Terrible Talent Show

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen grammar mastery by revising a short narrative filled with incorrect uses of bad and badly. As students rewrite the entire story, they apply understanding of adjectives, adverbs, verb types, sentence meaning, and narrative flow while practicing sustained editing and careful proofreading across an extended text.

Learning Goals

• Adjective/Adverb Mastery (Grades 4-6): Apply correct usage of bad for states of being and badly for actions throughout a narrative.
• Editing Extended Text: Revise an entire story for grammatical accuracy and consistency.
• Grammar and Word Choice: Analyze sentence meaning to select precise descriptive language.
• Reading Comprehension: Maintain understanding of the story while correcting errors.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to address a common grammar challenge in a meaningful, engaging format.
• Full-Story Revision Task: Encourages stamina and attention to detail beyond sentence-level editing.
• Authentic Proofreading Practice: Mirrors real editing situations students encounter in writing assignments.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for grammar lessons, writing workshops, assessment, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence correcting grammar errors across longer pieces of writing. By revising the entire “Terrible Talent Show” story, learners strengthen proofreading skills, grammar accuracy, and narrative clarity while demonstrating consistent control of adjective and adverb usage. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting careful editing and polished writing.

This worksheet is part of our Bad vs. Badly Worksheets collection.