2021 STAAR English 2 - Revising: A New Discovery about the Brain

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2021 STAAR English 2 - Revising: A New Discovery about the Brain

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Which sentence should be added before sentence 1 to create a more effective introduction for his essay?

There are so many mysteries about the human body that you would never believe it.

The brain is like the body’s big jigsaw puzzle.

Over the past centuries, many of the mysteries of the human body have been explained by science.

Scientists are determined to find out all the facts that can help them understand our world.

Reese is considering adding this idea to his second paragraph (sentences 4–8).

Where should Reese insert this idea?

After sentence 4

After sentence 5

After sentence 6

Reese should not insert this idea.

Reese needs a better transition between the second paragraph (sentences 4–8) and the third paragraph (sentences 9–14). Which sentence should replace sentence 9 to create a more effective transition?

Until recently, scientists could not determine how the brain is able to rid itself of waste because the lymphatic system does not include the brain.

Scientists researched the brain for years before finally making a breakthrough.

No one knew how the brain was able to perform some functions.

The lymphatic system does not include the brain, so everyone always wondered about that.

Reese wants to improve the clarity of sentence 12. How should sentence 12 be revised?

Running along the brain’s blood vessels, the team determined is a fluid that carries waste away from the brain.

The team determined that fluid running along the brain’s blood vessels carries waste away from the brain.

Waste by a fluid that is running along the brain’s blood vessels is carried away from the brain, the team determined.

Along the side of the brain’s blood vessels is a fluid, the team determined, and this carries away from the brain waste.

Which sentence should Reese add after sentence 18 to provide additional support for the inference in sentence 19?

It would be a good idea to get rid of these bad proteins.

Another type of protein is important to building strong muscles.

Alzheimer’s is a disease that is heavily researched.

Some of these same proteins appear in the waste products of brain cells.

Which sentence should be added before sentence 1 to create a more effective introduction for his essay?

There are so many mysteries about the human body that you would never believe it.

The brain is like the body’s big jigsaw puzzle.

Over the past centuries, many of the mysteries of the human body have been explained by science.

Scientists are determined to find out all the facts that can help them understand our world.

Reese is considering adding this idea to his second paragraph (sentences 4–8).

Where should Reese insert this idea?

After sentence 4

After sentence 5

After sentence 6

Reese should not insert this idea.

Reese needs a better transition between the second paragraph (sentences 4–8) and the third paragraph (sentences 9–14). Which sentence should replace sentence 9 to create a more effective transition?

Until recently, scientists could not determine how the brain is able to rid itself of waste because the lymphatic system does not include the brain.

Scientists researched the brain for years before finally making a breakthrough.

No one knew how the brain was able to perform some functions.

The lymphatic system does not include the brain, so everyone always wondered about that.

Reese wants to improve the clarity of sentence 12. How should sentence 12 be revised?

Running along the brain’s blood vessels, the team determined is a fluid that carries waste away from the brain.

The team determined that fluid running along the brain’s blood vessels carries waste away from the brain.

Waste by a fluid that is running along the brain’s blood vessels is carried away from the brain, the team determined.

Along the side of the brain’s blood vessels is a fluid, the team determined, and this carries away from the brain waste.

Which sentence should Reese add after sentence 18 to provide additional support for the inference in sentence 19?

It would be a good idea to get rid of these bad proteins.

Another type of protein is important to building strong muscles.

Alzheimer’s is a disease that is heavily researched.

Some of these same proteins appear in the waste products of brain cells.

2021 STAAR English 2 - Revising: A New Discovery about the Brain

2021 STAAR English 2 - Revising: A New Discovery about the Brain

Which sentence should be added before sentence 1 to create a more effective introduction for his essay?

Reese is considering adding this idea to his second paragraph (sentences 4–8).Where should Reese insert this idea?

Reese needs a better transition between the second paragraph (sentences 4–8) and the third paragraph (sentences 9–14). Which sentence should replace sentence 9 to create a more effective transition?

Reese wants to improve the clarity of sentence 12. How should sentence 12 be revised?

Which sentence should Reese add after sentence 18 to provide additional support for the inference in sentence 19?

Reese is considering adding this idea to his second paragraph (sentences 4–8).

Where should Reese insert this idea?