Revising & Editing
Reading Comprehension
Know the TEKs
Comma Rules
100

Let's go over _______. 

there 

their

they're

there

100

When reading a story you should put these things in order

falling action       exposition

rising action        climax

resolution

exposition

rising action

climax 

falling action 

resolution

100

TEK 6.9A always is_______.

a. main idea

b. central idea

c. author's purpose

d. all of the above

100

May 3 1985

Where does the comma go?

May 3, 1985

200

When you make decisions there is always a cause and _______. 

effect

affect

effect

200

This has the setting the characters and all of the things you need to know in the story

a. climax

b. historical context

c. plot

d. cultural setting

200

This TEK is for revising and editing 

a. 6.10d

b. 6.8c

c. 6.7a

d. 6.5b

200

Where does the comma go?

Slow children crossing.

Slow, children crossing.

300

What type of clause is this?

I went to the bonfire after the game.

An Independent clause

300

This is the event that led up to the drama or problem within the text

a. falling action

b. exposition

c. rising action

d. resolution

300

TEK 6.7b Internal and External response means what

THIS IS NOT MULTIPLE CHOICE

Internal: the way the character feels and his/her thoughts

External: what the character is saying and the characters actions

300

Where does the comma go?

Buses cars and trucks crowded the streets. 

Buses, cars, and trucks crowded the streets.

400

These words are known as a________.

for        nor

but       yet

so        and

a. preposition

b. dependent clause

c. paraphrase

d. conjunction

400

When reading a story you should automatically look for this 

a. main idea

b. central idea

c. author's purpose

d. all of the above

400

TEKS 6.5E wants the reader to do this

a. find the authors purpose

b. make personal connections

c. revise and edit

d. character response

400

Where does the comma go?

Yes I went to the mall after work.

Yes, I went to the mall after work.

500

The structure of a language - not what words mean, but the way words fit together: how the words fit in a sentence are arranged and the rules that explain how words get used. This is called

a. types of phrases

b. clauses

c. grammar

d. prepositions

500

comprehension means this

a. knowledge of the text

b. inference from the text

c. understanding the text

d. none of the above


500

6.10Di says we should know the proper 

a, verb-tense

b. adverb-tense

c. adjective-tense

d. noun-tense

500

Where does the comma go?

As the Titanic sailed away people cheered.

As the Titanic sailed away, people cheered.

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