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8 Revision and Editing Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 8 Revision and Editing, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

A writer should usually polish sentence-level wording before deciding whether the paper’s argument and organization need major changes.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

During revision, you notice that one paragraph discusses a campus issue unrelated to the paper’s central argument. What is the best response?

A
Keep the paragraph unchanged because every campus issue belongs in an academic paper.
B
Either connect the paragraph to the paper’s purpose or remove it.
C
Move the paragraph to the conclusion without changing it.
D
Add more details about the unrelated issue so readers understand it.

Fill in the blank

1 point

Readers cannot tell how one paragraph’s idea connects to the next. During revision, the writer should clarify the between ideas.

Written response

1 point

What is the name of the final writing stage in which a writer carefully checks a finished draft for remaining errors?

Choose one

1 point

A draft says, “There are many reasons why the policy is beneficial to students.” Suppose the paper’s evidence supports the specific point that the policy gives students more time to complete assignments. Which revision is clearest without going beyond that evidence?

A
The policy is beneficial to students in many important ways.
B
The policy gives students more time to complete assignments.
C
The policy is clearly the best choice for every student.
D
The policy affects students and their assignments in various ways.

True or false

1 point

Spell-check may fail to identify a correctly spelled word that is used incorrectly in a sentence.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

A writer wants to signal a paragraph’s focus near its beginning. One sentence that can do this is the .

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1 point

You are proofreading a finished draft and want to focus on individual errors rather than reconsider the whole argument. Which strategies can help? Select all that apply.

A
Take a break before checking the draft, if possible.
B
Rewrite the thesis every time a punctuation mark looks incorrect.
C
Read slowly and focus on one kind of issue at a time.
D
Check sentences one at a time from the end to focus on individual wording.

Written response

1 point

In the example “their for there,” which word is correctly spelled but used incorrectly?

Choose all

1 point

Which actions are useful when editing sentences for clarity and flow? Select all that apply.

A
Replace vague wording with more specific terms.
B
Make every sentence more complex, even when complexity obscures the point.
C
Check that pronouns have clear references.
D
Check that subjects and verbs agree.
E
Repeat key words frequently even when they add no meaning.

Choose one

1 point

A paper argues that a campus recycling program should be expanded. Which order best helps readers follow the reasoning?

A
Explain why expansion follows, assess evidence about the program, then establish the current problem.
B
Assess evidence about the program, explain why expansion follows, then establish the current problem.
C
Establish the current problem, assess evidence about the program, then explain why expansion follows.
D
Establish the current problem, explain why expansion follows, then assess evidence about the program.

Open ended

1 point

A draft claims that a new study strategy helps all students, but its only evidence is a survey of volunteers from one course. Give two revision actions the writer should take to make the claim and its support fit together, and explain why.

Choose one

1 point

While revising, a writer cannot state the paper’s central point clearly in one sentence, and the draft’s ideas have changed. What should the writer do?

A
Revise the thesis so it clearly expresses the paper’s central point.
B
Proofread the conclusion for punctuation without reconsidering the claim.
C
Add several unrelated examples to the introduction.
D
Replace the paper’s evidence with more complicated sentences.

True or false

1 point

When editing a sentence for clarity, a writer should preserve its intended meaning rather than make its claim stronger than the evidence supports.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A writer's draft has developed in a way that changes its central point. What action should the writer take so the thesis reflects the revised ideas?

Choose one

1 point

Which sequence follows the recommended order for improving an academic draft?

A
Revise ideas and organization, edit paragraphs and sentences, then proofread.
B
Proofread, edit paragraphs and sentences, then revise ideas and organization.
C
Edit paragraphs and sentences, proofread, then revise ideas and organization.
D
Revise ideas and organization, proofread, then edit paragraphs and sentences.

Written response

1 point

While revising, a writer finds that a claim goes beyond the evidence in the paper. What should the writer do to the claim?

Choose one

1 point

During paragraph-level editing, a writer finds that one paragraph develops two distinct points. What is the best response?

A
Keep both points together and remove the topic sentence.
B
Add more transitions so the two points seem connected.
C
Divide the paragraph or reorganize it so each paragraph develops one main point.
D
Move the entire paragraph to the conclusion.

Choose one

1 point

An essay argues that a campus recycling program should be expanded, but one body paragraph discusses an unrelated campus issue. What should the writer do with that paragraph?

A
Connect it to the argument or cut it.
B
Keep it because every topic related to the campus belongs in the paper.
C
Move it to the introduction without changing its content.
D
Add it to the conclusion as a new supporting point.

Choose one

1 point

A writer is planning the stages for improving a draft. Which sequence best avoids spending time polishing sentences that may later need substantial changes?

A
Proofread first, then revise the ideas and organization.
B
Edit each sentence first, then decide whether the paper's claim is clear.
C
Revise the ideas and organization before editing sentences.
D
Polish the conclusion before checking whether the evidence supports the claim.