WorksheetsEditing & Revising Practice CBA 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
1 How should sentence 1 be changed?
A insert a comma after remember
B change broke to break
C change county to County
D no change is needed
2 What change needs to be made in sentence 5?
F change Dad to dad
G insert a comma after truck
H change possessions to possesions
J change came to come
3 What change should be made in sentence 9?
A change keep to kept
B change channel to chanel
C change it to it’s
D Sentence 9 should not be changed
4 How should sentence 12 be changed?
F change Sequoyah to sequoyah
G change mom to Mom
H insert comma after hurry
J Sentence 12 should not be changed.
5 What change is needed in sentence 24?
A change Mom to mom
B change was to were
C insert a quotation mark after here,
D No change is needed.
13 What is the most effective way to revise sentence 8?
A His teacher, she agreed that the specimen appeared to be the fossilized remains of a very strange creature, but she seemed less certain that the creature it was extraterrestrial.
B She agreed that the specimen appeared to be the fossilized remains of some very strange creature, but she seemed less than certain that the creature was extraterrestrial.
C She seemed less certain that the creature was extraterrestrial, but she agreed that the specimen appeared to be the fossilized remains and it was a strange creature that was fossilized.
D The specimen appeared to be the fossilized remains of a very strange creature and his teacher said she agreed with that. But she said she was less certain that the creature was extraterrestrial.
6 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 28?
F change here to hear
G insert a comma after airplanes
H insert a comma after sky
J No change is needed in sentence 28
7 What change is needed in sentence 30?
A insert a comma after long
B change their to they’re
C change we’re to were
D delete the comma after okay
8 What is the correct way to write sentence 35?
F “We can’t leave Sequoyah!” I screamed, but my dad he walked to the truck, and his head it was down, and he started the engine.
G “We can’t leave Sequoyah!” I screamed. And my dad walked to the truck, and he started the engine and his head was down.
H “We can’t leave Sequoyah!” I screamed, but my dad. He walked to the truck with his head down and started the engine.
J Sentence 35 is written correctly in the paper.
9 What is the correct way to write sentences 47 and 48?
A We spent the night with my Aunt Loretta, my mom flew home the next day.
B We spent the night with my Aunt Loretta and my mom flew home the next day.
C We spent the night with my Aunt Loretta, and my mom flew home the next day.
D The sentences are written correctly in the paper.
10 How should sentence 51 be changed?
F change how to who
G change releived to relieved
H change were to was
J No change is needed.
11 In sentence 1, Terri does not think that with is the best word to use. Which of the
following would be a more effective word or phrase to use in this sentence?
who possesses
who's got
that
which
12 Which idea could BEST follow and support sentence 2?
F His neighbor was a very nice lady who had always liked Clayton.
G His neighbor’s name is Mrs. Taylor.
H His neighbor was certain she had found the fossilized remains of an alien from outer space.
J His neighbor’s property is near a lake.
14 What is the most effective transition word or phrase to add to the beginning of
sentence 17?
F Once again
G Therefore
H Then
J Next
15 Terri would like to add a sentence to help with the transition between the 3rd paragraph (sentences
12–20) and the 4th paragraph (sentences 21–29). Which sentence should Terri add to the end of
the 3rd paragraph, just after sentence 20?
A With this new information, Clayton was now certain
his rock was a fossilized alien.
B Clayton’s blue ribbon was proving to be a bit more
difficult than he thought it would be.
C Clayton already knew that not all rocks are
sedimentary.
D The photos of fossils on the websites were mainly
marine animals.
16 What is the most effective way to combine sentences 22 and 23?
F “What you have here is a piece of chert and also the piece of chert has mineral deposits attached to it,” the gentleman explained.
G “What you have here is a piece of chert,” and the gentleman explained, “and it has mineral deposits attached to it.”
H “What you have here with mineral deposits attached to it, is a piece of chert,” the gentleman explained.
J “What you have here, is a piece of chert with mineral deposits attached to it,” the gentleman explained.
17 Terri does not want to use the word explained in sentence 28 because she already
used it in another sentence. What word could Terri use instead of explained?
A exclaimed
B asked
C asserted
D said
18 The meaning of sentence 30 is unclear. What is the BEST change to make in this sentence to improve its clarity?
F Change His to Clayton’s
G Change disappointment to dashed hope
H Change easy to obvious
J Change see to understand
19 What is the most effective way to revise sentence 36?
A “Just to prove themselves right, a lot of people, they either change their hypothesis or else they alter their data.
B “A lot of people, they will either change their hypothesis or they will alter their data and just to prove themselves right.
C “Either they will change their hypothesis or a lot of people will alter their data just so they can prove themselves right.
D “A lot of people either change their hypothesis or alter their data, just to prove themselves right.
20 Terri would like to add a sentence to bring her story to a more effective close. Which sentence could she add after sentence 39 to help achieve this goal?
F The next thing he did was go to the store and buy a
display board.
G THE END
H Last year, his Science Fair project didn’t work out very
well.
J His project earned a blue ribbon, and though it involved a
great deal more work than he thought it would, he
learned a great deal more about scientific inquiry than he
expected to.
