Revise and Edit a Draft
Grade 5 - Writing - On Level
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Which revision improves this draft sentence: "Students needs a place to build prototypes."?
- The bin labels confused students because they lacked pictures.
- Protected bike lanes make the crowded park road safer for families.
- The garden helps students learn science by giving them real data to collect.
- Students need a supervised place to build and test prototypes.
Which edit fixes the grammar in "The exhibits was useful for reports."?
- The labels were confusing to students.
- Students need a place to build prototypes.
- Students write announcements clearly.
- The exhibits were useful for reports.
Is changing "The exhibits was useful for reports." to "The exhibits were useful because they provided primary-source details." revising or editing?
- neither, because no words changed
- editing, because only spelling changed
- revising, because it improves meaning and detail
- citation, because a source was added
Which change would edit for subject-verb agreement?
- The Library Innovation Report says makerspaces help students revise designs (4).
- Design Practice After School
- Students need a supervised place to build and test prototypes.
- Students need a place to build prototypes.
Which question should a writer ask while revising a draft about school gardens?
- Did I avoid all sources?
- Are all words the same length?
- Can I remove every detail?
- Does the evidence clearly support the main idea?