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seventh grade language arts STAAR
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1
Don’t let
( anybody / nobody )
find out the secret.
nobody
anybody
2
All of these are examples of NARRATIVE except for:
Uglies
A Documentary about Mr. Smith's amazing teaching career
Fast and Furious 7
An essay about a time you used hard work to achieve success
3
Joel did not maintain a consistent point of view. What revision should he make?
no one to they
she arrived to the dog arrived
you to humans
4
The point of view of an essay or passage should be consistent (the same)
False
True
5
A
closing sentence
to a paragraph or essay is...
important
a detail
a fact
a summary sentence
6
Tom drove (
carefully/careful
) along the narrow road.
carefully
careful
7
How should sentence 7 be changed?
Delete but
pest-control technician to Pest-Control Technician
Delete the comma after house
Change it to them
8
When we edit,
CUPS
stands for:
Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling
Commas, Underlining, Punctuation, and Spelling
California, Utah, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota
Capitalization, Usage, Postrophes, and Spelling
9
A supporting sentence in an essay or passage is...
a summary
a proof, fact or detail
a repeated sentence
10
Which
sentence supports
sentence 14?
Bunnies, badgers and birds, Jasmine cared for man animals.
Jasmine prefered to take care of animals similar to her.
Once Jasmine and the fawn met, they were inseparable.
Clearly, the fawn was just a little baby at 11 weeks old.
11
Fix this sentence:
Its your problem, not there problem.
It's you're problem, not there problem
It's your problem, not their problem.
Its you're problem, not they're problem.
Its your problem, not their problem.
12
_______________ going to the movies.
We're
There
Were
Their
13
If you replace your mom's name in the sentence and it works, then "mom" is capitalized.
Mom is tall and wise.
My Mom is tall and wise.
14
What organizational strategy do we use to write expository essays ?
A.P.E.S.
O.R.E.O
O.R.E.R.E.O
W.C.R.L.
15
She had a _______ peanut allergy. Is it SEVERE? Or SEVERITY? Hint: should it be noun or adj?
SEVERE
SEVERITY
16
Is SEVERITY a noun or adjective? USE DICTIONARY NOW!
adjective
noun
17
We didn't go out because it was raining
( heavily / heavy ).
heavy
heavily
18
Is it "alot" or "a lot?"
alot
a lot
19
What change should be made to sentence 27?
Insert quotation marks at the end of the sentence
change certain to certin
No change should be made to 27
Insert a comma after allergens
20
Which sentence is correct?
"Alonzo whispered," what's your phone number?
Alonzo whispered, what's your phone number?
Alonzo whispered, "what's your phone number?"
Alonzo whispered, "What's your phone number?"
21
Which sentence is correct?
If you teeth your brush, they fall you won't.
Your teeth will fall out, if you don't brush them.
If they won't fall out, you brush your teeth!
If you brush your teeth, they won't fall out!
22
He wants you to give the money to Leticia and
( I / me).
me
I
23
I was sure of one thing, I would look terrible in glasses, and all the kids would tease me.
This is a grammatically correct sentence.
This is an IC, FAN IC.
This is a compound sentence.
This is a run on sentence.
24
Point of View means....
how the story is viewed
the main idea
1st, 2nd, 3rd person
the main point of the story
25
The officers took the dog to the Wildlife Sanctuary, this is a shelter for homeless animals.
This is a run on sentence.
This is a grammatically correct sentence.
This is a compound sentence.
This is an IC, FAN IC.
26
All of these could be reasons to write an EXPOSITORY ESSAY except for:
compare/contrast
a research paper
a persuasive essay
a story
27
I knew that no matter how ridiculous I looked I needed to see the basketball hoop!
change that to it
change looked to look
add a comma after looked
28
What's the point of view of this paragraph?
3rd
2nd
1st
29
How can we fix this sentence?
Running from police the burglar got away.
Running from the burglar, the police got away.
Running from police, the burglar got away.
Running from police the burglar, got away.
Running, from the police the burglar got away.
30
Students never take their teachers
(serious / seriously).
serious
seriously
31
Where should you add apostrophes?
Its a good thing Mr. Parkers students turned in their essays!
It's
Mr. Parker's
student's
It's and Mr. Parker's
32
She couldn't find the book
( anywhere / nowhere ).
anywhere
nowhere
33
Correct this sentence.
Your lucky that monster over their is
not you're enemy.
You're lucky that monster over their is not you're enemy.
You're lucky that monster over their is not your enemy.
You're lucky that monster over there is not your enemy.
Youre lucky that monster over their is not your enemy
34
Which one of these sentences is written correctly?
We are going to destroy the STAAR test, and throw a party!
If you study you will pass!
I'm smart but I sometimes do dumb things.
I'm smart, cool, and funny.
35
Which sentence is correct?
He exclaimed pizza is the best!
He exclaimed, that pizza is the best!
He exclaimed, "Pizza is the best!"
He exclaimed "Pizza is the best!"
36
However, when I got to school the next day, I was in for a surprise.
Delete the comma after day
delete when
no change should be made
Change surprise to suprise
37
The ones who did said things like, "Cool glasses" and "Wow you look good! No one was mean.
Insert a period after glasses
Change Wow to wow
Insert quotation marks after the exclamation point
Change said to say
38
Using
Its
and
It's
: Which of these is
incorrect
?
It's not its fault.
I can't believe its almost STAAR TIME!
It should wait its turn.
It's a miracle!
39
That's what I thought getting glasses would be like, I was certain it would be the end of life.
This is an IC, FAN IC.
This is a run on sentence.
This is a compound sentence.
This is a grammatically correct sentence.
40
Combine these sentences? Ms. Rigsby loves cats. Ms. Rigsby thinks dogs are cool too.
Dogs are pretty cool, although Ms. Rigsby loves cats.
Ms. Rigsby loves cats but dogs are cool.
Although Ms. Rigsby loves cats, dogs are pretty cool.
Although cats are in love with Ms. Rigsby dogs are cool.
41
Brian, Lindsey, and
( I / me )
were all supposed to be going to the movies tomorrow night.
I
me
42
Add a transition:
STAAR will be super difficult. _________________ we will all pass!
In conclusion,
Therefore,
In addition,
However,
43
Which is correct?
You can't have my OREO's, although you are hungry.
Although, you are hungry, you can't have my OREO's.
Although you are hungry, you can't have my OREO's.
You are hungry but you can't have my OREO's.
