Testing Strategies
Capitalization and Punctuation
Sentence Structure
Spelling, Verb Tense and Word Usage
Essays
100
How long do you have to complete your test?
4 hours
100
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:

Harry is going to the Lake today, with Bob.
Harry is going to the lake today with Bob.
100
Combine the following sentences:

Robert loves apples. Mary loves apples.
Robert and Mary love apples.
100
Put those too unlucky things together and Friday the 13th is born.

A. Delete the comma after 'together'
B. Change 'and' to 'or'
C. Change 'too' to 'two'
D. No change is needed.
C. Change 'too' to 'two'
100
This type of essay tells a story.
Narrative
200
What are you allowed to do after completing your test?
Sit quietly or put your head down quietly.
200
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:

Can i go to a party at colbys house.
Can I go to a party at Colby's house?
200
Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?

A. Mrs. Hyde brought her lunch today.
B. De Zavala is a great elementary school.
C. While we were waiting for the movie to start.
D. I ran.
C. While we were waiting for the movie to start.
200
(1) Disc dogs and their handlers have a three minute performance to show their best stuff. (2) Some disc dogs use their handler’s backs as springboards to catch high-flying discs.

The author needs to add a transition word or phrase to help his readers better understand the sentences. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 2?

A. Later,
B. However,
C. While
D. During it,
D. During it,
200
This type of essay explains or informs the reader.
Expository
300
What am I not allowed to do during or after completing the test?
Talk, read, play on computer, be a distraction, have a cell phone, get out of my seat
300
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:

On Monday January 3 2015 we will go Bowling Skating and to a movie.
On Monday, January 3, 2015, we will go bowling, skating, and to a movie.
300
Correct the following run-on sentence:

Thompson ran up the stairs he fell back down the stairs.
Possible corrections:

Thompson ran up the stairs, and he fell back down the stairs.

Thompson ran up the stairs. He feel back down the stairs.

Thompson ran up the stairs; he fell back down the stairs.
300
Today I am took the STAAR test. I am both nervous and excited. I know I am going to do well.

What change should be made to correct this paragraph?

A. Change 'STAAR' to 'Staar'
B. Change 'nervous' to 'nervus'
C. Change 'took' to 'taking'
D. No change is necessary.
C. Change 'took' to 'taking'
300
A narrative essay should include:

A. Reasons and Explanations
B. Plot
C. A thesis statement
B. Plot
400
What can I ask for to help me plan my essays?
Paper
400
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:

We are going to the fort worth public library to choose books today Mrs. hyde said.
"We are going to the Fort Worth Public Library to choose books today," Mrs. Hyde said.
400
Correct the following run-on sentence:

Amy is paying me for watching her cat I will be able to afford to go bowling Friday.
Possible corrections:

Amy is paying me for watching her cat, so I will be able to afford to go bowling Friday.

Amy is paying me for watching her cat; I will be able to afford to go bowling Friday.

Amy is paying me for watching her cat. I will be able to afford to go bowling Friday.
400
We won! We won the basquetball game!

What change, if any, should be made to correct the sentence?

A. Change the first exclamation point to a comma
B. Change 'basquetball' to 'basketball'
C. Delete the 'won' to 'win'
D. No change is necessary.
B. Change 'basquetball' to 'basketball'
400
An expository essay should include:

A. A central idea or purpose
B. Plot
C. Dialogue
A. A central idea or purpose
500
If I need anything during the test, what should I do?
Raise hand quietly and wait for a teacher to respond.
500
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:

Jack my best friend is the Best football player I have ever seen.
Jack, my best friend, is the best football player I have ever seen.
500
Correct the following run-on sentence:

At Camp Carter we can do all sorts of activities, we can ride horses, we can go on nature hikes, we can bird watch.
At Camp Carter we can do all sorts of activities. We can ride horses, go on nature hikes, and bird watch.
500
(23) By the time Ashley died in 1985, more than 15,000 dogs were trying to be disc dogs just like him. (24) There are too many disc dogs to count.

The author needs to add a transition word or phrase to help her readers move from sentence 23 to sentence 24. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 24?

A. Afterwards
B. Meanwhile
C. Next
D. Today
D. Today
500
After I have written my essay, what should I do?
READ IT! Revise and edit my own writing.
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