Quiz: STAAR Writing Revising And Editing For Grade 7
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Can you pass this STAAR writing revising and editing for grade 7 quiz? The STAAR writing, revising, and editing quiz is an all-inclusive grammar test. You are required to read the story, understand and comprehend it, as from it, you will be able to answer the questions that follow. All the best to you, and give your best to score as high as you can. The quiz will also better your comprehensive skills. Let's go now!
- 1.Read this story first!
- 2.Read this story too.
- 3.Sentences 10 and 11 are choppy and ineffective. What is the best way to revise these sentences?
- A.
Shultz charged the battery, while then discovering the video along with several photos.
- B.
After charging the battery, Shultz discovered the video along with several photos.
- C.
While charging the battery, Shultz then discovered the video along with several photos.
- D.
Shultz charged the battery because he discovered the video along with several photos.
- 4.Sentence 14 is unclear because it contains an indefinite reference. Tasha can clarify the meaning of this sentence by changing it to —
- A.
The dive
- B.
The camera
- C.
the photo
- D.
Them
- 5.Tasha wants to improve the transition between the third paragraph (sentences 13–17) and the fourth paragraph (sentences 18–20). Which sentence could best follow sentence 17 and help improve this transition?
- A.
As soon as the woman identified the children’s family, the mystery was solved.
- B.
She wasn’t certain but thought she might know who they were.
- C.
Months before, they had been in the area with the Royal Dutch Navy.
- D.
As a matter of fact, some are calling this woman a hero.
- 6.Tasha wants to add the following detail to the fifth paragraph (sentences 21–27):In fact, it is estimated to have traveled close to 1,100 miles in its six months afloat! Where is the most logical place to insert this sentence?
- A.
At the beginning of the paragraph
- B.
After sentence 21
- C.
After sentence 24
- D.
At the end of the paragraph
- 7.Tasha wants to provide a better closing for her paper. Which of the following could best be added after sentence 30 to support the previous ideas and bring a humorous conclusion to the paper?
- A.
As one viewer quipped, “I didn’t like some of the angles chosen and probably could have made a slightly better video, but I recognize I would not be as good at laying eggs on a beach.”
- B.
Describing the video, Shultz said, “The camera started thrashing around and a fin came into the picture.”
- C.
De Bruin added, “But we have the sea turtle on film proving the camera floated from Aruba to the U.S. It’s unbelievable, but it’s true.”
- D.
“I have a smile on my face. I can’t stop laughing about it,” De Bruin said. “It’s really big news on the island.”
- 8.What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?
- A.
Delete the comma
- B.
Change suggested to sugested
- C.
Change allowence to allowance
- D.
No change should be made in this sentence.
- 9.What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 6?
- A.
Change believe to beleive
- B.
Change then to than
- C.
Insert a comma after overweight
- D.
No change needs to be made in sentence 6.
- 10.What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?
- A.
Change are to is
- B.
Change providing to provided
- C.
Change balanced to balansed
- D.
No change should be made in sentence 9.
- 11.What change, if any, should be made in sentence 11?
- A.
Change offer to offering
- B.
Change their to there
- C.
Change childrens’ to children’s
- D.
No change should be made in this sentence.
- 12.What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 13?
- A.
Change post to have posted
- B.
Change clearer to clearly
- C.
Change so that to then
- D.
No change needs to be made in this sentence
- 13.What is the correct way to rewrite sentences 15 and 16?
- A.
And while I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice, it is not something that society should control. Because people need information if they are going to make wise decisions.
- B.
And I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice, it is not something that society should control, people need information if they are going to make wise decisions.
- C.
And while I believe that what someone eats is a matter of personal choice and not something that society should control, people need information if they are going to make wise decisions.
- D.
Sentences 15 and 16 are written correctly in the paper.
- 14.What change is needed in sentence 23?
- A.
Insert a comma after scale
- B.
Change they to it
- C.
Insert a comma after eating
- D.
Change knowledge to knowlege
- 15.How can Tasha revise sentence 7 to more clearly establish the thesis of this paper?
- A.
How can a swimmer record such an amazing video?
- B.
His video was so popular that people around the world have now seen it.
- C.
Who do you suppose the photographer was?
- D.
The photographer who recorded the world-famous footage was a sea turtle.
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