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Revision vs. Editing Decisions Worksheet

📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 10 problems
Revision vs. Editing Decisions Worksheet
Grade 5 English Language Arts LearnCrux.com
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Directions
  • Fill in each blank carefully.
  • Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
  • Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
  • Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Changing ideas or organization is called __.
2. Which task is editing?
3. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are writing __.
4. Match the task to the correct label: add a clearer topic sentence
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Answer:
5. Match the task to the correct label: fix a comma splice
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Answer:
6. Match the task to the correct label: move a paragraph to improve order
Match with:
Answer:
7. Which response needs revision more than editing?
8. Why should writers revise before proofreading for small errors?
9. A checklist can help writers look for patterns and __.
10. Which feedback is most useful for revision?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. revision
2. correcting punctuation
3. conventions
4. revision
5. editing
6. revision
7. The explanation is missing an important reason.
8. Big ideas should be clear before fixing small mistakes
9. errors
10. This example does not clearly support your claim.

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