WorksheetsMarch 9 Revising and Editing Set 2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What change should be made in sentence 2?
a)
change and to but
b)
change bring to brought
c)
insert a comma after pipes
d)
change They to Themselves
2.
2. What is the correct way to write sentence 4?
a)
The practice have been around since the beginning of civilization.
b)
The practice has been around since the beginning of civilization.
c)
The practice was around since the beginning of civilization.
d)
The practice has being around since the beginning of civilization.
3.
3. What change should be made in sentence 6?
a)
Change Ancient to Antient
b)
Change romans to Romans
c)
Change built to build
d)
Change that to than
4.
4. What change should be made in sentence 2?
a)
Delete the word place
b)
change is to are
c)
change North to north
d)
change hash to harsh
5.
5. What change should be made in sentence 4?
a)
change adapt to adapts
b)
change has learn to has learned
c)
insert a comma after thrive
d)
change this to these
6.
6. What change should be made in sentence 6?
a)
change they to Themselves
b)
change fastest to fast
c)
change go to goes
d)
change an to a
7.
7. The word exchange is not the best word to use in sentence 2. Which word should replace exchange in this sentence?
a)
replaced
b)
rotate
c)
alternate
d)
revolved
8.
8. Which sentence should replace sentence 7 to provide a more effectice claim at the beinning of the second paragraph ( sentences 7-14)?
a)
The lodestone was very useful to create the very early compasses.
b)
At the time, fortune telling was very popular using the lodestone stone.
c)
No one knows how the first compass was invented, but more likely China did it.
d)
The first compass used for navigation was liekly invneted in China, but Western Europe quickly caught up.
9.
9. Bailey needs a better transition at the beginning of sentence 11? Which transition should replace Moreover?
a)
Therefore
b)
Thus
c)
Then
d)
However
10.
10. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 16 - 17?
a)
These "South Pointers" were for back up only they were not reliable enough to actually help explorers navigate.
b)
They were not reliable these "South Pointers" were for back up only, enough to acutally help explorers navigate.
c)
These "South Pointers" were for back up only, they were not reliable enough to actually help explorers nagivate.
d)
These "South Pointers" were for back up only, since they were not reliable enough to actually help explorers navigate.
11.
11. Which sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 25 - 34) contains unnecessary information that should be removed?
a)
sentence 26
b)
sentence 27
c)
sentence 28
d)
sentence 29
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