Peer editing the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky' | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is editing?

• rewriting a whole piece of text

• making improvements in language choices

• making improvements to sentence structure

• only correcting mistakes

Answer explanation

Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure that a text flows well.

Match the key terms to their definitions.

• punctuation

• a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

• sentence structure

• language choices made by a writer

• vocabulary

• the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

Answer explanation

Editing punctuation, sentence structure and language are all essential in improving the overall quality of writing.

Which conjunction should join the following two clauses together? 'The young man was scared, __________ he bravely headed towards the danger.

• or

• but

• if

• and

Answer explanation

A compound sentence is formed of two main clauses of equal importance. A co-ordinating conjunction joins together the two clauses.

Which of these should we do when editing sentence structure?

• Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.

• Check for missing commas.

• Check that we've used a range of different sentence types to make the text flow.

Answer explanation

When we edit sentence structure, we make changes to the way sentences are constructed to improve text flow.

What should we do when making improvements to language choices?

• Check that language choices are ambitious.

• Check for missing full stops.

• Check for missing capital letters.

• Check the language matches the text type.

Answer explanation

When we edit language choices, we make sure the vocabulary is ambitious and the language matches the purpose of the text type.

Which sentence would you most likely find in a piece of descriptive narrative writing?

• The forest was 5km east of the mountains.

• I went for a walk in the forest.

• In the shadows, strange creatures tormented the heart of the forest.

Answer explanation

Writers use precise and descriptive vocabulary in narrative writing that create a vivid picture for the reader.