4th Grade Revising and Editing

Revision

100

What is the word that tells you are going to write an expository?

EXPLAIN

200

What is your first step after reading an expository essay prompt?

WORTH TRIPLE THE POINTS

Make a bubble map

300

How many ideas should you FIRST come up with for your expository essay's body paragraphs?

WORTH TRIPLE THE POINTS

Five

400

List the meaning of all the letters in CUPS and ARMS

CUPS- Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling

ARMS- Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

500

Where in your paper should you write your topic sentence?

In your introduction paragraph and your concluding paragraph

Editing

100

(5) I was uncomfortable in small spaces, and afraid that we might get lost. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5? 

 A Delete the comma 

 B Change and to I was

 C Change we to you 

 D No change is needed in sentence 5.

A Delete the comma

200

(11) My heart raced, but I kept putting one foot in front of the other. (12) As we walked, the ceiling dropped lower and lower untill we had to crawl on our hands and knees. (13) The smaller the opening got, the more anxious I felt. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12? 

 A Change dropped to droped 

 B Change untill to until 

 C Change hands and knees to hand’s and knee’s 

 D Make no change

B Change untill to until

300

What is the first thing you should do after you have used a graphic organizer to determine your 3 main points for your paper?

Create your "boxes and bullets" organizer (or "The Box Method")

400

(18) I was surprised at how peaceful it felt. (19) Dad suggested that we sit on a rock. (20) And turn off our headlamps. (21) Up to that moment I had never experienced total darkness. What is the correct way to write sentences 19 and 20? 

 A Dad suggested that we sit on a rock, we turned off our headlamps. 

 B Dad suggested that we sit on a rock and turn off our headlamps. 

 C Dad suggesting that we sit on a rock and turn off our headlamps. 

 D Sentences 19 and 20 are correct in the paper. Page

B Dad suggested that we sit on a rock and turn off our headlamps.

500

(29) Slowly we began to crawl. (30) We traveled the same path, but this time I felt different. What is the correct way to write sentences 29 and 30? 

 A Slowly we began to crawl, we traveled the same path, but this time I felt different. 

 B Slowly we began to crawl. Traveling the same path, but feeling different this time. 

 C Slowly we began to crawl, and travel the same path. But feeling different this time. 

 D Sentences 29 and 30 are correct in the paper.

WORTH DOUBLE THE POINTS

D Sentences 29 and 30 are correct in the paper.

Spelling

100

How are the following words spelled when changed to the plural form? half loaf shelf self

half - halves loaf - loaves shelf - shelves self - selves

200

What is the plural form for the following words? fish sheep deer moose

Stays the same fish sheep deer moose

300

What is the plural form of the following words? woman man child tooth mouse foot

women men children teeth mice feet

400

This word means to give a synonym for the word. Look at the sample questions below: Which word would best _______ the words get better?

REPLACE

500

This word means to explain your reason and why you believe you are correct.

JUSTIFY

Conventions

100

What is the predicate of the following sentence? All of the townspeople ran from the burning building.

ran from the burning building is the predicate

200

What is the subject of the following sentence? Dogs, cats, and turtles make the best pets.

Dogs, cats, and turtles is the subject

300

What do you need to do in a passage before you answer the questions?

Use your FIRE strategies

400

What does FIRE stand for?

Fire- Find your purpose (for reading), Inspect the passage, Re-read the passage/questions, Explain your answers

500

What is the best way to complete the STAAR Writing Test? 

A. finish as fast as I can 

B. go back and forth between editing & revising and writing my paper 

C. guess the answer instead of trying hard to figure it out 

D. leave answers blank because I don't know them

B. Finish one story of multiple choice, then start my graphic organizer Go back and check my first story, then do the second story Go back and check my graphic organizer, then start my rough draft And so on...

Revision

100

(14) Ordering and selling cookies helps girls be less childish in important ways. Look at sentence 14. The phrase "be less childish" does not express what Samantha was trying to say. Which word could BEST replace "be less childish" and help Samantha improve the meaning of this sentence? 

 A mature 

B improve 

C prepare 

D think

A mature

200

(8)In the early days Girl Scouts sold only original sandwich, chocolate mint, and shortbread cookies. (9) There are many interesting flavors available, including lemon, peanut butter, and caramel. Samantha needs to add a transition word or phrase to help her readers move from sentence 8 to sentence 9. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 9? 

 A After all 

B Today 

C At first 

D Then

B Today

300

(1) Some kids look forward to summer vacation. (2) Others can’t wait for spring and the start of baseball season. (3) My favorite time of year comes shortly after the winter holidays. (4) One day I’ll notice a girl sitting at a table in front of the grocery store. (5) As I walk by, she will politely ask, “Would you like to buy some cookies?” (6) At that point I jump for joy. Samantha wants to add a sentence to the end of her first paragraph (sentences 1–6). Which sentence could she add to clearly state the central idea of her paper? 

 A I jump higher than you can imagine. 

 B She is talking to me, and I know it’s here! 

 C Girl Scout cookie season has finally arrived! 

 D Spring break and winter holidays are nothing compared with this.

WORTH DOUBLE THE POINTS

C Girl Scout cookie season has finally arrived!

400

(25) Jennifer Sharpe’s story shows that the Girl Scout cookie program is accomplishing its goals. (26) That’s why I love Girl Scout cookies. Samantha wants to add a conclusion to her paper. Which of the following could BEST follow sentence 26 and close this paper? 

 A They don’t just taste good. They also do good things for girls. 

B They’re so tasty. 

C And I’m so proud of Jennifer Sharpe. She’s amazing! 

D Let’s go buy them!

A They don’t just taste good. They also do good things for girls.

500

(11) The tasty cookies sell for about $3.50 a box. (12) More than 200 million boxes are sold each year, which adds up to more than $700 million a year for the Girl Scouts! (13) But leaders say that raising money isn’t the only reason Girl Scouts sell cookies. (14) Ordering and selling cookies helps girls get better in important ways. (15) Each girl learns how to operate a small business, manage customers, and set financial goals. (16) These skills can help them become self-assured and resourceful businesswomen in the future. Samantha would like to add the following sentence to the third paragraph (sentences 11–16). In fact, some of today’s most successful businesswomen say they got their start by selling Girl Scout cookies. Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? 

 A At the beginning of the paragraph 

 B After sentence 13 

C At the end of the paragraph 

 D This sentence should not be added to the paragraph.

C At the end of the paragraph