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Plan, Revise, Edit is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on improving a draft through planning and revision, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Plan, Revise, Edit

W.4.5

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write a story told by somebody who turns out to have been wrong about something. Use the first person.
  • I used the first person
  • I used dialogue
  • I paced the events
  • I gave it a resolution
2.Write a myth that explains why an animal looks the way it does.
  • I explained the feature
  • I used dialogue
  • I paced the events
  • I gave it a resolution

LessonPrint · W.4.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Plan, Revise, Edit

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A first-person narrative in which the narrator's misjudgement is revealed.
  2. 2.An origin myth that ends by accounting for a real animal feature.

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What does the Plan, Revise, Edit worksheet cover?

It practises improving a draft through planning and revision — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core W.4.5: Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Plan, Revise, Edit practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.5 — W.4.5, in the Writing domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Plan, Revise, Edit is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on W.4.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Plan, Revise, Edit come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Plan, Revise, Edit can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Plan, Revise, Edit free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Plan, Revise, Edit, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.4.5?

Yes — “Revising for a Specific Problem” is a 40-minute Grade 4 plan for W.4.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Plan, Revise, Edit is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.4.5

Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others.

Teaching this next? Revising for a Specific Problem is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.