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mrs. gavin exclaimed, "without a doubt, i have 100% confidence in my students that they will all pass and master the staar!"

Mrs. Gavin exclaimed, "Without a doubt, I have 100% confidence in my students that they will all pass and master the STAAR!"

100

Isaah and Tino walks to school, yet Jayden ride her bike. 

Isaah and Tino walk to school, yet Jayden rides her bike. 

100
Rewrite the following sentence correctly:


I wish I lived in Hawaii Peter exclaimed  Then I would be able to surf after school every day

 "I wish I lived in Hawaii," Peter exclaimed.  "Then I would be able to surf after school every day!"

100

Make the following words plural:

penny           deer           fish          person

box              player         dish          church   

leaf              bus             your         family

pennies         deer            fish           people

boxes          players          dishes       churches

leaves          buses            their          families

100
Add the best transitional phrase for the second sentence:


I decided to take my time and focus on my STAAR test.  I was able to earn a Mastered for my score!

(Before ,   In fact  ,  In addition ,  As a result )

 I decided to take my time and focus on my STAAR test.   As a result, I was able to earn a Mastered for my score! 

200
when i go to lanier high school, i hope to study american sign language and german as a foreign language. 

When I go to Lanier High School, I hope to study American Sign Language and German as a foreign language. 

200

I dances every evening, and I sings to the radio.

I dance every evening, and I sing to the radio.

200

Add the punctuation marks and mark why....

I love to eat apples grapes cherries and melon in a fruit salad

I love to eat apples, grapes, cherries, and melon in a fruit salad.   (This is a list).  

200

Write the following sentence correctly:

I recieved a box in the mail that wieghted 10 pounds, and it was frum my nieghbor who lives in Alaska!

I received a box in the mail that weighed 10 pounds, and it was from my neighbor who now lives in Alaska!

200

Correct the following sentence:

Your going too ROCK this STAAR test because your so diligent and focust! 

You're going to ROCK this STAAR test because you are so diligent and focused! 

300

my class learned about the u.s. constitution, the civil war, world war II, and the great depression in social studies this year. 

My class learned about the U.S. Constitution, The Civil War, World War II, and The Great Depression in Social Studies this year. 

300

Write a compound sentence (using a F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) and diagram the sentence. 

Sentences will vary - though they will need to follow this format:

Complete Sentence + comma (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) + Complete Sentence 

Box around subjects, underline predicates, and circle comma and FANBOYS

                               

300

What day is STAAR asked Aiden  I want to be sure I get enough rest eat breakfast have positive self-talk be prepared to take my time write my answers back into the passage to double check my work and finally develop my composition completely using figurative language examples and transitional phrases 

"What day is STAAR?" asked Aiden.  "I want to be sure I get enough sleep, eat breakfast, have positive self-talk, be prepared to take my time, write my answers back into the passage to double check my work, and finally develop my composition completely using figurative language, examples, and transitional phrases." 

300
Spell the following correctly:


balanse           

quession

missun 

balance

question

mission 

300

Correct the following sentence:

Its a beautiful day, so I hop to go swiming latter. 

It's a beautiful day, so I hope to go swimming later.  

400

i'd like to play soccer for cook elementary, yet the croc comets team practices on wednesdays and fridays this spring.

I'd like to play soccer for Cook Elementary, yet the CROC Comets team practices on Wednesdays and Fridays this spring.  

400

Write a complex sentence.  Diagram the sentence and indicate the AAWWUBBIS and which is 'dependent and independent'.  

Answers will vary, yet they have to be in the following format:

AAWWUBBIS + clause (dependent) + comma + complete sentence (independent). 

400

Mrs. Gavin said Before you raise your hand to say you are finished with your test you should review your answers (bubbles) in the answer document and read aloud into a whisper phone your composition 3 times to check for any mistakes 

Mrs. Gavin said, "Before you raise your hand to say you are finished with your test, you should review your answers (bubbles) in the answer document and read aloud into a whisper phone our composition 3 times to check for any mistakes."

400

Spell the following correctly:

baetyfull

in adision 

finaly 


beautiful

in addition

finally 

400

It begun to rane, so my socer gam wus canseled. 

It began to rain, so my soccer game was cancelled.  

500

i would love to go to new york city, yet my swim team, longhorn aquatics, has the stags championship meet on friday, july 6th.

I would love to go to New York City, yet my swim team, Longhorn Aquatics, has a STAGS Championship meet on Friday, July 6th. 

500

Use the following homophones correctly in sentences:   

our / are                               your / you're

there / they're / their             

it / it's

Sentences will vary .... 

500

It is important to stay focused on the Writing STAAR test for it is your chance to show how much you have worked and learned this year in Writing

It is important to stay focused on the Writing STAAR test, for it is your chance to show how much you have worked and learned this year in Writing!

500

Correct the following sentence:

Their going to the Waco Zoo for a feeld trip!

They're going to the Waco Zoo for a field trip!

500

I ca'nt go too the pool today, since I do'nt want to miss my favorite TV show.   

I can't go to the pool today, since I don't want to miss my favorite TV show.