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The number of essays on the STAAR now.

What is one? (Or two)

100
The river, a long and blue snake, slithered through town.
What is a metaphor?
100
My dad and I were very intertained by the movie.
What is change "intertained" to "entertained"?
100
These are conjunctions used to combine two sentences.
What is FANBOYS?
100
This is a contraction for "it is".
What is "it's"?
200

The type of essay you would write if you were given this prompt: Write about your favorite season. Explain why it's your favorite season. Be sure to - * Clearly state your central idea.

What is informational?

200
The wind whispered in my ear as I walked home.
What is personification?
200
My friend Amanda who is really tall plays basketball.
What is put a comma after "Amanda" and after "tall"?
200

This method focuses on big picture changes, addressing content, organization, and clarity, while the other focuses on smaller details.

What is revising?

200
This is the possessive form for the word "it".
What is "its"?
300

This sentence is used to state the main claim or argument of the essay, setting up the details for the body paragraphs.

What is a thesis statement?

300
He laughed like a donkey.
What is simile?
300
You need to use the dichtionary.
What is correct "dichtionary" to "dictionary"?
300
What is a way to fix a run-on sentence?
What is FANBOYS and a comma, recombine/re-word
300

This word is a noun used to refer to a place.

What is "there"?

400

The paragraph that helps to review the content of the essay in a restated format. It also leaves the reader with a final thought on the essay's topic.

What is a conclusion paragraph?

400
What we call clues or hints that something is going to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
400
My dog and cat was getting along yesterday for the first time.
What is change "was" to "were"?
400
You must use commas to separate items in a list of ________ or more.
What is three?
400
This word is the possessive form for the word "them" or "they". The toy was _______.
What is theirs?
500

The highest score you can get on an essay on STAAR?

What is 5?

500
The overall feeling of a piece of writing.
What is a mood?
500
Where did you put them books for my class?
What is change "them" to "those"?
500

Identify and fix the error: "Each of the students have completed their assignments." 

What is replace "have" with "has"?

500
This is a contraction for the words "they are".
What is "they're"?