Writing STAAR Review 7th Grade

Question 1

Which of the following words is a transition?

Accepted Answer

therefore

Question 2

What type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

complex

Question 3

Which verb: Neither the bus driver nor the passengers _____ the new route.

Accepted Answer

like

Question 4

What type of words connect ideas in COMPOUND sentences?

Accepted Answer

FANBOYS

Question 5

Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?

Accepted Answer

On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Yien's.

Question 6

Combine these sentences: The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

Accepted Answer

The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Question 7

What change should be made in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

add a comma before "and"

Question 8

Which of the following transitions would be the best one to use if you are giving instructions?

Accepted Answer

Finally

Question 9

What is the last step of the writing process?

Accepted Answer

Publishing

Question 10

Which word: Of the three sweaters, I like the red one_______.

Accepted Answer

best

Question 11

What change needs to be made in the following sentence?

Accepted Answer

insert a comma after "Barbie"

Question 12

What part of speech is the word "she?"

Accepted Answer

pronoun

Question 13

What type of word does an appositive phrase describe?

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 14

Is this sentence written correctly?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 15

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

Accepted Answer

add a comma after "report"

Question 16

Which verb goes in the blank: We, the entire student body, _______ the school color to be blue.

Accepted Answer

want

Question 17

What type of word is used to show a connection between or among ideas?

Accepted Answer

Transitions

Question 18

Which sentence sounds like a topic sentence?

Accepted Answer

Ivan Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian author.

Question 19

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

Jim ate the sandwich.

Question 20

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

Accepted Answer

Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

Question 21

Which of the following transitions would be best to compare and contrast ideas?

Accepted Answer

however

Question 22

Choose the best conjunction for these sentences: We can ask directions. We can use a map.

Accepted Answer

or

Question 23

What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

the principal at L. V. Stockard

Question 24

What do you use in your body paragraphs to help convince your reader of your main ideas?

Accepted Answer

details

Question 25

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

I cannot play in the game until I practice more.

Question 26

Which word: The boy told his teacher that he didn't perform _______ because he was sick.

Accepted Answer

well

Question 27

Which one of these words is NOT a FANBOY?

Accepted Answer

When

Question 28

When do you use quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

to show when someone is talking, to quote a piece of writing

Question 29

Which one of these words is an AAAWWUBBIS word?

Accepted Answer

Before

Question 30

What is the first step of the writing process?

Accepted Answer

Prewriting

Question 31

Is this sentence correct?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 32

What type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

compound

Question 33

Which part of your essay tells the reader your opinion on the prompt?

Accepted Answer

thesis

Question 34

Which word: That was a ______ good milkshake.

Accepted Answer

really

Question 35

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

Sadly, I walked home.

Question 36

Which pronoun: Anybody can learn to make ______ own web site.

Accepted Answer

his or her

Question 37

What are the two parts in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

subject and predicate

Question 38

Which verb: A committee _________ policy in all matters of evaluation.

Accepted Answer

determines

Question 39

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

When Yoshiro saw the cabin by the lake, he was happy.

Question 40

What part of speech is the word "calm?"

Accepted Answer

adjective

Writing STAAR Review 7th Grade

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Writing STAAR Review 7th Grade

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