introduction. How can he rewrite sentence 6 to provide more detail and imagery?The traffic, the busyness, and the noises of the city would be nothing compared with the beautiful, amazing, lovely countryside.The city wasn’t going to be the great place to live that the country had always been.Without fields to roam, horses to ride, and streams to fish, what could the city possibly have to offer?I told my parents in every way I could think of that the city simply wasn’t the place for me.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q7What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 13?I can walk to the bike store to get a tire fixed, and then a bike path that takes me straight to the park is there.I can walk to the bike store to get a tire fixed and then follow a bike path that takes me straight to the park.I can walk to the bike store to get a tire fixed and straight to the park from a bike path.I can walk to the bike store to get a tire fixed, I can then follow a bike path that takes me straight to the park.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q8Justin would like to add the following sentence to the fourth paragraph (sentences 10–16). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?At the beginning of the paragraphAfter sentence 10This sentence is not relevant and should not be added to this paragraph.After sentence 1160s7.18.C: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q9Justin would like to tell more about the idea he expressed in sentence 21. Which sentence could BEST follow and support sentence 21?There are people from every country in the world who live near me now.One day I can eat a gyro, a type of Greek sandwich, and the next day I can enjoy pphhoo ¿ ’ , a Vietnamese noodle soup.The restaurants offer a variety of foods from so many different places around the globe.China, Japan, Korea, and Thailand are thousands of miles away from the world I know.60s7.18.C: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q10Justin can improve the clarity of sentence 22 by changing it to —my housethe foodthe yardmy world60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q11Justin has used a poor choice of words in sentence 24. He should change stuff to —opportunitiesritualsplacesitems60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q12What is the BEST way to combine sentences 6 and 7?The first stop for these items is probably a materials recovery facility, or MRF, where the real recycling takes place.The first stop for these items is probably a materials recovery facility, where the real recycling takes place, an MRF.The first stop for these items is probably a materials recovery facility and an MRF, where the real recycling takes place.The first stop for these items is probably a materials recovery facility, an MRF, this is where the real recycling takes place.60s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q13Miles would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 6–15). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?After sentence 13After sentence 15After sentence 9After sentence 860s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q14Miles is concerned that there is a sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 16–22) that does not add anything to this paper. Which sentence should Miles delete from this paragraph?Sentence 22Sentence 21Sentence 20Sentence 1960s7.17.A: Writing - Expository and Procedural Texts
- Q15Miles did not choose the most effective words in sentence 24. What is the BEST change for him to make in this sentence?Change crumble to decomposeChange Items to ThingsChange usually to oftenChange end up to wind up60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
