Students identify whether changes — adding vivid detail, adding a comma, and moving a paragraph — are revision or editing decisions. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems about word choice revision, punctuation editing, and revision's focus on the big picture.
Classifying specific changes as revision or editing develops the metacognitive awareness students need to approach each writing stage with the right goals and strategies.
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Editing & Revising
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A student changes "The trip was fun" to "The trip to the Grand Canyon filled us with wonder as we hiked the rocky trails." What type of change is this?
A) Editing for punctuation
B) Editing for spelling
C) Revising for vivid details and word choice
D) Editing for capitalization
2. A student adds a comma after "However" at the start of a sentence. What type of change is this?
A) Revising for organization
B) Editing for punctuation
C) Revising for word choice
D) Editing for spelling
3. A student moves the last paragraph to the beginning because it introduces the main topic better. What type of change is this?
A) Editing for grammar
B) Editing for sentence structure
C) Revising for organization
D) Editing for capitalization
4. A student removes two sentences about lunch from a paragraph about the science fair project. What type of change is this?
A) Editing for punctuation
B) Revising to remove off-topic information
C) Editing for spelling
D) Revising for word choice
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Changing "walked" to "strutted" is a revision that improves word choice.
2. Adding a missing period at the end of a sentence is an editing change.
3. Revising focuses on the big picture of your writing, like ideas and organization.
4. Editing focuses on surface errors like misspelled words and missing commas.
5. The correct order of the writing process is prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Editing & Revising
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A student changes "The trip was fun" to "The trip to the Grand Canyon filled us with wonder as we hiked the rocky trails." What type of change is this?
A) Editing for punctuation
B) Editing for spelling
C) Revising for vivid details and word choice
D) Editing for capitalization
2. A student adds a comma after "However" at the start of a sentence. What type of change is this?
A) Revising for organization
B) Editing for punctuation
C) Revising for word choice
D) Editing for spelling
3. A student moves the last paragraph to the beginning because it introduces the main topic better. What type of change is this?
A) Editing for grammar
B) Editing for sentence structure
C) Revising for organization
D) Editing for capitalization
4. A student removes two sentences about lunch from a paragraph about the science fair project. What type of change is this?
A) Editing for punctuation
B) Revising to remove off-topic information
C) Editing for spelling
D) Revising for word choice
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Changing "walked" to "strutted" is a revision that improves word choice.
2) Adding a missing period at the end of a sentence is an editing change.
3) Revising focuses on the big picture of your writing, like ideas and organization.
4) Editing focuses on surface errors like misspelled words and missing commas.
5) The correct order of the writing process is prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
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