Revision & Editing Practice

What is the FIRST paragraph of an essay called?

• The introduction

• The Body Paragraph

• The Conclusion

• The evidence

What is the MOST IMPORTANT sentence in your entire essay called?

• The answer

• The thesis statement

• The ending

• The evidence

How will I know I am looking at a Revising Passage? (there are 2 correct answers!!)

• Reading the directions.

• It will have the word editing in it.

• It will ask big questions.

• The directions will tell me to make revisions.

Tracy has used an ineffective transition in sentence 10. Which word or phrase could best replace In the end in this sentence?

• Obviously

• However

• In fact

• Instead

Tracy would like to add the following detail to the fourth paragraph (sentences 13–17). 

"This makes traveling longer distances in an electric car quite inconvenient."

 Where should this sentence be inserted? 

• After sentence 13

• After sentence 14

• She should not add this details to the paragraph.

• After sentence 17

The words For, ___, nor, ___, __, yet, and so are all coordinating conjunctions.

Which of the following is NOT a conjunctive adverb?

• Therefore

• However

• Also

• But

Tracy’s paper needs a stronger position statement. Which of the following could best replace sentence 5 and more effectively state the position Tracy is taking in this paper?

• In other words, the electric car is not what you should buy today, and that is my definitive opinion.

• Truthfully, electric cars have advantages that must be pondered before making a purchase. 

• Therefore, the electric car is the wrong choice if you are currently in the market for a new car. 

• However, buying an electric car is always an option when you are thinking about a new car.

When responding to an SCR prompt, make sure you...

• answer the question and provide evidence from the story.

• make up something related to the story,

• provide text evidence

• skip it altogether.

What does the "A" in "ARMS" stand for?

• Add

• Remove

• Modify

• Spelling