Revising and Editing (Review)

 

6. The word blasting is not the most effective word to use in sentence 3. Which word best replaces blasting in the sentence?

• A. bang

• B. blowup

• C. explosion

• D. combustion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

7.  What is the most effective way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

• A.    The eruption forced approximately 30,000 indigenous Aeta people to evacuate the nearby area, and it killed over 200 people.

• B.    The eruption forced approximately 30,000 indigenous Aeta people to evacuate the nearby area, but the eruption killed over 200 people.

• C.     The eruption forced approximately 30,000 indigenous Aeta people to evacuate the nearby area, so it killed over 200 people.

• D.    The eruption forced approximately 30,000 indigenous Aeta people to evacuate the nearby area, while the eruption killed over 200 people.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

8. Kevin wants to add this sentence to the fourth paragraph (sentences 3–6).

The massive eruption spewed volcanic ash across a wide area, including as far away as Vietnam and Malaysia.

 

 Where should he insert this sentence?

 

• A. Before sentence 3

• B. After sentence 3

• C. After sentence 4

• D. After sentence 6

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

9. What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

 

• A.    Yes, that’s right. A hot volcanic eruption made the planet cooler.

• B.    Yes, that’s right, A hot volcanic eruption made the planet cooler.

• C.     Yes, that’s right? A hot volcanic eruption made the planet cooler.

• D.    Yes, that’s right: A hot volcanic eruption made the planet cooler.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

10. Which sentence is extraneous and should be deleted from the fifth

paragraph (sentences 10-13)?

 

• A. Sentence 10

• B. Sentence 11

• C. Sentence 12

• D. Sentence 13

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

11. What change is needed in sentence 16?

 

• A.    Change are reflecting to reflect

• B.    Change emit to emits

• C.     Change the planet to a planet

• D.    Change wildfires to wild fires

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

12. What change is needed in sentence 18?

 

Air pollution, after all, will contribute to 7 million premature deaths per year globally.

 

• A.    Change deaths to dead

• B.    Change will contribute to contributes

• C.     Change globally to nationally

• D.    No changes needed

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

13. What change is needed in sentence 23?

 

While the positive effects of temperature-cooling pollution, do not outweigh air pollution sources’ greenhouse gas emissions or the overall cost of these pollutants to human health, they have acted to somewhat slow the rate of warming.

 

• A.    Delete comma (,) after human health

• B.    Delete comma (,) after temperature-cooling pollution

• C.     Change While to Well

• D.    Change rate of warming to rate of warning

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

14. Alejandro wants to add a supporting sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 3-6).

 

Which sentence should be added after sentence 3?

 

 

• A.    Geologists continue to monitor volcanoes like Mount Pinatubo for signs of unrest that could forewarn of future eruptions.

• B.    The Philippines is located in a seismically active region known as the Ring of Fire, which sees frequent volcanic and earthquake activity.

• C.    The massive eruption ejected over 5 cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere, covering an area of over 125,000 square kilometers with ash.

• D.    Volcanic eruptions can have far-reaching impacts, even affecting global weather patterns.

   

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does the article "The terrible paradox of air pollution and climate change" support its main argument through the use of examples and scientific evidence in the body paragraphs?