This revising and editing passage provides test-style practice for grades 6–9, helping students build grammar and writing skills needed for standardized assessments.

Includes a one-page passage with 15 questions and an answer key, designed to mirror common revising-and-editing test formats.

This is appropriate for practice for the Texas STAAR grade 7 ELA test (2023), Grade 8 ELA test, Texas English 1 EOC test, the Florida FSA for Language Arts middle school through freshman, and college entrance exams.

The quiz covers the following skills:

• Recognition of compound subject and compound verb;

• Run-on sentences;

• Commas in a series;

• Commas with introductory words and phrases;

• Commas in compound sentences;

• Commas with appositives

• Recognition of a sentence that is extraneous (unnecessary) to the passage

  
  

The passage is an interesting feature about the "Master of Voices", Mel Blanc. Blanc was the voice of many cartoon characters in early movies and TV, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Fred Flintstone, and many more.

The 15 questions include an Answer Key.

SKILLS COVERED:

• Compound subjects and compound verbs

• Run-on sentences

• Commas in a series

• Commas with introductory phrases

• Commas in compound sentences

• Appositives

• Identifying extraneous (unnecessary) sentences

WHY THIS RESOURCE WORKS:

• Mirrors STAAR, FSA, and EOC-style questions

• Combines grammar and writing revision in one activity

• Uses a high-interest passage to increase engagement

• Provides ready-to-use test prep practice

PERFECT FOR:

• Test prep (STAAR, FSA, EOC, SAT-style practice)

• Revising and editing instruction

• Bell ringers or warm-ups

• Homework or independent practice

• Middle school and early high school classrooms