Search Header Logo

Benchmark Revising and Editing Practice

Authored by Brittany [AHS]

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 16+ times

Benchmark Revising and Editing Practice
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

9 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Revising Question 1: Arjun needs to establish the thesis of his paper. Which sentence should be added after sentence 4 to create an effective thesis statement?

James and Gastelum could not have imagined what a remarkable place the garden would one day become.

James’s home country of England did not offer the kind of climate that orchids need in order to grow outdoors.

Orchids come in all colors and sizes and are beloved by gardeners all over the world, even though they take some effort to grow.

Flowers would replace coffee as the crop grown on this large plantation.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Revising Question 2: 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?

Additionally, the orchid garden of Las Pozas was a failure.

But what would happen to the orchid garden of Las Pozas?

Sadly, the orchid garden of Las Pozas was not destined to last.

The orchid garden of Las Pozas drew a lot of attention.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Revising Question 3: How should sentence 13 be revised?

Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, to build a surrealist sculpture garden was what James decided to do.

Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, James decided to build a surrealist sculpture garden.

Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, a surrealist sculpture garden was built by James.

Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, building a surrealist sculpture garden was James’s decision.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Revising Question 4: Arjun wants to add this sentence to his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25).

"Unfortunately there was not enough revenue from tourism to finance the constant maintenance that the site required."

Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

After sentence 21

After sentence 22

After sentence 23

After sentence 24

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Editing Question 1: What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?

Delete the comma after generation

Change is using to are using

Change too frequently to to frequently

No change should be made in sentence 3.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Editing Question 2: What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts, but I didn’t understand what he meant until a few days later.

He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts: I didn’t understand what he meant until a few days later.

He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts. Which I didn’t understand what he meant until a few days later.

 He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts, and I didn’t understand. What he meant until a few days later.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Editing Question 3: What correction should be made in sentence 14?

Change My to Our

Change covered to covers

Delete the comma after page

Change they to it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?