Writing Practice Test Set 2

Each question has a few answer choices. Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, you will see your results.

Fact/opinion

1. Read the statement. Choose the correct answer to tell if it is a fact or an opinion.

 

The quarterback played his best game of the season.
A.
B.

Question 1 of 10

Sentence

2. Make the necessary corrections to the following sentence.

 

dat girl should of studied if shed hopped to pass the test over the epic poem the iliad
A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 2 of 10

3. Identify the subject complement of the following sentence.

 

This knapsack seems awfully heavy.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 3 of 10

Coordinating Conjunction

4. Jack will get to the park ___________ the bus arrives on time.
A.
B.
C.

Question 4 of 10

Parallel structure

5. Achieving parallelism is very important when you are writing. Which sentence has achieved parallelism?
A.
B.
C.

Question 5 of 10

qualifier

6. Choose the correct sentence. Pay attention to qualifiers and determiners.
A.
B.

Question 6 of 10

7. Choose the correct quantifier for the next sentence.

 

There is …. toys to choose from.
A.
B.

Question 7 of 10

double-negatives

8. Choose the correct sentence. Pay attention to double negatives. Some words, have a negative connotation. Be careful not to choose the sentence with a double negative.
A.
B.

Question 8 of 10

were/was

9. Even though they both sound correct in a sentence, “were” and “was” are not interchangeable. In the blanks, choose either “were” or “was”. Remember: “were” is the subjunctive verb and “was” is indicative.

 

If I ________________ rich, I’d buy a car and a house.
A.
B.

Question 9 of 10

Uncategorized

10. Is the following sentence written in active or passive voice?

 

Many discoveries were made by the Egyptians.
A.
B.

Question 10 of 10


 

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This quick quiz gives you practice in identifying correct and incorrect usage of standard English grammar and reading comprehension. You can identify your weaknesses and strong points. Clear explanations of each correct answer are also provided at the end of the quiz.

This practice test also helps you with improving your reading strategies.

As students progress through school, they are asked to read increasingly complex informational and graphical texts in their courses. The ability to understand and use the information in these texts is key to a student’s success in learning.

Reading is a thinking process. Effective readers know that when they read, what they read is supposed to make sense.