2021 STAAR English 1

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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?

Veronica has not used the most effective word in sentence 10. Which word should replace use to create a more effective sentence?

What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 12?

Sentence 20 is unclear. How should it be revised?

Veronica wants to add a call to action to the end of her essay. Which sentence should she insert after sentence 25 to provide an effective call to action?

Arjun needs to establish the thesis of his paper. Which sentence should be added after sentence 4 to create an effective thesis statement?

Arjun wants to strengthen the transition between the second paragraph (sentences 5–6) and the third paragraph (sentences 7–13). Which sentence should replace sentence 7 to provide a better transition?

How should sentence 13 be revised?

Arjun wants to add this sentence to his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25).

Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

What change should be made in sentence 5?

What change should be made in sentence 14?

What change needs to be made in sentence 16?

What is the correct way to write sentence 18?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

What correction should be made in sentence 14?

What change should Noah make in sentence 24?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 29?

Use The Boston Girl to answer questions 19–24.

In the selection from The Boston Girl, what does the author’s portrayal of Miss Chevalier reveal to the reader?

In paragraph 7 of the selection from The Boston Girl, what does Addie’s wish to “sink through the floor” tell the reader about her feelings?

In paragraph 6 of the selection from The Boston Girl, what does the description of Miss Chevalier emphasize?

Read paragraph 1 of the selection from The Boston Girl.

Why does Addie compare the settlement home to a lantern in the paragraph?

Which theme is explored in the selection from The Boston Girl?

Which quotation from the selection from The Boston Girl best emphasizes Miss Chevalier’s compassionate nature?

Use “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 25–32.

In lines 1 through 4 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride,” the diction and imagery mainly appeal to the reader’s sense of —

What is implied in lines 57 through 62 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What does spent mean as it is used in line 15 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How do lines 1 through 12 mainly contribute to the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Which theme is present in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How do lines 15 through 20 function in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What is the impact of lines 25 through 34 in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What is Sybil’s main motivation in lines 47 through 52 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Use The Boston Girl and “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 33–37.

Which quotation from the selection from The Boston Girl best identifies the conflict in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How does Addie in the selection from The Boston Girl differ from Sybil in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Both Addie from the selection from The Boston Girl and Sybil from the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” respond to —

What do both the selection from The Boston Girl and the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” indicate about the young women?

While the selection from The Boston Girl focuses on a young woman who gains confidence from a mentor, the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” focuses on —

Which word from the article means “average or uninspired”?

What is the primary purpose of this article?

In paragraphs 9 through 11, why does the author include information about Arianna Huffington?

How does the author organize the article?

According to the author, when you are deciding on a speech topic —

What can the reader conclude from paragraph 14?

Read this quotation from paragraph 5.

What is the most likely reason the author includes the quotation?

In paragraph 16, why does the author use the term “heavy mental lifting”?

In paragraph 6, what does the word thwarted most nearly mean?

Which quotation provides the best evidence that most people were not familiar with automobiles in 1903?

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?

Veronica has not used the most effective word in sentence 10. Which word should replace use to create a more effective sentence?

What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 12?

Sentence 20 is unclear. How should it be revised?

Veronica wants to add a call to action to the end of her essay. Which sentence should she insert after sentence 25 to provide an effective call to action?

Arjun needs to establish the thesis of his paper. Which sentence should be added after sentence 4 to create an effective thesis statement?

Arjun wants to strengthen the transition between the second paragraph (sentences 5–6) and the third paragraph (sentences 7–13). Which sentence should replace sentence 7 to provide a better transition?

How should sentence 13 be revised?

Arjun wants to add this sentence to his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25).Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

What change should be made in sentence 5?

What change should be made in sentence 14?

What change needs to be made in sentence 16?

What is the correct way to write sentence 18?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

What correction should be made in sentence 14?

What change should Noah make in sentence 24?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 29?

Use The Boston Girl to answer questions 19–24.In the selection from The Boston Girl, what does the author’s portrayal of Miss Chevalier reveal to the reader?

In paragraph 7 of the selection from The Boston Girl, what does Addie’s wish to “sink through the floor” tell the reader about her feelings?

In paragraph 6 of the selection from The Boston Girl, what does the description of Miss Chevalier emphasize?

Read paragraph 1 of the selection from The Boston Girl.Why does Addie compare the settlement home to a lantern in the paragraph?

Which theme is explored in the selection from The Boston Girl?

Which quotation from the selection from The Boston Girl best emphasizes Miss Chevalier’s compassionate nature?

Use “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 25–32.In lines 1 through 4 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride,” the diction and imagery mainly appeal to the reader’s sense of —

What is implied in lines 57 through 62 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What does spent mean as it is used in line 15 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How do lines 1 through 12 mainly contribute to the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Which theme is present in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How do lines 15 through 20 function in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What is the impact of lines 25 through 34 in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

What is Sybil’s main motivation in lines 47 through 52 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Use The Boston Girl and “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 33–37.Which quotation from the selection from The Boston Girl best identifies the conflict in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

How does Addie in the selection from The Boston Girl differ from Sybil in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Both Addie from the selection from The Boston Girl and Sybil from the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” respond to —

What do both the selection from The Boston Girl and the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” indicate about the young women?

While the selection from The Boston Girl focuses on a young woman who gains confidence from a mentor, the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” focuses on —

Which word from the article means “average or uninspired”?

What is the primary purpose of this article?

In paragraphs 9 through 11, why does the author include information about Arianna Huffington?

How does the author organize the article?

According to the author, when you are deciding on a speech topic —

What can the reader conclude from paragraph 14?

Read this quotation from paragraph 5.What is the most likely reason the author includes the quotation?

In paragraph 16, why does the author use the term “heavy mental lifting”?

In paragraph 6, what does the word thwarted most nearly mean?

Which quotation provides the best evidence that most people were not familiar with automobiles in 1903?

What is the author’s main purpose for writing this article?

Which sentence best summarizes the article?

How does the author mainly organize the article?

Based on the article, which conclusion can be made by the reader?

Which detail best supports the idea that Jackson and Crocker were inventive?

Arjun wants to add this sentence to his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25).

Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

Use The Boston Girl to answer questions 19–24.

In the selection from The Boston Girl, what does the author’s portrayal of Miss Chevalier reveal to the reader?

Read paragraph 1 of the selection from The Boston Girl.

Why does Addie compare the settlement home to a lantern in the paragraph?

Use “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 25–32.

In lines 1 through 4 of the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride,” the diction and imagery mainly appeal to the reader’s sense of —

Use The Boston Girl and “Sybil Ludington’s Ride” to answer questions 33–37.

Which quotation from the selection from The Boston Girl best identifies the conflict in the poem “Sybil Ludington’s Ride”?

Read this quotation from paragraph 5.

What is the most likely reason the author includes the quotation?