HSA 2007 English Item 5

Students in an art appreciation class conducted research and wrote about different ways of creating art. Richard wrote an article about a Baltimore sculptor. The draft of Richard’s article, “A Spoon Reborn,” requires revisions and edits. Read the draft. Then answer the following:

Read Sentence 8 from Richard’s draft.

When he wanted to make a snake, he looked at many pictures of snakes and then said, “Spoons!”

What is the correct way to edit the underlined part of the sentence?

1. said spoons.
2. said, Spoons!
3. said “Spoons”!
4. Best as it is