Editing and Proofreading

Editing and Proofreading

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Editing and Proofreading

Editing and Proofreading

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.4.2B, L.9-10.2A, L.3.1G

+30

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 1+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What change should be made to this sentence:

"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.

Insert quotation marks after ?

Changed asked to Asked

Insert quotation marks after today

Change Can to can

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What change should be made to this sentence?


The teacher said to the class, I hope they're having a good time today."

Change they're to their

Insert quotation marks before I

Delete the comma after class

Change full stop to a question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What change if any should be made to this sentence? 
I wonder if its their birthday today. 

Change its to it's

Change their to they're

Change wonder to wunder

Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What change should be made to this sentence?

Yesterday we build a fort at recess.

Chance recess to resess

Change build to built

Insert a comma after build

Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

We brought pencils paper and crayons.

We brought pencils, paper and crayons.

We brang pencils, paper, and crayons.

we brought pencils, paper and crayons.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.2A

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.1.2C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning? Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

different

incentive

plans

employees

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the correct way to rewrite this sentence: Most kind of flies have one pair of wings, because bees and wasps have two.

Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, so bees and wasps have two.

Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, but bees and wasps have two.

Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, or bees and wasps have two.

Leave as is.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1H

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