Revising
J.T. would like to add the following sentence to the first paragraph (sentences 1–6). Students from around the world are also part of musical marching groups. Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?
(1) Texas is known for its superb high school marching bands.[A] (2) Each week during football season, thousands of students take to the field to display their musical and marching talents. [B] (3) These same students also compete in local, state, and national competitions and exhibitions. (4) However, marching bands aren’t found in just this state or even just this country. [C] (5) But in one country there are marchers who skip the music component all together [D]
C After Sentence 4
Where are you taking the EOC Exam?
On Campus
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 2?
"(2) Suddenly being transported back to childhood as a memory plays in my mind like a movie."
F. Change being to I am
G. Insert a comma after childhood
H. Change plays to playing
J. Sentence 2 should not be changed.
F. Change being to I am
WHICH WORD FROM THE SELECTION MEANS "POWERFUL" OR "EFFECTIVE"?
Dr. Norman Holland‚ of the University of Florida and author of Literature and the Brain‚ believes this magic is particularly potent when we watch movies on the big screen. “The first thing that happens‚” he argues‚ “is you give up control. The movie is in control.” In normal life our brains are like tractor beams‚ busy scanning the environment with our senses‚ and sucking up any information that seems important or interesting: a sudden loud noise‚ a car racing towards us. This is called the attentional system‚ and it literally means the part of the brain that directs what we pay attention to. But as the lights come down in the cinema‚ and the characters come alive on screen‚ we switch off our tractor beams and let the movie control our attention instead. Edits‚ close-ups‚ sudden on-screen movement—these are all filmmaking techniques that direct our attention and allow us to cede control to the MOVIE
A. POTENT
B. RACING
C. ATTENTIONAL
D. LITERALLY
A. POTENT
THE QUOTE FROM A FAMOUS HISTORICAL ICON IS USUALLY MEANT TO.....
BE CROSSED OUT & HELP YOU THINK
J.T. wants to use a more appropriate transition in sentence 11. Which of the following can best replace Furthermore in this sentence?
(10) There are no musical cues for the students to use as they march in the changing formations. (11) Furthermore, they walk in perfect step by following the direction of an announcer. (12) Directors bellow loud, sharp commands, such as “Front row, turn left!” and “Cross walk,” over a loudspeaker. (13) And with each command, the students fall into perfect alignment.
F For example
G In conclusion
H Overall
J Instead
J. Instead
When are you taking the English 2 EOC exam?
April 8, 2021
What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
(5) I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teases my nostrils.
A. I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness that teases my nostrils.
B. As I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teases my nostrils.
C. Pulling gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teasing my nostrils.
D. When I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, and the aroma of its gooey sweetness teasing my nostrils.
B. As I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teases my nostrils.
WHAT DO CERTAIN KEYWORDS IN THE QUESTION USUALLY INDICATE?
THE SAME TERM WILL BE SYNONYMOUS IN THE ANSWER CHOICE AND YOU SHOULD DEFINE THEM
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A EXPOSITORY AND PERSUASIVE ESSAY IS THAT THE PERSUASIVE ESSAY.....
INCLUDES APPEALS AND A COUNTER-ARGUMENT
What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 15?
"(15) A misstep by just one student creates a flaw in the perfectly coordinated display that is visible."
A. A misstep by just one student and a flaw is created that is visible in the perfectly coordinated display.
B. A misstep by just one student creates a visible flaw in the perfectly coordinated display.
C. A misstep by just one student creates a flaw in the perfectly coordinated display, the flaw is visible. D. A misstep by just one student creates a visible flaw that can be seen in the perfectly coordinated display.
B. A misstep by just one student creates a visible flaw in the perfectly coordinated display.
How are you taking the exam?
Online
How should sentence 8 be changed?
"(8) The smell of freshly cut grass reminds me of my twelve-year-old self, playing Soccer on Saturday mornings."
F. Insert a comma after grass
G. Change reminds to reminding
H. Change playing to 'to play'
J. Change Soccer to soccer
J. Change Soccer to soccer
Many people believe that how we express our feeling is mainly determined by our upbringing and culture. Undoubtedly, this is true in some cases. In North America, for example, it is customary to shake hands when we meet somebody to express acceptance, whereas in other countries they may simply bow slightly to indicate this. Many feelings, however, are expressed in similar ways by people all over the world. These emotions include fear, anger, happiness, disgust, and sorrow. For example, if a person is experiencing fear, their eyes will widen and their pupils will dilate. This reaction is largely involuntary. The finding that people express many feelings ina similar manner, regardless of where they are from, indicates that facial expressions are influenced more by evolution that culture.
Based on the passage, it can be concluded that
A. People often can't hide what they are feeling.
B. People from other parts of the world express happiness differently.
C. Fear is the only emotion that is felt by everybody in the world.
D. Acceptance is a feeling invented by man.
A. People often can't hide what they are feeling.
IN A PERSUASIVE ESSAY YOU MUST....
CHOOSE A SIDE/TAKE A POSITION
Mimi’s essay does not have a strong position statement. Which of the following sentences should replace sentence 6 to serve as an effective position statement?
"(5) Consumers pay far too much for a drink of water, and those same bottles clog oceans and contaminate the soil. (6) This needs to stop now! (7) Although bottled water is often advertised for its purity, the quality of this water is not necessarily better than that of tap water."
A. It’s foolish to buy several bottles of water each day when there’s no good reason for doing this.
B. People need to stop doing this now and protest against bottled-water companies.
C. These problems can be solved, however, if people choose to drink water from reusable containers instead of plastic bottles.
D. The list of problems that people are causing, such as increasing pollution, by buying bottled water is endless.
C. These problems can be solved, however, if people choose to drink water from reusable containers instead of plastic bottles.
WHAT IS THE "GUIDELINE" ON THE ONLINE STAAR PORTAL FOR?
HIGHLIGHT TEXT WHILE YOU READ
What change, if any, is needed in sentence 18?
"(18) The brain is wired in such a way that the sense of smell is processed near the centers’ of emotion and memory."
A. Insert a comma after way
B. Change is processed to has processed
C. Change centers’ to centers
D. Sentence 18 should not be changed.
C. Change centers’ to centers
Read paragraph 15.
"His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking and dull, like old silver."
In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to —
F. show the son’s fear of being touched by his father G. imply that the father may not really be dying after all
H. emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son
J. suggest that the son has little respect for his father
H. emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son
THE BEST TYPE OF EVIDENCE TO BUILD ETHOS, PATHOS AND LOGOS IS....
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
"(8) Bottled water may be attractively packaged. (9) It is simply processed tap water. (10) In fact, there is reason to be concerned about its contents in many cases."
F. Bottled water may be attractively packaged, but it is simply processed tap water.
G. Bottled water is simply processed tap water because it is attractively packaged.
H. Bottled water may be attractively packaged, so it is simply processed tap water.
J. Bottled water is attractively packaged, because it is simply processed tap water
F. Bottled water may be attractively packaged, but it is simply processed tap water.
WHAT IS THE ONLINE ESSAY WORD LIMIT?
1,750 characters.
What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 20?
"(20) Whatever the case may be, I know for myself that certain smells today always take me back to times that were innocent and full of exploration and wonder"
F. Delete the comma
G. Insert a comma after today
H. Change innocent to innocent
J. Make no change to sentence 20
J. Make no change to sentence 20
FIND THE TEXT EVIDENCE
WITHOUT ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE YOU AUTOMATICALLY SCORE...
A 2