Worksheets2017 Revising Like an Editor
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
a)
Because night fell
b)
Jim ate the sandwich.
c)
On a tree-lined path.
d)
In our area of the city.
2.
Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
3.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
Its going to rain today.
Its going to rain today.
a)
change . to !
b)
change rain to raining
c)
change Its to It's
d)
No change needed
4.
Which change should be made?
The teacher told them to put away they papers.
The teacher told them to put away they papers.
a)
Change them to they
b)
Change they to there
c)
Change they to thay
d)
Change they to their
5.
Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.
a)
Add a comma after dinner
b)
Change While to After
c)
Change Regular to regular
d)
The sentence is correct.
6.
Which change should be made?
We planned on going to Six Flags, but now were going to Disneyworld!
We planned on going to Six Flags, but now were going to Disneyworld!
a)
Remove the comma
b)
Change but to and
c)
Capitalize the W in Disneyworld
d)
Change were to we're
7.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a)
In the middle of night. The van pulled up.
b)
Chuck would not, give Jane the seat.
c)
Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
d)
Lemonade. My favorite drink.
8.
Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask for directions. We can use a map.
We can ask for directions. We can use a map.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
because
9.
The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
a)
The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
b)
The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
c)
On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
d)
The tire on the bicycle is flat.
10.
What change, if any, should be made?
Grandpa threw the ball to Pete and me.
Grandpa threw the ball to Pete and me.
a)
Change me to I
b)
Change threw to thru
c)
Change it to me and Pete
d)
Make no change
11.
What change, if any, should be made?
Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.
Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.
a)
Change bakeing to baking
b)
Change I to me
c)
Change cookies to cookie's
12.
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.
"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.
a)
Change than to then
b)
Change your to you're
c)
Change mother to Mother
d)
Change replied to replyed
13.
Where should you put the semicolon in this sentence?
I had a huge meal however, I am already hungry again.
I had a huge meal however, I am already hungry again.
a)
however;
b)
meal;
c)
hungry;
d)
huge;
14.
What punctuation goes in the blank?
I need you to pick up the following things at Kroger ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.
I need you to pick up the following things at Kroger ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.
a)
semicolon
b)
colon
15.
What punctuation goes in the blank?
My mother texted me four times in the last 15 minutes ___ she is worried about the weather.
My mother texted me four times in the last 15 minutes ___ she is worried about the weather.
a)
Semicolon
b)
Colon
16.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
b)
Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
c)
Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
d)
Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
17.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
18.
(They're/Their/There) boots got wet in the rain.
a)
They'r
b)
Their
c)
Ther
19.
Taking out words that don't make sense in a sentence happens in the editing phase of the writing process.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
A thesaurus is a tool for checking the definition of words.
a)
Tru
b)
False
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