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Worksheetsediting and revising 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 47mins
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Date
1.
(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!
What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?
What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?
a)
As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
b)
As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
c)
As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
d)
As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
2.
The dessert has hot sand, cactus, and rocks everywhere.
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?
a)
delete the comma after cactus
b)
change everywhere to every where
c)
change dessert to desert
d)
make no change
3.
The teacher was helpfull and showed the student how to work the difficult math problem.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
add a comma before and
b)
change helpfull to helpful
c)
insert a comma after difficult
d)
no change is needed
4.
Me and my brother went over there because they had lots of different board games to play!
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
Change me and my brother to my brother and I
b)
change lots to lot's
c)
change there to their
d)
no change is needed
5.
20 million people almost visit Disney World each year.
What is the correct way to write the sentence above?
What is the correct way to write the sentence above?
a)
20 million people visit Disney World almost each year.
b)
Almost 20 million people visit Disney World each year.
c)
20 million people visit Disney World each year, almost.
d)
No change is needed
6.
(1) Many people believe that Nessie, the creature that lives beneath the Loch Ness in Scotland, is a monster. (2) According to past stories. (3) Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur!
What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3?
What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3?
a)
According to past stories, Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur.
b)
According to past stories, Nessie is related, to a type of aquatic dinosaur.
c)
Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, according to past stories.
d)
Related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, Nessie, according to past stories.
7.
"We've got to go quickly, said his mother.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
change we've to we'll
b)
change quickly to quick
c)
insert quotation marks after quickly
d)
no change is needed
8.
(1) The students visited Angelo State University and toured the observatory. (2) They had a wonderful time!
I want to add more detail after sentence 1. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 1?
I want to add more detail after sentence 1. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 1?
a)
The students went on a field trip.
b)
All of the kids got to ride on the school bus to the university.
c)
An observatory is a place where you can look at stars through a telescope.
d)
The telescope was huge!
9.
Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?
a)
Timothy turned his homework in late.
b)
He ran quickly.
c)
However, she was.
d)
The bird perched on the power line.
10.
The lite from the morning sunrise was absolutely beautiful.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
change sunrise to sun rise
b)
change beautiful to beautifull
c)
change lite to light
d)
no change is needed
11.
the little girl was quite excited to go shopping at the mall with her grandmother.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
change the to The
b)
change quite to quiet
c)
change grandmother to Grandmother
d)
no change is needed
12.
Read the paragraph: (20) She learned that they were more like humans than people used to think. (21) She watched the chimps playing and she watched the chimp eating and she watched the chimps caring for their young and she watched the chimps making tools. (22) She wrote reports about all the things she saw. (23) Her reports taught the rest of the world how chimps behave.
The writer would like to add a central idea statement to the beginning of the paragraph. Which of these sentences would be the best choice?
The writer would like to add a central idea statement to the beginning of the paragraph. Which of these sentences would be the best choice?
a)
A) While in Africa, she enjoyed the weather.
b)
B) Over the years, she wrote many letter home.
c)
C) Now that she was older, she planned to return to England.
d)
D) While studying the chimps, she discovered many new things about chimps.
13.
Read the following paragraph: (24) In 1977, Dr. Goodall created the Jane Goodall Institute. (25) Its office is located in Silver Spring Maryland. (26) The institute teaches people about chimps. (27) It also teaches people how to save the wild areas where the chimps live. (28) Dr. Goodall doesn't live among the chimps any longer. (29) She still gives speeches and writes about her experiences. (30) She hopes that more people will become interested in these wonderful animals.
The writer would like to add a transition between sentences 28 and 29. Which transition word works the best?
The writer would like to add a transition between sentences 28 and 29. Which transition word works the best?
a)
A ) Then,
b)
B ) While,
c)
C) First ,
d)
D) However,
14.
(1) Smokey the Bear is a well-known character. (2) He has been a symbol of fire safety since the 1940s. (3) You have probably heard his famous saying. (4) Only you can prevent wildfires."
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?
a)
Change prevent prevint
b)
Insert quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence
c)
Change you to your
d)
Sentence 5 should not be changed.
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