STAAR Writing Grade 7 2017 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 4?No revision is needed in this sentence.Unfortunately, my hands aren’t interested in what my brain is telling my hands to do.Unfortunately, my hands aren’t interested, they don’t care what my brain is telling them to do.Unfortunately, my hands and my brain aren’t interested in what it is telling them to do.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q2What is the BEST way to revise sentence 8?A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream from the car behind me, returning my focus to the world around me.A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me, it came from the car behind me.A shrill scream from the car behind me snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me.A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream, and from the car behind me, it returns my focus to the world around me.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q3What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 9?All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels and my fellow passengers and their piercing shrieks.All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels, I can also hear my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks.All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind next to the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels beside my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks.All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind, the thunder of the car’s metallic wheels, and the piercing shrieks of my fellow passengers.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q4Isaiah would like to add some detail to support the idea he has presented in sentence 14. Which sentence could BEST follow and provide support for sentence 14?While I find adventure movies intriguing, this doesn’t feel intriguing at all.The light of a beautiful day is welcome but nearly blinding after the darkness of the tunnel.I’m thinking that the ride will be over soon.It comes out of the tunnel really fast and heads straight up into the air.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q5What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 19?For exampleOn the other handTo repeatIn fact60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q6Isaiah’s closing sentence is weak. Which of these sentences could replace sentence 20 and provide a more effective closing for this paper?In closing, riding the Viper was an amazing experience.There’s no doubt in my mind as to what I will do now!I’m going to get right back in line and ride the Viper again!Finally, I’m going to do it again.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q7What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3?Sentence 3 is written correctly in the paper.They write essays, take tests, and do homework while there are sports practices.They write essays, take tests, do homework, and attend sports practices.They write essays, take tests, and do homework, they also go to sports practices.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q8Ari would like to revise sentence 7 so that it more clearly states the position he is taking in this paper. Which of the following could replace sentence 7 and BEST accomplish this goal?Our school should join other schools in implementing a citizenship program that will require service projects within the school.In this paper I’ll tell you how we can set some new goals and encourage kids in our school to be more responsible.We as a school can offer programs that help kids do amazing things with their lives today and add to their futures.School can be a place where students are part of something bigger than just academics, classrooms, and lunchrooms.60s7.18.A: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q9Ari has left an important detail out of the second paragraph (sentences 8–10). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?Before sentence 8After sentence 10After sentence 9After sentence 860s7.18.A: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q10Ari has included an extraneous sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 11–15). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?Sentence 14Sentence 12Sentence 15Sentence 1360s7.18.A: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q11Which of the following can replace sentence 16 and serve as a more effective topic sentence for the fourth paragraph (sentences 16–19)?A citizenship program at our school would offer many benefits.Everyone knows that kids who volunteer feel better about themselves.Students can be involved in a variety of projects with their classmates.This would be really cool at our school, too.60s7.18.A: Writing - Persuasive Texts
- Q12The meaning of sentence 20 can be clarified by changing them to —schoolstudentsprogramsbusinesses60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q13Ari wants to close his paper with a call to action. Which of these sentences could be added after sentence 21 to accomplish this goal?In closing, students will be proud of what they’ve done to improve their school and community.Clearly, the extra work is worth the effort for everyone who is involved in creating a citizenship program today.Let’s give students at our school an opportunity to experience that pride by beginning a citizenship program here.A citizenship program is a valuable idea for helping people get things done that might not otherwise be done.60s7.14.C: Writing - Writing Process
- Q14What change needs to be made in sentence 5?Change has even written to even writingChange has even written to have even writtenChange has even written to has even wroteNo change needs to be made.60s7.19.A: Oral and Written Conventions - Conventions
- Q15What change should be made in sentence 9?Change I to AndChange sentaments to sentimentsInsert a comma after agreeMake no change60s7.21: Oral and Written Conventions - Spelling