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Text Editing Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Her brother might be in trouble. Peering out into the sea she saw her brother 20 metres away struggling on the surface.

a)

may instead of might

b)

Peered rather than peering.

c)

to rather than into

d)

20 metre not 20 metres

2.

When we were small as identical twins we often lie on the wrong beds at storytime.

a)

in storytime instead of at storytime

b)

lay rather than lie

c)

we are small instead of were small

d)

bed not beds

3.

Nonetheless, when asked to describing the mushrooms I could not.

a)

cannot not could not

b)

after asked insteasd of when asked

c)

the mushroom not the mushrooms

d)

to describe instead of describing

4.

Detention was a very powerful deter for my lazy friend who liked to leave school on time.

a)

is a rather than was a

b)

deterrent rather than deter

c)

like instead of liked

d)

in time not on time

5.

Often we are approach by someone we do not know working for a charity and we get annoyed.

a)

approach becomes approached

b)

do not knew rather than do not know

c)

become annoyed rather than get annoyed

d)

Seldom rather than often

6.

She also active took part in online surveys to win food vouchers.

a)

to win should be to earn

b)

take part not took part

c)

actively not active

d)

online survey not online surveys

7.

However, Megan's need for students to listen respectfully had started to take a toll to her.

a)

needs rather than need

b)

Alternatively instead of however

c)

respect not respectfully

d)

toll to becomes toll on

8.

Pain is subjective, what pain mean to some people is not the same as for others.

a)

Pains not pain

b)

means not mean

c)

person not people

d)

Other not others

9.

Danielle Steel took the world in storm writing 147 novels which all became best sellers.

a)

taken rather than took

b)

who all rather than which all

c)

novel not novels

d)

by storm not in storm

10.

My mother was having yet another episodes of back pain.

a)

episode not episodes

b)

were not was

c)

but another not yet another

d)

back pains not back pain