Which topic sentence could come at the beginning to help open this paragraph?

When autumn arrives, many changes can be felt and seen.

Sasha screamed with excitement, I won the spelling bee!

Add quotation marks before I and after the exclamation mark.

"I'm a scary, mean spider," a black thing said with a sneer."

Delete the quotation marks after the period

Which sentence is the BEST way to correctly combine ideas?

We finished eating cookies. Then, we had a glass of milk.

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1
Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her.
No change should be made
Insert a comma after planned
Delete but
Change she knew to they knew
2
Many wonderful child are waiting to be adopted.
Change childs to child
Replace adopted with adoption
Change are to is
Replace child with children
3
Thousands of turtles our accidentally caught by fisherman every year.
This sentence should not be changed.
Change our to are
Replace thousands with hundred
Change accidentally to accidently
4
I put on my roller skates and pulled the laces tight. Then, I tied the laces at the top.
Add transition word: First
Add transition word: Next
Add transition word: In the meantime
Add transition word: Although
5
Which topic sentence could come at the beginning to help open this paragraph?
The Thanksgiving holiday occurs during autumn.
Leaves begin to produce less chlorophyll and change color.
When autumn arrives, many changes can be felt and seen.
At the end of autumn, mammals and reptiles may hibernate.
6
Which transition phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?
At first
Next
As a result
Above all
7
America's founding fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird in the United States.
No change is needed.
around the United States
above the United States
of the United States
8
What is the correct way to write sentences 4 and 5?
Answer choice C
Answer choice A
Answer choice D
Answer choice B
9
Last, be sure your careful when you carve the jack-o-lantern's eyes and nose.
Change jack-o-lantern's to jack-o-lanterns
Change careful to carefully
No change is necessary.
Chang your to you're
10
I will be successful on the 4th Grade STAAR Writing if......
All of the above!
I follow all of my teachers directions.
I try my best and work hard.
I get a good nights sleep and eat a good breakfast.
11
As the football player jumped to catch the ball, he watched it slip right through their hands.
Delete the comma after ball
Change through to threw
Change their to his
No change is needed.
12
Mary is writing a composition about holiday traditions. Which is the best conclusion?
Cis the best conclusion
D is the best conclusion
A is the best conclusion
B is the best conclusion
13
Sasha screamed with excitement, I won the spelling bee!
Change spelling to speling
Add quotation marks before I and after the exclamation mark.
Add quotation marks before Sasha and after the comma
Change screamed to told
14
Choose the sentence that would BEST be found in an expository composition.
I couldn't believe my brother showed up at the party
None of these are correct.
Bats are nocturnal creatures.
One beautiful day in Mrs. Smith's class....
15
Joe, Chloe, and me all looked at each other and started laughing hysterically.
The sentence should not be changed.
Change me to I
Change looked to looking
Delete the comma after Joe
16
Which transition word/phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of underlined sentence.
Therefore
Soon
In conclusion
For example
17
When my family wants to take a vacation, we goes to Florida with my older brother.
Change older to oldest
Change goes to go
Change When to Once
No change should be made.
18
"I'm a scary, mean spider," a black thing said with a sneer."
Change said to says
Change black to brown
Delete the quotation marks after the period
The sentence should not be changed.
19
Which sentence is the BEST way to correctly combine ideas?
We finished eating cookies. Then, we had a glass of milk.
We finished a box of cookies it was good to have milk.
Finishing cookies, you should be sure to get some cold milk.
Before you open a box of cookies, be sure and get cold milk.
20
My sister read diary of a wimpy kid last week.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a wimpy kid
No change is needed.
diary of a Wimpy Kid

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