Develop Writing Through Planning and Revising Practice Test

Read the scenario about the writing process. Ms. Rodriguez gives a revising checklist and asks guiding questions. Marcus writes a draft, then uses feedback to revise by adding dialogue and clarifying who is speaking. After revising, he works with Yuki to edit conventions like commas and spelling. Diego turns in his first draft without revising or editing because he thinks it is “good enough.” Which step best describes editing in the writing process?

Read the scenario about the writing process. Ms. Rodriguez teaches a mini-lesson on editing conventions. Carlos and Amir trade drafts and use an editing checklist to check capitals, punctuation, and spelling. They find missing periods and fix them, then reread to make sure sentences are complete. Sofia says editing is the same as revising, so she only adds one detail and never fixes punctuation. Ms. Rodriguez reminds the class that editing comes after revising and makes conventions correct. Which action is an example of editing a draft?