4th Grade
STAAR writing
STAAR writing
What do you do before submitting your work?
Revise and edit
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
What change is needed to the sentence:
But just 15 year's later, the people of Texas broke away from Mexico.
A. Change year's to years
B. Change later to latter
C. Change people to People
D. Change broke to breaked
A. Change year's to years
Example of a noun.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
A. Tom the barber.
Tom is a proper noun.
Barber is a thing.
What is the difference between a short constructed response and an extended constructed response?
A short response will be written using RACE. An extended response will be written as an essay (intro, good paragraphs with reasons, and conclusion)
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
What change, if any, needs to be made to the sentence:
It's red, white, and blue and has a large, white star.
A.) Change It's to Its
B.) Change and has to it has
C.) Change star to stars
D.) No change is needed.
D.) No change is needed.
Which sentence includes a prepositional phrase?
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut his brown hair.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
To the barbershop is a prepositional phrase.
What are some transition words you can use to start a new paragraph?
Next, also, first, finally, on top of that... what are some other examples?
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What change should be made to the sentence:
I used the directions from Science kids magazine, and soon we had slime.
A. Change used to use
B. Change Science kids to Science Kids
C. Delete the comma after magazine
D. Change had to have
B. Change Science kids to Science Kids
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly
How do you show text evidence?
Use "Quotations" around the exact words from the text, use phrases like "the author states" or "In paragraph ___."
Choose the Alliteration:
A). Yellow Yoyos Are Cool.
B). Darcy Duck Took Debbie Deviled Eggs.
C). Peter Panda Passed Perry the Platypus Yesterday.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
Which word should replace becomed in the following sentence:
In 1845 Texas becomed the 28th state of the United States.
A. becomes
B. became
C. had became
D. will become
B. became
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
What are the steps to using RACE?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Evidence
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
What is the best way to revise this sentence:
Baxter had a lot to say, so most mornings I just listened and giggle.
A. Baxter had a lot to say, so most mornings I just listened and giggled.
B. Baxter had a lot to say but most mornings just listened and giggling.
C. Baxter most mornings had a lot to say, or I just listened and giggled.
D. Baxter had a lot to say and listen to most mornings, so I just had a giggle.
A. Baxter had a lot to say, so most mornings I just listened and giggled.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I saw the cat climb a tree.
I
Every ESSAY (Extended constructed response) should include what?
introduction, good reasons or ideas, transitions, and conclusion
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
Combine the ideas in the sentences to create one clear and effective sentence.
Tabichi began using his own salary to purchase food for his students. He purchased supplies for his students too.
Tabichi began using his own salary to purchase food and supplies for his students.
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.