7th Grade 2006 TAKS Writing

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
1. Change tradition to traditional
2. Insert a comma after gown
3. Change surrounded to surounded
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 4?
1. The groom, who was wearing a blue flight suit, he was floating 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
2. The groom wearing a blue flight suit, he was floating 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
3. The groom was wearing a blue flight suit. Floating 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
4. The groom was wearing a blue flight suit and floating 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
1. Change took to taking
2. Change during to durring
3. Change Johnson space center to Johnson Space Center
4. Make no change
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 8?
1. The couple had wanted to get married in the same room, but when Malenchenko’s mission was extended. They decided not to wait for his return.
2. The couple had wanted to get married in the same room, Malenchenko’s mission was extended, they decided not to wait for his return.
3. The couple had wanted to get married in the same room when Malenchenko’s mission was extended. And decided not to wait for his return.
4. No revision is needed.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?
1. Insert it after center
2. Change decoratted to decorated
3. Change wedding chapel to Wedding Chapel
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?
1. Lu played the “Wedding March” that used a portable keyboard.
2. Lu played the “Wedding March,” he used a portable keyboard.
3. Lu played the “Wedding March” and a portable keyboard.
4. Lu played the “Wedding March” on a portable keyboard.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?
1. Delete they
2. Change attended to will attend
3. Change reception to recepsion
4. Make no change
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?
1. Change grabbed to grabed
2. Delete the comma
3. Insert quotation marks before I’m
4. Make no change
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paper?
1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 7
3. Sentence 13
4. Sentence 14
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
1. Change are to is
2. Change intresting to interesting
3. Insert a comma after facts
4. Make no change
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 6?
1. Afterward,
2. Finally,
3. In fact,
4. In comparison,
What change should be made in sentence 7?
1. Change sturdy to sturdey
2. Delete the comma
3. Change wears to worn
4. Change have to be replaced to has to be replaced
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?
1. Change largest to larger
2. Insert a comma after today
3. Delete because
4. Make no change
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?
1. Change bureau of engraving and printing to Bureau of Engraving and Printing
2. Delete is
3. Change responsible to responsibly
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 14?
1. The old money is shredded, it is then used in a variety of ways.
2. The old money is shredded. To be then used in a variety of ways.
3. The old money is shredded and then used in a variety of ways.
4. The old money, which is shredded in a variety of ways, it is then used.
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paper?
1. Sentence 11
2. Sentence 16
3. Sentence 17
4. Sentence 18
The meaning of sentence 5 can be improved by changing it to —
1. the balloon
2. the trip
3. them
4. the shapes
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
1. Change assistant to assistent
2. Change brought to brings
3. Change a very, very big to an enormous
4. Make no change
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?
1. Change looked to looks
2. Insert a comma after half-full
3. Change we to you
4. Make no change
Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 13?
1. I guess this was another part of their job.
2. They had to hold the basket down until everyone had climbed in.
3. When everyone was settled, the workers released the basket.
4. I was wearing a jacket because it was a little cool that morning.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15?
1. Change soaring to to soar
2. Change graceful to gracefully
3. Change the city to it
4. Make no change
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 22?
1. As the hot air escaped, the balloon began to sink slowly.
2. The hot air escaping. And the balloon began to sink slowly.
3. Because the hot air escaped. The balloon began to sink slowly.
4. No revision is needed.
What change should be made in sentence 25?
1. Change rember to remember
2. Change felt to feeled
3. Change lighter to more lighter
4. Change than to then
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 5 and 6?
1. For more than 20 years, sailors have competed in a race called Around Alone, it is a boat race.
2. For more than 20 years, sailors competing in a boat race called Around Alone.
3. For more than 20 years, sailors have competed and in a race called Around Alone, a boat race.
4. For more than 20 years, sailors have competed in a boat race called Around Alone.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
1. Change Interested to Intrested
2. Change new york to New York
3. Change the competition to it
4. Make no change
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?
1. Change Kent’s to Kents’
2. Change journey to journy
3. Change good to well
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to rewrite the idea in sentence 16?
1. He had a laptop computer for checking electronic charts and weather maps.
2. He checked electronic charts and weather maps. With a laptop computer that he had.
3. He had a laptop computer, he checked electronic charts and weather maps with it.
4. He checked with a laptop computer. That he had for checking electronic charts and weather maps.
What change should be made in sentence 17?
1. Insert a comma after computer
2. Change communicate to comunicate
3. Change students to students’
4. Change was following to were following
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 20?
1. Change welcoming to welcomming
2. Change that to it
3. Change their to his
4. Make no change
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21?
1. Delete the comma after said
2. Insert quotation marks before The
3. Change the period to a comma
4. Make no change
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paper?
1. Sentence 3
2. Sentence 9
3. Sentence 19
4. Sentence 22
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
1. Change He carried to Carrying
2. Change notised to noticed
3. Change his to their
4. Make no change
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 7?
1. Then he would move on, swishing his tail in Rabbit’s angry face.
2. Then he would move on. Swishing his tail in Rabbit’s angry face.
3. Then he would move on and swish in Rabbit’s angry face his tail.
4. No revision is needed.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?
1. Change you to yours
2. Change attend to atend
3. Change the comma to a question mark
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 18 and 19?
1. He dozed because Cricket combed and clipped.
2. He dozed as Cricket combed and clipped.
3. He dozed, Cricket combed and clipped.
4. He dozed, combed, and clipped Cricket.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?
1. Change it to them
2. Insert a semicolon after feast
3. Change begin to begins
4. Make no change
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 24?
1. Possum loosened the scarf and leaped onto the dance floor.
2. Possum loosened the scarf, he leaped onto the dance floor.
3. Possum loosened the scarf. And leaped onto the dance floor.
4. Possum loosened the scarf that leaped onto the dance floor.
What change should be made in sentence 27?
1. Change Suddenly to Suddenley
2. Change they to he
3. Change heard to herd
4. Change laughing to laughed
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 28?
1. Change realized to relized
2. Change the second that to it
3. Change complete to completely
4. Make no change
Which sentence could BEST be added after sentence 29?
1. When he rolled over, he was just pretending to be dead.
2. A possum carries its young in its pouch or on its back.
3. I saw a possum do this one time in the woods behind my house.
4. To this day possums everywhere roll over and play dead when they are upset.

7th Grade 2006 TAKS Writing

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