Revising and Editing Practice
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English
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 10?
Change most fraught to more fraught
Change these to those
Delete the comma after outsiders
Sentence 10 should not be changed.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author is considering whether or not she should add the following supporting detail to the second paragraph (sentences 3-4): "Research indicates that massive floods, projected in the 1970s to hit New York every 500 years, might hit the city every five years by 2030." Where could the author place this sentence?
Before sentence 3
After sentence 3
After sentence 4
The author should not add this sentence to the paragraph.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author wants to add a more effective transition between the fourth paragraph (sentences 7-10) and the fifth paragraph (sentences 11-13). Which of the following sentences should be added before sentence 11 to help the reader effectively transition from the fourth to the fifth paragraph?
How the community decides to go on directly ties into how a family will process a natural disaster.
Learning about people's habits and decisions plays a big part in how people recover from a disaster.
Here is a study that looked into the relocation of people after a natural disaster.
Research indicates that sometimes, the decision is tied to what the rest of the community chooses to do.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What change needs to be made to sentence 5?
Change affected to effected
Insert a comma after journalists
Change your to their
Change have to are
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author has not used the most appropriate word in sentence 3. Which word best replaces foreboding?
menacing
threatening
aggressive
inauspicious
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the most effective way to revise sentence 9?
Survey results indicated residents' satisfaction with their buyouts. Still, the interviews showed a dearth of information and communication, difficulties with the buyout process, and feelings of a lack of choice ("the buyout as a foregone conclusion").
Survey results indicated residents' satisfaction with their buyouts, but the interviews showed a dearth of information and communication, difficulties with the buyout process, and feelings of a lack of choice ("the buyout as a foregone conclusion").
Survey results indicated residents' satisfaction with their buyouts, but the interviews showed a dearth of information and communication. Difficulties with the buyout process, and feelings of a lack of choice ("the buyout as a foregone conclusion").
Sentence 9 should not be revised.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What change should be made to sentence 8?
Insert a comma after 2018
Change discrepancies to discrepancys
Change after to before
Change hurricane sandy to Hurricane Sandy
Tags
CCSS.L.2.2B
CCSS.L.3.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.2A
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