Testing Strategies
How long do you have to complete your test?
4 hours
What corrections need to be made to the following sentence?
We visited the Empire state building on August 10 2017.
We visited the Empire state building on August 10 2017.
Combine the following sentences:
Robert loves apples. Mary loves apples.
Robert and Mary love apples.
I like to bright up people’s days and help them have a fun time,” says Abigail.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?
F. Change bright to brite
G. Change bright to brighten
H. Change bright to brighting
J. Make no change
G. Change bright to brighten
How many paragraphs should your essay have?
4
What are you allowed to do after completing your test?
Read a book or put your head down.
What corrections need to be made to the following sentence?
Can i go to a party at colbys house.
Can I go to a party at Colby's house?
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.
(4) When Abigail Lupi, of Stockholm, New Jersey, was just seven years old, she wanted to do something special for her great-grandmothers 100th birthday.
A. Change special to speshial
B. Change her to their
C. Change great-grandmothers to great-grandmother’s
D. No change should be made
C. Change great-grandmothers to great-grandmother’s
What do you use to plan your essay?
Create and I-Chart
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
What corrections need to be made to the following sentence?
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.
Correct the following run-on sentence by creating 2 sentences or using a conjunction to join the 2 ideas:
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 fell back down the stairs.
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'
An essay should include:
A. Reasons, examples, and details
B. Characters
C. A problem and solution
D. Somebody Wanted But So Then
A. Reasons, examples, and details
What resources can I ask for to help me on my test? (there are 4 things we've talked about)
Paper, highlighter, dictionary, or whisper phone
What corrections need to be made to the following sentence?
We are going to the midland public library to choose books today said Mrs. hyde.
"We are going to the Midland Public Library to choose books today," said Mrs. Hyde.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. For the fourth-grade class hike, there were a lot.
B. For the fourth-grade class hike.
C. For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes.
D. Wore sturdy, new hiking shoes.
C. For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes.
We one the basketball game!
What change, if any, should be made to correct the sentence?
A. Change the first exclamation point to a comma
B. Change 'one' to 'won'
C. Delete the 'one' to 'win'
D. No change is necessary.
B. Change 'one' to 'won'
An introduction should include:
A. A thought about the future, hook, and indentions
B. Hook and details
C. A central idea, 2 reasons, and a hook
D. The 2 reasons
C. A central idea, 2 reasons, hook
If I need anything during the test, what should I do?
Raise hand quietly and wait for a teacher to respond.
Rewrite the following sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation:
Jack my best friend is moving to california when the school year is over.
Jack, my best friend, is moving to california when the school year is over.
(17) All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. (18) Called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
What is the correct way to write sentences 17 and 18?
A. All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. Which he called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
B. All the attention prompting Blare to create an organization called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
C. All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization, it was called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
D. All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
D. All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization called Blare’s Bears for Haiti.
(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
After I have written my essay, what should I do?
READ IT! Revise and edit my own writing.