Revising and Editing Practice Workbook, Grade 5 - 2024

# Revising and Editing, Practice Workbook, Grade 5 ## Passage 1 Roy's teacher asked the class to write a fantasy story. Roy wrote this story about fighting a dragon. Read the story and look for any changes that should be made. Then answer the questions that follow. ### The Attack of the Fire Drag...

# Revising and Editing, Practice Workbook, Grade 5 ## Passage 1 Roy's teacher asked the class to write a fantasy story. Roy wrote this story about fighting a dragon. Read the story and look for any changes that should be made. Then answer the questions that follow. ### The Attack of the Fire Dragon 1. Anthony and Ben Romano were two brave brothers from the town of Belluno in Italy. 2. Anthony and Ben grew up with each other. 3. They did everything together. 4. They went to school together. 5. They played games together like hide-and-go-seek tag and capture the flag. 6. Sometimes they imagined they were fighting dragons. 7. They studied together at school. 8. They helped their mother at home. 9. The two brothers were very strong too. 10. They cut wood for their home for the winter. 11. When Anthony was outside one day in the winter he saw a real dragon. 12. He said, "Ben come quickly!" 13. On a mountain far away, a dragon was destroying the mountain and a town. 14. Anthony and Ben decided they must fight the dragon. 15. The dragon was very loud and scary. 16. Everyone could hear the dragon from miles away. 17. Anthony and Ben took their fathers' horses. 18. Together, they rode to the mountain to fight the dragon. 19. When they got near the dragon, they stopped. 20. Ben hid the horses in a cave. 21. Ben went first and whistled for Anthony to come. 22. Anthony walked quietly towards Ben. 23. They saw the dragon together at the same time. 24. The huge red bright dragon was scary. 25. It had two rows of sharp teeth. 26. "Hey let's go," Anthony yelled. 27. While Ben climbed to the top of the mountain, Anthony jumped in front of the dragon to distract it. 28. Ben pushed a large rock off the mountain. 29. Anthony jumped up and caught a tree branch. 30. The dragon was looking very closely at Anthony. 31. It did not see the large rock falling off the mountain. 32. The dragon breathed fire, but Anthony was in the tree. 33. The angry dragon started to climb the tree, but the rock hit the dragon. 34. The dragon fell to the ground. 35. It was hurt but it was not dead. 36. Ben whipped together a spear with a sharp rock, a vine, and a stick. 37. Ben gave the spear to Anthony. 38. Anthony climbed back to the top of the mountain. 39. He looked at the dragon and threw the spear. 40. The spear hit the heart of the dragon. 41. The two brothers knew help was coming, but they had already killed the dragon. 42. When the people of the town arrived, they called Anthony and Ben heroes. 43. The people of the town shouted, "Ben and Anthony!" 44. The two brothers were proud that they were able to help the people of their town. ## Questions 1. Which word in the first sentence should NOT be capitalized? * A. Romano * B. Brave * C. Belluno * D. Italy 2. Roy wants to combine sentences 2 and 3. Which of these shows the best way to combine the sentences? * A. Anthony and Ben grew up with each other, did everything together. * B. Anthony and Ben grew up with each other, they did everything together. * C. Anthony and Ben grew up with each other, and they did everything together. * D. Anthony and Ben grew up with each other, always did everything together. 3. Which of these shows the correct way to add commas in sentence 5? * A. They played games together like, hide-and-go-seek tag and capture the flag. * B. They played games together like hide-and-go-seek, tag, and capture the flag. * C. They played games together, like hide-and-go-seek, tag, and capture the flag. * D. They played games together like hide-and-go-seek, tag, and, capture the flag. 4. Roy wants to add a transition phrase to the start of sentence 10 so there is a better flow between sentences 9 and 10. Which of these shows the best transition phrase to use? * A. In fact, they cut wood for their home for the winter. * B. In many ways, they cut wood for their home for the winter. * C. In the end, they cut wood for their home for the winter. * D. In conclusion, they cut wood for their home for the winter. 5. Sentence 11 can be rearranged to express the ideas more clearly. Which of these is the best way to rewrite the sentence? * A. One day in the winter when Anthony was outside, he saw a real dragon. * B. When Anthony was outside he saw a real dragon one day in the winter. * C. In the winter one day when Anthony was outside, he saw a real dragon. * D. He saw a real dragon, in the winter one day when Anthony was outside. 6. Which change should be made in sentence 12? * A. Replace said with say * B. Add a comma after Ben * C. Replace quickly with quicken * D. Change the exclamation mark to a question mark 7. Which change should be made in sentence 17? * A. Replace took with take * B. Replace their with there * C. Replace fathers with father's * D. Replace horses with horse's 8. In sentence 18, the word ride is not the correct form of the verb. Which of these uses the correct form of the verb? * A. Together, they rides to the mountain to fight the dragon. * B. Together, they riding to the mountain to fight the dragon. * C. Together, they rode to the mountain to fight the dragon. * D. Together, they ridden to the mountain to fight the dragon. 9. In sentence 21, what is the correct way to spell wistled? * A. wiselled * B. wistelled * C. whiseled * D. whistled 10. In sentence 22, which word should replace quiet? * A. quieten * B. quietly * C. quieter * D. quietest 11. In sentence 24, which of these shows the most common way to order the adjectives? * A. The huge bright red dragon was scary. * B. The red bright huge dragon was scary. * C. The bright red huge dragon was scary. * D. The red huge bright dragon was scary. 12. Which of these shows the correct way to punctuate sentence 26? * A. "Hey let's go," Anthony yelled. * B. "Hey, let's go," Anthony yelled. * C. "Hey let's go, Anthony yelled." * D. "Hey, let's go, Anthony yelled." 13. Roy wants to rewrite sentence 30 to express the ideas more simply. Which of these shows a correct way to rewrite the sentence? * A. The dragon was shining at Anthony. * B. The dragon was stamping at Anthony. * C. The dragon was shaking at Anthony. * D. The dragon was staring at Anthony. 14. In sentence 34, fall is not the correct form of the verb. Which of these shows the correct form of the verb? * A. falls * B. fell * C. fallen * D. falling 15. In sentence 36, Roy uses the phrase "whipped together." What does this phrase show about the spear Ben made? * A. He made it carefully. * B. He made it quickly. * C. It was dangerous. * D. It was poorly made. 16. Roy wants to combine sentences 37 and 38. Which of these shows the best way to combine the sentences? * A. Ben gave the spear to Anthony, he climbed back to the top of the mountain. * B. Ben gave the spear to Anthony, who climbed back to the top of the mountain. * C. Ben gave the spear to Anthony, which climbed back to the top of the mountain. * D. Ben gave the spear to Anthony, then climbed back to the top of the mountain. 17. Which change should be made in sentence 41? * A. Replace knew with new * B. Replace was with were * C. Replace but with so * D. Replace have with had 18. In sentence 44, which word is a synonym that could replace the word help? * A. assign * B. assist * C. assume * D. assure ***END OF PRACTICE SET***