Editing practice 1st 9 weeks - Anais Gomez | Bibliotek

The New Bicycle

Read this paragraph from Leo's journal. Look for corrections Leo needs to make. Then, answer the questions that follow.

(1) Last week, my dad and me went to the local bike shop to choose a birthday present. (2) I wanted a mountain bike with knobby tires. (3) The shop had many options, but the red one was my favorit. (4) Them are built for rough dirt trails. (5) I rode it around the block, and I knew it was the perfect fit.

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(TEK 5.11.D.vii) What change should be made in sentence 1?

A. Change Last week to Last week's

B. Change me to I

C. Change went to go

D. Change present to presents

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(TEK 5.11.D.xi) What change should be made in sentence 3?

F. Change shop to shoppe

G. Change options to optiones

H. Change favorit to favorite

J. Change was to were

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(TEK 5.11.D.vii) What change should be made in sentence 4?

A. Change Them to They

B. Change built to build

C. Change trails to trail's

D. Change rough to ruff

Saving the Library

Read this draft of a paper about a community project. Look for revisions and corrections that need to make. Then, answer the questions that follow.

(1) Our neighborhood library was scheduled to close down next month. (2) I did not think we could do anything to stop the closure I was wrong. (3) My friends and I started a petition. (4) We gathered signatures at the local park. (5) We also spoke to neighbors at the grocery store. (6) In the end, the city council decided to keep the library open.

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(TEK 5.11.D.i) Rewrite sentence 2 using correct punctuation and add the proper conjunction. Write your response in the box below:

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(TEK 5.11.C) What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

F. We gathered signatures at the local park, we also spoke to neighbors at the grocery store.

G. We gathered signatures at the local park and spoke to neighbors at the grocery store.

H. While we gathered signatures at the local park, but we spoke to neighbors at the grocery store.

J. We gathered signatures at the local park because we spoke to neighbors at the grocery store.

The Young Baker

Read this draft of a school paper about cooking. Look for revisions and corrections. Then, answer the questions that follow.

(1) Baking chocolate chip cookies is a fun weekend activity for my sister and me. (2) We measure the flour carefully. (3) We add the sugar and chocolate chips. (4) At the begining of our bake, we always make sure we have all of our ingredients ready on the counter.

(5) We need to improve our decoration skills. (6) My sister suggested using colorful sprinkles next time to make the cookies look prettier. (7) Our cookies tasted absolutely delicious!

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(TEK 5.11.D.vii) What change should be made in sentence 3?

A. Change Them to They

B. Change beautiful to beautyful

C. Change orange to oranges

D. Change had to has

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(TEK 5.11.C) The writer needs a transition between the first paragraph (sentences 1–4) and the second paragraph (sentences 5–7). Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 5?

F. For example,

G. Furthermore,

H. However,

J. Afterward,

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(TEK 5.11.C) What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?

A. We measure the flour carefully, we add the sugar and chocolate chips.

B. We measure the flour carefully and add the sugar and chocolate chips.

C. Because we measure the flour carefully, we add the sugar and chocolate chips.

D. We measure the flour carefully so we add the sugar and chocolate chips.

Hiking in Palo Duro Canyon

Read this paragraph from Elena's travel blog. Look for corrections Elena needs to make. Then, answer the questions that follow.

(1) Last summer, my family visited Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. (2) The canyon walls were beautiful. (3) Them had bright layers of orange, red, and yellow rock. (4) I wanted to hike all the way to the famous Lighthouse Rock, my mom warned me that the trail was long. (5) We carried plenty of water to stay hydrated in the extreme heat. (6) Hiking to the top was a big chalenge, but reaching the summit was worth it.

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(TEK 5.11.D.vii) What change should be made in sentence 3?

A. Change Them to They

B. Change beautiful to beautyful

C. Change orange to oranges

D. Change had to has

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(TEK 5.11.D.i) Sentence 4 contains a punctuation and conjunction error. Which of the following is the correct way to write this sentence?

F. I wanted to hike all the way to the famous Lighthouse Rock, so my mom warned me that the trail was long.

G. I wanted to hike all the way to the famous Lighthouse Rock, but my mom warned me that the trail was long.

H. I wanted to hike all the way to the famous Lighthouse Rock my mom warned me that the trail was long.

J. I wanted to hike all the way to the famous Lighthouse Rock, and my mom warned me that the trail was long.

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(TEK 5.11.D.xi) What change should be made in sentence 6?

A. Change summit to sumit

B. Change worth to werthe

C. Change chalenge to challenge

D. Change reaching to reach