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Editing and Revising Practice

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? One day, Tom n., my classmate brought a drone to school.

a)

Change Tom n. to Tom N.

b)

Change brought to brung

c)

Change a to an

d)

No change needs to be made

2.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? The house was made out of brick and I wondered how brick could twist like that.

a)

Change made to maid

b)

Insert a comma after brick

c)

Insert a comma after and

d)

No change needs to be made in sentence 10

3.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? With our parent's assistence, each student was allowed to throw the flaming ball.

a)

Change parent's to parents

b)

Change assistence to assistance

c)

Change was to were

d)

No change needs to be made

4.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? My collection of football cards are made up of different players and teams.

a)

Change cards to card's

b)

Insert a comma after boomerangs

c)

Change are to is

d)

No change needs to be made

5.

What does S.N.O.T. mean?

(a)  

6.
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?
a)
After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
b)
After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
c)
After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
7.
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.
a)
The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
b)
The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
c)
Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
d)
Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
8.
Each time you see a conjunction/FANBOYS word, you use a comma.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.
a)
Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.
b)
Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
c)
They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.
d)
When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher. 
10.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.
a)
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
b)
Mike and Sue have new jobs.
c)
Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.
d)
Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon. 
11.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.
a)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
b)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying the puppy. 
c)
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
d)
The pet store let Willie buy the puppy. 
12.
Choose the option that best combines all of the information contained in the sentences below:
Our car broke down.
We called a tow truck.
We had it towed to Toronto.
a)
When our car broke down we had to call a tow truck to have it towed to Toronto.
b)
We had to call a tow truck when our car broke down.
c)
A tow truck from Toronto had to be called when our car broke down.
d)
We had to tow the car to Toronto.
13.
How would you combine the following sentences without changing the meaning? 
My cat escaped out the door.
I had to rescue it from a tree.
I was late for school.
a)
I rescued my cat from a tree because it was escaped out the door.
b)
I was late for school after my cat escaped out of the door.
c)
After my cat escaped out the door, I had to rescue it from a tree and was then late for school.
d)
My cat escaped out the door and I had to rescue it from a tree and I was late for school.
14.
Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.
a)
The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.
b)
The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.
c)
The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.
d)
The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a conjunction?
a)
I can not play in the game until I practice more.
b)
I hid in the basement, my brother was mad at me.
c)
Victor erased the message Nora would not find out.
d)
She scored a goal won the game.
18.
Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask directions. We can use a map. 
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
because
19.
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. 
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.
20.
Which word best completes the following sentence:
I saw so much descriptive language in the story that it painted a picture in my head of what was happening. In other words, I saw lots of ______.
a)
tone
b)
imagery
c)
theme
d)
metaphors
21.
(1) During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. (2) The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July.  (3) It was ranked one of the most popular websites.
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?
a)
For example
b)
However
c)
Soon
d)
In conclusion
22.

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, and it was popular by entertaining young people.

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

a)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use and entertaining to young people.

b)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, it was also entertaining to young people.

c)

Quickly popular because it was easy to use, YouTube was also entertaining to young people.

d)

Because YouTube quickly became popular, it was also entertaining to young people.

23.

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.

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.

24.
Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
25.

Which sentence could be added after sentence 1 to strengthen the introduction of this paper?

(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire.

a)

A knight is very cool.

b)

Only boys could become knights.

c)

Only boys could become knights, and it took lots of training.

d)

Training to be a Knight.

26.
Which word should replace the word "BECAUSE" in sentence 3 to best connect the two clauses?
(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire. 
a)
until
b)
if
c)
while
d)
although
27.
Choose the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4.
(1) Getting a drink isn't easy for the gecko lizard. (2) It lives on dry dessert sand dunes on the west coast of Africa. (3) Early each morning. (4) Cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air. 
a)
Early each morning the cool air from the ocean. Comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
b)
Early each morning. The cool air, from the ocean, comes in, and hits, the warm coastal air. 
c)
Early each morning, cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
d)
Early each morning cool air from the ocean comes in, and hits the warm coastal air.
28.
(1)One of the zoo goers favorite to view is the blankets in the chimp's enclosure.  (2)The keepers  use them to keep the chimps engaged and to encourage the expression of natural behaviors.  
I need a topic sentence for this paragraph.  Which sentence could come just before sentence 1 and help open this paragraph? 
a)
The chimps at the Houston Zoo enjoy many enrichment activities.
b)
Going to the zoo is a great way to spend the day.
c)
At the zoo there is a lot to do.
d)
There are many ways to encourage natural behaviors in animals at the zoo.
29.
(7) Each week our parents would walk with us from school to the park to fly kites together. (8)There were only three of us in the Kite Society.
Which transition word or phrase could best be added to the beginning of sentence 8?
a)
After
b)
At first
c)
Because
d)
Finally
30.

Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We even keep track of who wins.

a)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, but we even keep track of who wins.

b)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, and we even keep track of who wins.

c)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, yet we even keep track of who wins.

d)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, or we even keep track of who wins.

31.
What is the best way to revise this sentence?
The book Sara is reading is very interesting, and it is interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
a)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting it is also a graphic novel.
b)
Very interesting because it is a graphic novel, Sara is reading the book. 
c)
No change is needed.
d)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
32.
Jacob wrote the following sentences. Which sentence should he write next to add a detail?
The Spalding Company made one of the first baseball mitts. 
a)
It was in 1877 when this happened. 
b)
It was worn by the catcher and had no fingers. 
c)
The first baseball mitts were made by saddle makers.
d)
Outfields soon began to wear baseball mitts, too. 
33.
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
a)
change family to Family
b)
change I to me
c)
change river to River
d)
The sentence is correct.
34.
Mom surprised us all when she declared, "let's all go get pizza!"
a)
Delete the quotation marks
b)
Change let's to Let's
c)
Remove the comma after declared
d)
The sentence is correct.
35.
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.
36.
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
37.
Mrs. Watson said that our class would go on a field trip on March, 2 2015.
a)
Delete the comma after March and insert it after 2
b)
Add quotatiion marks before our and after 2015.
c)
Delete the comma after March
d)
The sentence is correct.
38.
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
39.
"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
40.
Quickly I headed for the kitchen. Mom was making my favorite dinner in the kitchen.
a)
Quickly I headed for the kitchen, Mom was making my favorite dinner.
b)
I headed quickly to the kitchen because Mom was making my favorite dinner.
c)
I headed quickly to the kitchen and Mom was making my favorite dinner.
d)
Quickly I headed to the kitchen, then Mom was making my favorite dinner.
41.
When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.
a)
Change shook to shaked
b)
Change bottle to bottel
c)
Change Dad to dad
d)
The sentence is correct as written
42.
At Mariah's school, there are several book's written in Spanish.
a)
Change book's to books
b)
Change Mariah's to Mariahs'
c)
Change Spanish to spanish
d)
The sentence is correct
43.
Michael used colored pencils for the art project. Liam used paints for the art project. 
a)
Michael used colored pencils for the art project, and Liam used paints.
b)
Michael used colored pencils for the art project, Liam used paints for the project.
c)
Michael used colored pencils for the art project and Liam used paints. 
d)
Michael used colored pencils for the art project then Liam used paints for the art project.
44.
Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.
a)
Change its to it's
b)
Change sore to soar
c)
Change puppy to puppey
d)
Change the period to a question mark

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