2019 STAAR English 1

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52 questions

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (C)

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E1.9 (B)(i)

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E1.9 (B)(ii)

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E1.9 (D)(vi)

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E1.9 (D)(i)

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E1.9 (D)(v)

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E1.9 (D)(iv)

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E1.9 (D)(i)

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E1.9 (D)(ii)

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E1.9 (D)(iii)

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E1.9 (D)(v)

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E1.9 (D)(vi)

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E1.7 (D)(i)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.8 (A)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.7 (D)(i)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.2 (A)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.8 (A)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.7 (D)(i)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.2 (B)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.6 (B)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.2 (B)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.5 (C)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

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E1.4 (F)

2019 STAAR English 1

2019 STAAR English 1

What transition would be the most appropriate to use at the beginning of sentence 6?

Candice needs a more effective thesis statement for her paper. Which sentence should replace sentence 8 to serve as the thesis statement?

Candice needs a topic sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 19–21). Which of the following sentences should be inserted before sentence 19 to introduce the ideas in this paragraph?

Candice may have a redundant sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 22–26). Which sentence, if any, should be deleted?

Candice would like to improve her concluding sentence by summing up the ideas she has presented.

Which sentence should she use to replace sentence 35?

Melody’s opening sentence is unclear. What change should she make in sentence 1 to clarify her introductory paragraph?

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

Melody needs a better transition into the third paragraph (sentences 12–17) of her essay. Which of the following could she add before sentence 12 to improve this transition?

Melody would like to add the following counterargument to her essay.

Where is the best place for her to insert this sentence?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 4?

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 26?

What change should be made in sentence 30?

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 10?

What change should Gena make in sentence 17?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 25?

How does sentence 28 need to be changed?

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” best supports the main idea of the article?

Based on the article, the coaches at IMG can best be described as —

Read this quotation from paragraph 13.

What evidence does the author present in the article to support the opinion expressed in this quotation?

The author wrote “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” primarily to —

Read paragraph 21.

What does this sentence suggest?

What does the graphic best suggest about the different levels of baseball competition?

What can the reader conclude from the interaction between the pitching coach and Cameron Varga in paragraphs 17 through 20?

What is the author’s purpose for mentioning the children’s race through the house?

Based on the information presented in the essay, what is one message the reader can infer?

Read the following dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the use of the word validated in paragraph 3?

The author includes quotations in paragraph 8 primarily to —

Which quotation best expresses the author’s viewpoint about being an “also-ran”?

What can the reader conclude from paragraph 3?

What is the main idea of the selection?

Both Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and the author of “I Believe in the Also-Rans” —

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “I Believe in the Also-Rans.”

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” contrasts with the attitude expressed in the sentence from “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

Which sentence correctly describes the organizational pattern used by the authors of the two selections?

What do Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and Cyrus in “I Believe in the Also-Rans” have in common?

What is the purpose of paragraph 32 in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and paragraph 3 in “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

2019 STAAR English 1

2019 STAAR English 1

What transition would be the most appropriate to use at the beginning of sentence 6?

Candice needs a more effective thesis statement for her paper. Which sentence should replace sentence 8 to serve as the thesis statement?

Candice needs a topic sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 19–21). Which of the following sentences should be inserted before sentence 19 to introduce the ideas in this paragraph?

Candice may have a redundant sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 22–26). Which sentence, if any, should be deleted?

Candice would like to improve her concluding sentence by summing up the ideas she has presented. Which sentence should she use to replace sentence 35?

Melody’s opening sentence is unclear. What change should she make in sentence 1 to clarify her introductory paragraph?

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

Melody needs a better transition into the third paragraph (sentences 12–17) of her essay. Which of the following could she add before sentence 12 to improve this transition?

Melody would like to add the following counterargument to her essay.Where is the best place for her to insert this sentence?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 4?

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 26?

What change should be made in sentence 30?

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 10?

What change should Gena make in sentence 17?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 25?

How does sentence 28 need to be changed?

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” best supports the main idea of the article?

Based on the article, the coaches at IMG can best be described as —

Read this quotation from paragraph 13.What evidence does the author present in the article to support the opinion expressed in this quotation?

The author wrote “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” primarily to —

Read paragraph 21.What does this sentence suggest?

What does the graphic best suggest about the different levels of baseball competition?

What can the reader conclude from the interaction between the pitching coach and Cameron Varga in paragraphs 17 through 20?

What is the author’s purpose for mentioning the children’s race through the house?

Based on the information presented in the essay, what is one message the reader can infer?

Read the following dictionary entry.Which definition best matches the use of the word validated in paragraph 3?

The author includes quotations in paragraph 8 primarily to —

Which quotation best expresses the author’s viewpoint about being an “also-ran”?

What can the reader conclude from paragraph 3?

What is the main idea of the selection?

Both Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and the author of “I Believe in the Also-Rans” —

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “I Believe in the Also-Rans.”Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” contrasts with the attitude expressed in the sentence from “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

Which sentence correctly describes the organizational pattern used by the authors of the two selections?

What do Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and Cyrus in “I Believe in the Also-Rans” have in common?

What is the purpose of paragraph 32 in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and paragraph 3 in “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

Candice would like to improve her concluding sentence by summing up the ideas she has presented.

Which sentence should she use to replace sentence 35?

Melody would like to add the following counterargument to her essay.

Where is the best place for her to insert this sentence?

Read this quotation from paragraph 13.

What evidence does the author present in the article to support the opinion expressed in this quotation?

Read paragraph 21.

What does this sentence suggest?

Read the following dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the use of the word validated in paragraph 3?

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “I Believe in the Also-Rans.”

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” contrasts with the attitude expressed in the sentence from “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?