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Revising V Editing etc

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
a)
change family to Family
b)
change to me
c)
change river to River
d)
The sentence is correct.
2.
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
a)
Change knew to new
b)
Change thrown to threw
c)
Change theirselves to themselves
d)
No change is needed.
3.
Natalies' flower was the most beautiful I had ever seen.
a)
Change most beautiful to more beautiful
b)
Change Natalies' to Natalies's
c)
Change flower to flour
d)
No change is needed
4.
The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.
a)
Change important to more important
b)
Change an to a
c)
Change monday to Monday
d)
The sentence is correct
5.
"I love to read about animals" said Matthew, as he settled down with his new magazine to read. 
a)
Add a period after animals
b)
Add a comma after animals
c)
Change said to Said
d)
No change is needed
6.

What does ARMS stand for?

a)

All Remembered Meditation School

b)

Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

c)

Alterations, Remedies, Mechanics, School

7.

What is the big difference between revising and editing?

a)

Revising involves big changes, and editing can be done by a computer.

b)

They are about the same

c)

One is more important

d)

Revising is double checking your writing, and editing is fixing what you checked.

8.

Questions on the STAAR or SCA that ask you to decide whether to add a comma or leave the sentence as it is written are questions about...

a)

Revising

b)

Editing

9.

A question on the STAAR or SCA asking you about where an additional sentence would fit best in a paragraph is a question about

a)

Revising

b)

Editing

10.

A question on the STAAR or SCA asking you what a better first sentence for an article would be, is a question about

a)

Revising

b)

editing

11.

When you revise, you should think about how to ______ your paragraphs.

a)

Organize

b)

Fix

c)

lengthen

d)

edit

12.

Which of these are Graphic features

a)

charts

b)

illustrations

c)

bold text

d)

font size

e)

photographs

13.

Which of these are Print features

a)

Italics (Italicized text)

b)

Bold text

c)

maps

d)

footnotes

e)

timelines

14.

Which print or graphic feature is this?

a)

Italics

b)

footnotes

c)

illustration

d)

timeline

15.

Which print or graphic feature is this?

a)

Bold text

b)

footnotes

c)

captions

d)

illustration

16.

Which print and graphic features can you see in this image? (select all that apply)

a)

Bold text

b)

illustrations

c)

word bubbles

d)

captions

e)

maps

17.

Which print feature is in this image?

a)

bold faced text

b)

italicized text

c)

footnotes

d)

headings

18.

What is your favorite Christmas (winter season) song?

a)

Jingle Bells

b)

All I want for Christmas is You

c)

Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer

d)

Santa Claus is coming to Town

e)

Last Christmas

19.

What is Ms. Adamec's Dog's name?

a)

Spot

b)

Fluffy

c)

Minerva

d)

Luna

20.

What is the name of the action figure on the sill for the white board?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Shatner

c)

Faulkner

d)

Lawrence