Edit/Revise Quiz 2

(7) “We don’t have any money to buy furniture for the club house,” said Sarah. (8) “Maybe we’ll be able to find some old things people don’t want anymore,” Juan said. (9) “Okay,” Sarah agreed. “Lets ask our friends if they have old stuff in their houses.”

How should sentence 9 be changed?

• Change friends to friend's

• Change houses to house's

• No change needs to be made to sentence 9

• Change lets to let's

(10) Sarah and Juan went to Amber’s house first. (11) They knocked on Amber’s door. (12) “Amber, we have a new club house and we want you to join our club,” Juan said. (13) “Were hoping you won’t mind sharing any old furniture your family might have!”

How should sentence 13 be changed?

• No change needs to be made to sentence 13

• Change won’t to wont

• Change family to family's

• Change were to we’re

(4) Both Amber and Sarah got nervous as they kept walking. (5) The woods seemed dark creepy, and full of sudden noises. (6) The two girls walked close together, holding hands as they walked.

How should sentence 5 be changed?

• Insert a comma after sudden

• Insert a comma after dark

• No change needs to be made in sentence 5

• Change seemed to seems

(7) Suddenly the girls heard some creature sniffing the air, the snap of twigs breaking, and what sounded like footsteps behind them (8) With cries of alarm, the girls ran faster, deeper into the woods.

How should sentence 7 be changed?

• Insert a comma after sniffing

• Insert a period after them

• Change heard to hears

• No change needs to be made in sentence 7

(5) “I’m not getting a signal,” Amber said. (6) Sarah opened her backpack. (7) She didn’t find anything that would help them navigate. (8) “Well, let’s have a snack,” Sarah said. (9) “I do have lots of chocolate at least.”

Which sentence is the correct combination of sentences 6 and 7?

• Sarah opened her backpack, but she didn’t find anything that would help them navigate.

• Sarah opened her backpack and didn’t find anything that would help them navigate.

• Sarah opened her backpack, she didn’t find anything that would help them navigate.

• Sarah opened her backpack and she didn’t find anything that would help them navigate.

(10) Sarah and Amber munched their snacks. (11) They felt better. (12) Chocolate always made things better.

Which sentence is the best combination of sentences 10 and 11?

• Sarah and Amber munched their snacks and felt better.

• Sarah and Amber munched their snacks and they felt better.

• Sarah and Amber munched their snacks, and they felt better.

• Sarah and Amber munched their snacks, and she felt better.

They had been having trouble, and it was in the past for some of the kids in paying attention.

What is the best way to revise this sentence?

• Some of the kids in paying attention in the past had been having trouble.

• In the past some of the kids had been having trouble paying attention.

• They had been having trouble in the past in paying attention for some of the kids.

• Paying attention for some of the kids in the past have been having trouble.