Revising Practice

I really liked learning new things about animals.

Which of the following sentences includes details and imagery to best replace the above sentence?

• Fun facts about different types of animals intrigued me.

• I enjoyed gathering new information and details about different animals, species, and lifeforms that populate our earth.

• Although there were many unknown facts about the world, earth, and universe, I curiously investigated all that I could to learn new things.

• Because there were so many different animals on earth, I loved learning about all of them.

I buy new candy from the shop, but then groceries that I get from the store.

• I buy new candy from the shop but then groceries that I get from the store.

• I buy new candy from the shop, then I can get groceries from the store.

• I buy new candy from the shop, but then I get groceries from the store.

• I buy new candy from the shop but then I get groceries from the store.

(1) Books are some of the best things to have in your home. (2) You can read them every day, no matter what the weather is like. (3) You can also travel to new places through the stories that you experience. (4) Finally, books come in all sizes and difficulties, so anyone can read them.

Where would I add the following detail: There are many advantages to owning them.

• Before sentence 1.

• Before sentence 2.

• After sentence 3.

• It should not be added at all.

(1) Cats are some of the neatest animals. (2) They have many instinctual habits that make them well loved and needed pets. (3) Their flexible bodies and teeth allow them to hunt small mice and rats.

Which of the following sentences could best follow and support sentence 3?

• They are lethal, sneaky hunters because they make almost no noise when walking.

• There are many different types and species of rats and mice found all over the world.

• Only about a third of cats are currently living in homes rather than on the streets.

• Without their flexible bodies and teeth, they could not hunt.

Casey didn't realize that all of the neighbor's animals had gotten loose, and that Jack, their pet billy goat, was destroying the flowers. As all the animals were running around and causing chaos, it jumped over the fence and didn't come back.

The clarity of this sentence can be improved by changing it to -

• Casey

• Jack

• animals

• the neighbor

(1) Kids can see many things during their summer breaks. (2) Many museums have these on display at all times, and some even hold special showings for famous works and sculptures. (3) Galleries also have paintings readily available for viewing at any time.

There is a poor choice of words in sentence 1. Which word would best replace things in sentence 1?

• paintings

• places

• items

• artifacts