Writing Practice Test 1

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.

1. Which subordinating conjunction best completes the following sentence?

 

You are to stay in the house _____________ I say otherwise.
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B.
C.

Question 1 of 10

2. Which subordinating conjunction best completes the following sentence?

 

I will bring the box _____________ I have to drag it.
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B.
C.

Question 2 of 10

3. Choose the correct quantifier for the next sentence.

 

There weren't …nuts left in the bowl.
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B.

Question 3 of 10

4. 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
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B.
C.
D.

Question 4 of 10

5. Make the necessary corrections to the following sentence.

 

i thank the article sheep cloning methods improved were really boring i stoped reading after the second paragraph
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B.
C.
D.

Question 5 of 10

6. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
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B.
C.
D.

Question 6 of 10

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

 

The final quarter was the most exciting of all.
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B.

Question 7 of 10

8. I will pick it up now ____________ I forget it later.
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B.
C.

Question 8 of 10

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

 

The football game was lots of fun yesterday.
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B.

Question 9 of 10

10. Choose the correct quantifier for the next sentence.

 

Are there ….. cookies left?
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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.

Reading is a process of finding meaning in a text. Writers use many ways to convey the meaning of words and concepts. Some are overt and some are subtle. These clues include definitions, examples, descriptions, illustrations, clarification, parenthetical notes, comparison, and elaboration.