One Sunday - Revise & Edit Quick Check

Which sentence should Nancy remove from paragraph 2 because it does not support the main idea?

• Sentence 6 - Afterall, she knew that it was Sunday.

• Sentence 9 - Fridays were usually something to look forward to.

• Sentence 8 -Yeah, Sunday usually signaled the end of the weekend, but that was nothing compared to this Sunday.

• Sentence 10 - Christina pulled the covers over head and hugged the pillows a bit more tight.

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Nancy would like to add a transition word or phrase to help readers move from sentence 32 to sentence 33.

Which of the following is the BEST word or phrase to add at the start of sentence 33?

• At the time,

• As a result,

• A little later,

• Before,

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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 3 and 4?

• She rolled over, and then she stared up at the ceiling for several minutes.

• She rolled over, but then she stared up at the ceiling for several minutes.

• She rolled over and then she stared up at the ceiling for several minutes.

• She rolled over, or she stared up at the ceiling for several minutes.

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What could the author have done to organize her ideas before writing?

• think about the topic

• read a different story

• talk to a friend

• create a graphic organizer

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 26?

(26) Her piano teacher, ms. Janice, was great.

• Change ms. Janice to ms. janice

• Change piano teacher to Piano teacher

• Change ms. janice to Ms. Janice

• No change needs to be made to sentence 26.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10?

(10) Christina pulled the covers over head and hugged the pillows a bit more tight.

• Change more tight to tighter

• Change more tight to tighten

• Change more tight to tightest

• No change needs to be made to sentence 10.

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TEKS.ELA.RI.3A

Before which word should Nancy put the adverb cheerfully in sentence 19?

(19) Her mom was humming a tune as she finished up washing the cast-iron egg pan.

• Before cast-iron

• Before mom

• Before tune

• Before humming

What is the correct way to write sentence 43?

(43) Grabbing him tightly the first thing that Christina did was dive into his arms around the neck.

• The first thing that Christina did was dive into his arm, grabbing him tightly around the neck.

• Around the neck, the first thing that Christina did was dive into his arms, tightly around the neck.

• Grabbing him, the first thing that Christina did was dive into his arms, tightly around the neck.

• No change needs to be made in sentence 43.

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

(5) She couldn't make yourself get out of bed just yet.

• Change yourself to yourselves

• Change yourself to herself

• Change yourself to themself

• No change needs to be made in sentence 5.

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 27?

(27) The songs weren't that difficult, or the other students were friendly.

• Change or to yet

• Change or to but

• Change or to and

• No change needs to be made in sentence 27.

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