Grade 4 Editing IAB

My aunt was hungry and wanted to eat before the movie but the rest of the family wanted to see the movie before dinner.

What is the best way to correct the error in the sentence?

• Add a hyphen after movie

• Add a comma after movie

• Add a semicolon after movie

• Add an exclamation mark after movie

Henry felt a mix of excitement and dread about his upcoming trip to California. He had always wanted to fly on an airplane but he was worried about being so far off the ground.

What is the best way to correct the underlined part?

• Add a comma after but

• Add a period before but

• Add a comma before but

• Add a semicolon before but

Which sentence is missing a comma?

• I plan to make a healthy dinner for everyone as soon as I get home from the market.

• Paul and Sadie will join us for our healthy dinner after they visit Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.

• After we finish our healthy dinner we should go for a long walk around the neighborhood.

• I have found that eating healthy meals and getting plenty of exercise makes me feel energetic.

The sound seemed to be coming from the backyard. When Tina looked outside, she could see nothing unusual. It must be my imagination she said to herself and that scary movie I watched last night.

What is the best way to correct the underlined errors?

• It must be my imagination "she said to herself" and that scary movie I watched last night.

• "It must be my imagination, she said to herself, and that scary movie I watched last night."

• "It must be my imagination" she said to herself and "that scary movie I watched last night."

• "It must be my imagination," she said to herself, "and that scary movie I watched last night."

Mary's mother called Mary to the kitchen. She asked do you want to learn how to make apple pie today? Mary was excited because she loved helping her mother cook. "First, we need to make the crust, and that's the tricky part, she said to Mary."

Click the two sentences that would correct the punctuation errors in the underlined sentences.

• She asked do you want to learn how to make apple pie today?

• She asked "do you want to learn how to make apple pie today?"

• She asked, "Do you want to learn how to make apple pie today?"

• "First, we need to make the crust, and that's the tricky part" she said to Mary.

• "First, we need to make the crust, and that's the tricky part," she said to Mary.

Click on the sentence with an error in capitalization.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Circle the two words that have mistakes in capitalization.

When my sister and I moved to our new home, we finally became best friends. Before we moved, we had separate bedrooms. I thought I would prefer my own, but I enjoy sharing a room. Because we're older now and don't have a bunch of toys crowding the room. I get to spend more time talking and laughing with my sister.

Edit the underlined sentence by selecting the sentence that is complete.

• Because we're older now and don't have so many toys crowding our room, and we're not selfish.

• Because we're older now and don't have so many toys crowding our room, we actually have plenty of space.

• Because we're older now, and don't have so many toys crowding our room, our books on the bookshelf.

• Because we're older now and don't have so many toys crowding our room, and we have better beds and dressers.

The class studyed geometry for three weeks before taking the test. After the test, the teacher relized that her students needed a bit more instruction. She worked with small groups of students who struggled to understand the material. They quickly learnd the information through new geometry activities.

Click on each word that is spelled incorrectly.

• studyed

• geometry

• relized

• instruction

• learnd

If you plan to go to the State Fair this year, you should follow a few simple rules. First, understand that it's impossible to ride all of the rides and then plan to see all of the shows, too. Second, if you take small children with you, be sure to bring their favorite snacks so that they don't get cranky. Finally, help everyone stay safe in the parking lots by listening to the traffic police. There working hard in the parking lots all day to keep you and your family safe.

Which word underlined in the paragraph is incorrect?

• to

• too

• their

• There