STAAR Writing Review

Combining Sentences

100

Which of the following is combined correctly: 

A. The girls were thirsty, they drank lemonade.

B. The girls were thirsty, but they drank lemonade.

C. The girls were thirsty so they drank lemonade.

D. The girls were thirsty, so they drank lemonade.

What is D

200

Combine the following sentences: 

Ms. Rey is beautiful. She is ridiculously funny. 

Ms. Rey is beautiful, and she is ridiculously funny. 

300

Combine the following sentences:

I wanted to go play outside. It was raining really hard. 

I wanted to go outside to play, but it was raining really hard. 

400

Combine the following sentences:

We went to visit my Aunt Betty. We had a wonderful time in the city. 

We went to visit my Aunt Betty, and we had a wonderful time in the city. 

500

Create a sentence using the conjunction but

sentences will vary

Capitalization

100

Correct the mistakes below:

Today was the first day of School, and i was beyond scared to meet my new Teacher. she seems really nice, but i am still terrified. maybe She will be nicer than I expect and We will have a wonderful school year here at Collins elementary school. 

Today was the first day of school, and I was beyond scared to meet my new teacher. She seems really nice, but I am still terrified. Maybe she will be nicer than I expect and we will have a wonderful school year here at Collins Elementary School. 

200

I love to go shopping and one of my favorite stores is target. There I can get all kinds of really amazing goodies. 

What change needs to be made:

A. change I to i        

B. Change the period to a question mark      

C. Change target to Target

What is C

300

Give me three examples of when we need to capitalize 

answers will vary

400

my teacher likes to eat Pizza all of the time. She thinks blaze pizza is the best and loves to order from them. i think i might just have to try their pizza. 

My teacher likes to eat pizza all of the time. She thinks Blaze Pizza is the best and loves to order from them. I think I might just have to try their pizza. 

500

Write a short three sentence story that includes at least one proper noun and the sight word "I" 

answers will vary

Spelling

100

Correct the sentence below:

"I want to go to the park that is over their mom!" Tommy said with excitement. 

"I want to go to the park that is over there mom!" Tommy said with excitement. 

200

Correct the sentence below:

My teacher teached us a leasson over life cycles. 

My teacher taught us a lesson over life cycles. 

300

Correct the sentence below:

Are class is going on a field trip in too weeks, and I am beyon excited for this adventure.

Our class is going on a field trip in too weeks, and I am beyond excited for this adventure.

400

Correct the sentences below:

Wear are you going tommorow for the filed trip? I hearded that the're is an huge bote in the middle of the museum. 

Where are you going tomorrow for the field trip? I heard that there is a huge boat in the middle of the museum. 

500

Correct the sentences below:

I want to ate a large pizza with my freinds. We can sat outside on the benchs to eat. The sun will be brite, but I think we will be okay. 

I want to eat a large pizza with my friends. We can sit outside on the benches to eat. The sun will be bright, but I think we will be okay. 

Writing Process

100

Name all the steps of the writing process that we do in class. Include all the steps we do in our notebooks to help us gather our ideas and organize. HINT: there are 6 steps

Circle map, partial multi-flow, flee map, draft, revise and edit, publish

200

What step do we use for brainstorming our thoughts and ideas?

Circle map

300

What words do I use to go from one reason to the next?

transition words

400

What is the beginning of a composition called and what is the end of a composition called?

introduction and conclusion

500

What follows after each reason in a composition?

Details

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

Correct the sentence below:

The children plays soccer on the weekend. 

The children play soccer on the weekend. 

200

Select the correct word to complete the sentence:

Some of the sugar (are/is) on the floor. 

Some of the sugar is on the floor. 

300

Select the correct word below:

The bird (sings/sing) a sweet song in the morning. 

The bird sings a sweet song in the morning. 

400

The four aliens (leap/leaps) from their space ship and onto another.

The four aliens leap from their space ship and onto another.

500

My dinosaur (jump/jumps) on the trampoline, and my five cats (dart/darts) away from them as fast as they can. 

My dinosaur jumps on the trampoline, and my five cats dart away from them as fast as they can.