WorksheetsStar Revising and Editing
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the best way to join these two sentences?
Because of the rain today. Soccer practice is cancelled.
Because of the rain today soccer practice is cancelled.
Because of the rain today, soccer practice is cancelled.
Because of the rain today and soccer practice is cancelled.
Because of the rain today, therefore soccer practice is cancelled today.
What change needs to be made to this sentence:
"Of course I'll follow you on Instagram," she replied sarcastically.
Change the comma after Instagram to a period
Change sarcastically to sarcasticly
Change Instagram to instagram
no change needs to be made
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
"Hi dad," Peter said as his father walked in the door.
Change father to Father
Change dad to Dad
Add a comma after father
No change needs to be made
What is the best way to revise sentence 10?
JJ Watt believes if you work hard, you can make your dreams come true.
JJ Watt believes in hard work and dreams come true.
JJ Watt believes dreams and hard work.
The sentence does not need to be revised.
What DON'T you do when you edit?
Add new ideas
Fix the grammar
Fix Spelling Mistakes
Add punctuations
Which of the following is the best revision for the following sentence? The man said that he felt good and would go back to work.
The injured man said that he felt good and would think about working later.
The severly injured man said that he felt he was beginning to regain his strength and that he was looking foward to returning to work with his friends.
The sick man said that he felt ok and he might work again later.
Which fo the following is the best revision of the following sentence? The car had a yellow paint job.
The truck had a bright yellow coat of paint.
The car had flames on the side.
The new fancy car had a fresh coat of bright yellow paint with flame on the hood and cool new wheels.
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"This, ladies and gentlemen," Mr. Taylor announced, "Will be a formative grade."
Change ladies to lady's
Change announced to announsed
Delete the comma after announced
Change Will to will
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.
Change few to fewer
Change breif to brief
Change the , to a ;
No change needs to be made
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.
Change they're to their.
Change father to Father
Change they're to there
Change helped to helping
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.
Change friends to friend's
Insert a comma after After
Insert a comma after shopping
Insert a comma after store
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
The girl said, "Lets walk to the store and buy Takis from there."
Change Lets to Let's
Change there to their
Remove the comma after said
Change Takis to takis
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"But mom, I can't clean my room, I'm busy on Snapchat," the girl exclaimed.
Change can't to cant
Change Snapchat to snapchat
Remove the comma after room
Change mom to Mom
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.
"According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
"According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.
Change than to then
Change your to you're
Change mother to Mother
Change replied to replyed
What change should be made in the following sentence?
There car wouldn't start, so they took the bus.
Change wouldn't to would not
Change there to their
Delete the comma
No change
What change should be made in the following sentence?
The man walked across the dessert for two days before rescue arrived.
Change walked to walks
Change dessert to desert
Insert a comma after days
Make no change
What change should be made in this sentence?
Darion took his test, and he makes a good grade.
Change good to well
Change makes to maked
Change makes to made
Make no change
What is the best way to revise this sentence: A famous basketball player carried the Chinese flag named Yao Ming.
A famous basketball player named Yao Ming carried the Chinese flag.
The famous basketball player who carried the Chinese flag, he was named Yao Ming.
A famous basketball player carried the Chinese flag he was named Yao Ming.
A famous basketball player carried the Chinese flag. Who was named Yao Ming.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
A) The teacher said "Please open your books to page 10."
B) The teacher said, "Please open your books to page 10."
C) The teacher said, "Please open your books to page 10".
D) The teacher said "Please open your books to page 10".
What change needs to be made to this sentence: "The students books were left in the classroom."
A) Change students to student's
B) Change students to students'
C) Change classroom to class room
D) No change needs to be made
Which word is a synonym for 'revising'?
A) Reviewing
B) Ignoring
C) Destroying
D) Forgetting
What is the best way to combine these sentences? "The essay was too long. It needed editing."
A) The essay was too long, it needed editing.
B) The essay was too long; it needed editing.
C) The essay was too long and it needed editing.
D) The essay was too long because it needed editing.
What change needs to be made to this sentence: "After revising, the paper was much more clearer."
A) Change clearer to clear
B) Change more clearer to clearer
C) Change revising to revise
D) No change needs to be made
Which sentence uses the correct form of 'its' or 'it's'?
A) Its a beautiful day for a walk.
B) The dog wagged it's tail happily.
C) It's important to revise your work.
D) The cat licked its paws after eating.
