Editing
(1) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in an igloo? (2) About 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, there is a special hotel named the ice Hotel. (3) The Ice Hotel guests spend the night in unique and chilly rooms. (4) All the rooms are made out of ice and snow. 1 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? A Change About to From B Change ice to Ice C Delete the comma after Sweden D No change is needed in sentence 2.
B Change ice to Ice
(1) For a long time, humans leave without writing anything. (2) People remembered things by singing songs and telling stories. (3) Then, people started to write things in clay. (4) They also carved into stone slabs and drew on cave walls. (5) These were the first kinds of paper. (6) As people became more advanced, they made new and better kinds of paper. 1 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? A Change leave to lived B Change writing to righting C Delete the comma D No change is needed in sentence 1.
A Change leave to lived
(5) The Ice Hotel got its start in 1992. (6) That year, a few people traveled to the area for an ice carving class. (7) At the last minute, a man asked if he could join the class. (8) There was not enough room for him to stay in the warm hotel. (9) He offered to spend the night in the snow house. (10) To his surprise, he had a great time! (11) He wondered if other people would want to try it, too. (12) So, the Ice Hotel was born. 2 Nick needs to add a transition word or phrase to help his readers move from sentence 8 to sentence 9. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 9? A Until B Still, C While D So
B Still,
(5) The full name of the park is Walt Disney World Resort. (6) Most people call it “Disney World” for short. (7) Where does the “Walt” in Walt Disney World comes from? (8) Walt bought land and made plans for Disney World with his brother. (9) Walt called the park “Project X” while he planned it. (10) The park did not get its full name until it was almost ready to open. 2 Carlos would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 5-10). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? Walt Disney was the name of the man who owned Disney. A At the beginning of the paragraph B After sentence 7 C At the end of the paragraph D This sentence should not be added to the paragraph.
B After sentence 7
(13) It is made up of 10,000 tons of ice. (14) On top of that, there is another 30,000 tons of snow. (15) Many of the ice blocks used in the hotel’s walls weigh around two tons each. (16) The huge ice blocks come from the nearby Torne River. (17) Moreover, every part of the Ice Hotel is made of frozen materials. (18) There is no wood, no metal, no plastic, or no glass. (19) Next, the Ice Hotel melts every year. (20) The sun shines for 100 days in the sumer. (21) At that time, the ice and snow return to the river. 4 What is the correct way to write sentences 16 and 17? A The huge blocks of ice come from the nearby Torne River, but every part of the Ice Hotel is made of frozen materials. B The Ice Hotel is making of frozen materials that come from the nearby Torne River. C The huge blocks of ice coming from the nearby Torne River and every part of the Ice Hotel is made of frozen materials. D Sentences 16 and 17 are correct in the paper.
D Sentences 16 and 17 are correct in the paper.
(5) Just then, Dad came into the room with a cup of coffee. (6) “Good morning, son,” he said. (7) Rico mumbled, “Morning, Dad,” without looking away from the TV. (8) Dad said, “You’ve been watching a lot of TV lately. (9) I think we should get out of the house this weekend. (10) What do you say?” (11) “I am not going anywhere,” said Rico. (12) “I’m watching a “Treasure Getters” marathon.” (13) Dad got an idea. (14) He said “You can watch “Treasure Getters” or would you like to find some treasure yourself?” 3 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14? A Change watching to watched B Change Not to not C Insert a comma after said D No change is needed in sentence 14.
C Insert a comma after said
(7) People in Egypt made papyrus. (8) Papyrus was the first kind of paper not made from stone (9) Like the paper we use today, papyrus was made from a plant. (10) It grew around the Nile River. (11) People picked the plants and let them soaked. (12) The mashed plants was used as paper after they dried. 3 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12? A Change plants to plant B Change dried to dry C Change was to were D No change is needed in sentence 12.
C Change was to were
(5) Just then, Dad came into the room with a cup of coffee. (6) “Good morning, son,” he said. (7) Rico mumbled, “Morning, Dad,” without looking away from the TV. (8) Dad said, “You’ve been watching a lot of TV lately. (9) I think we should get out of the house this weekend. (10) What do you say?” (11) “I am not going anywhere,” said Rico. (12) “I’m watching a “Treasure Getters” marathon.” (13) Dad got an idea. (14) He said “You can watch “Treasure Getters” or would you like to find some treasure yourself?” 2 Rico would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 5-14). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? He did not want to miss a second of “Treasure Getters.” A At the beginning of the paragraph B After sentence 7 C At the end of the paragraph D This sentence should not be added to the paragraph.
B After sentence 7
(7) People in Egypt made papyrus. (8) Papyrus was the first kind of paper not made from stone (9) Like the paper we use today, papyrus was made from a plant. (10) It grew around the Nile River. (11) People picked the plants and let them soaked. (12) The mashed plants was used as paper after they dried. 2 Ivan would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 7-12). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? After the plants soaked, they got mashed together with other plants. A At the beginning of the paragraph B After sentence 11 C At the end of the paragraph D This sentence should not be added to the paragraph.
B After sentence 11
(7) Many people think of sharks as man-eating monsters. (8) Sharks is fierce ocean hunters, but they are not man-eaters. (9) In fact, most sharks are afraid of people. (10) Some of the biggest sharks are also the most gentle ones. (11) There are only about four shark attacks on humans each year. (12) Attacks happen because swimmers look like sea lions to the sharks. (13) The sharks do not know better. (14) The myth that sharks are man-eating monsters isnt fair to sharks. 2 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8? A Change the period to an exclamation mark B Change is to are C Change yet to moreover D Make no change
B Change is to are