What did you have to do to figure out what change should be made in the previous sentence? (PICK TWO)

Red triangle and/or blue diamond

Answer choices say things like: Insert a comma after childhood or Change plays to playing. What should you do?

Go to the sentence the question refers to and spot the error

How will you know that questions are editing so you don't have to read the whole essay?

All of these are clues to watch for

Because your brain is stuck in drafting and revising after you write, what should you do before turning in your test?

Take a brain break. Then proofread (EDIT) your essay before submitting it.

As I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teases my nostrils.

Aha. That would be the correct way to write sentence 5.

I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness that teases my nostrils.

This is not a correct way to write sentence 5.

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STAAR English EOC Editing Review

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1
(2) Suddenly being transported back to childhood as a memory plays in my mind like a movie. What change if any . . .?
Sentence 2 should not be changed.
Change being to I am
Change plays to playing
Insert a comma after childhood
2
What did you have to do to figure out what change should be made in the previous sentence? (PICK TWO)
If unsure, plug in each answer choice to double check.
Red triangle and/or blue diamond
Read the sentence to spot the error.
Read the whole paragraph to see whether there should be a capital letter.
3
The brain is wired in such a way that the sense of smell is processed near the centers’ of emotion and memory.
change centers' to centers
change is processed to has processed
insert a comma after way
This sentence should not be changed.
4
The smell of freshly cut grass reminds me of my twelve-year-old self, playing Soccer on Saturday mornings.
change Soccer to soccer
change playing to play
change reminds to reminding
insert a comma after grass
5
Answer choices say things like: Insert a comma after childhood or Change plays to playing. What should you do?
Read the whole passage to see if a comma is necessary
Play eenie meenie miney moe to choose an answer
Go to the sentence the question refers to and spot the error
Read only the paragraph to see which option makes sense.
6
Complete sentence? Pulling gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teasing my nostrils.
True
False
7
How will you know that questions are editing so you don't have to read the whole essay?
Qs will say "What change" and/or answers will all be about grammar rules
Before the passage it will say something like "look for corrections"
All of these are clues to watch for
It will probably be labeled an Editing section
8
Because your brain is stuck in drafting and revising after you write, what should you do before turning in your test?
Ask the test monitor to proofread your essay for you. Yeah, you're funny.
Take a brain break. Then proofread (EDIT) your essay before submitting it.
Reread the draft three times.
Take a nap so it looks like you spent a longer time writing.
9
As I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness teases my nostrils.
What on earth is the passage about?!
That is not a correct sentence, no matter what it's about.
Aha. That would be the correct way to write sentence 5.
It doesn't matter on editing questions. You're wasting mental energy.
10
Where else do these rules (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, verb tense etc) matter on the STAAR test?
on your Composition (Essay)
on the Revising section
nowhere - only the Editing seciton
in the Reading section
11
Correct? When I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, and the aroma of its gooey sweetness teasing my nostrils.
True
False
12
I pull gently at its crisp brown shell, the aroma of its gooey sweetness that teases my nostrils.
I know. You don't have to know what sentence 5 is.
This is not a correct way to write sentence 5.
This answer choice is the correct way to write sentence 5.
I'm not sure. I'd have to see the other answer choices.

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