Revising Practice

1. What revision should be made in sentence 2?

• a) Change "an elderly woman" to "a young woman."

• b) Remove "who had been baking for over fifty years."

• c) Add "and her bakery was the best in town."

• d) Change "was owned by" to "was run by."

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

The sentence "The scent of cinnamon and sugar wafted through the air," needs to be added. Where should this sentence be added?

• a) After sentence 5.

• b) After sentence 6.

• c) After sentence 7.

• d) After sentence 8.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. Which sentence in the third paragraph should be removed because it repeats information?
   

• a) "Mrs. Baker tried to come up with new recipes."
  

• b) "Her pastries were still delicious."

• c) "This made Mrs. Baker sad."
  items."

• d) "The new baker offered a variety of

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

1. Which sentence best follows and supports sentence 10 about the new bakery becoming popular?

• a) "Mrs. Baker decided to close her bakery."
  

• b) "Many townspeople forgot about Mrs. Baker."
  

• c) "Mrs. Baker was happy with her business."

• d) "The new bakery had flashy advertisements."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

1. Which sentence should replace sentence 20 to emphasize the main point of this story and bring it to a more effective close?

• a) "Mrs. Baker's pastries were the best in town."

• b) "In the end, love for baking brought the community together."

• c) "The new bakery was very successful."

• d) "Mrs. Baker decided to retire."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

1. What revision is needed in sentence 11 to enhance clarity?

• a) Change "This made Mrs. Baker sad" to "This upset Mrs. Baker."

• b) Remove "sad."
  

• c) Add "and she felt lonely."
  

• d) Change "This" to "The situation."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

In sentence 12, what grammatical change should be made?

• a) Change "to come up with" to "to create."
  

• b) Change "but nothing seemed to work" to "but nothing worked."

• c) Remove "seemed."

• d) Change "new recipes" to "new desserts."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word in sentence 15 could be replaced for better variety?

• a) Replace "missed" with "longed for."
  

• b) Replace "pastries" with "treats."
  

• c) Replace "but" with "yet."
  

• d) Replace "drawn" with "attracted."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What revision is needed in sentence 16 to improve the flow?

• a) Change "Mrs. Baker decided to hold a special event" to "Mrs. Baker planned a special event."
  

• b) Remove "to hold."
  

• c) Change "to remind everyone" to "to remind the community."
  

• d) Add "exciting" before "special event."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

In sentence 18, which word best describes the success of the event?

• a) "Massive" instead of "huge."
  

• b) "Moderate" instead of "huge."
  

• c) "Insignificant" instead of "huge."

• d) "Unexpected" instead of "huge."

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10