Revising
(14) Knowing a foreign language is not a requirement for most study abroad programs. (15) First of all, it's not a problem if you don't speak much or any of another language.
The author would like to use a more appropriate transition in sentence 15. Which of the following is the best replacement for First of all?
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Also
D. For instance
However, Admissions Counselors don't want to see lists of committees and activities that the student barely attended.
A. Change Admissions Counselors to admissions counselors
B. Change to to too
C. Change committees to commitees
D. Sentence 23 should not be changed.
Arrange the steps correctly:
A) Read the writing prompt
B) Write the essay
C) Complete the reading passages
D) Complete the revising and editing passages
If you choose to study in a country your relatives or ancestors came from, you can do research there to learn more of what the facts are about your family.
A. Choosing to study in a country your relatives or ancestors came from, research can be done to learn more of what the facts are about your family.
B. If you choose to study in a country your relatives or ancestors came from, you can do research there to learn more about your family.
C. If you choose to study in a country where you can do research on your relatives or ancestors, you can learn more of the facts of your family.
D. Choosing to study in a country, your relatives or ancestors can do research there to learn more about your family.
Rumors of cryptids have occured all over the world.
A. Add a comma after cryptids
B. Change have to had
C. Change occured to occurred
D. No change should be made in this sentence.
In the reading section, after looking at the title and any images, what should you do next?
Read the following:
(26) You can also raise money in a number of ways, such as selling products like popcorn or using a crowdfunding website to request donations. (27) Most of the companies that organize these trips offer comprehensive instructions on it, so you won't have to figure everything out on your own.
The meaning of sentence 27 is unclear. Which of these could best replace the word it?
A. the company
B. types of popcorn
C. traveling
D. fundraising
What change should be made in the following sentence:
Located deep in the desert of West Texas, this town of 2100 is the site of a spectacle, that has baffled observers for generations.
A. Delete the comma after West Texas
B. Change site to sight
C. Delete the comma after spectacle
D. Change generations to generation's
Detailed Example
Conclusion
What is the best way to combine these two sentences:
Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. He is known as the "human calculator."
A) Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, who is known as the "human calculator."
B) Scott Flansburg, who is known as the "human calculator," is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability.
C) Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, he is known as the "human calculator."
D) Scott Flansburg is known as the "human calculator," an ordinary person, and has an extraordinary ability.
What change should be made in the following sentence:
For example, special needs students, those with developmental or physical disabilities often feel left out from school functions.
A. Change For example to for example
B. Delete the comma after students
C. Change disabilities to disabilities'
D. Add a comma after disabilities
You must read the revising passages but not the editing passages.
Read the following:
(1) The U.S. Travel Association states that only 26 percent of adults traveled with children under 18 in 2012. (2) This statistic means that many high school students probably have not been far from their homes, let alone to another country. (3) Yet travel can be quite a rewarding experience. (4) Students who study far away learn more about other people and cultures and may learn more about their own heritage. (5) They may also learn or improve fluency in another language. (6) Becoming confident and independent are other important rewards of foreign travel. (7) Therefore, study abroad is the best idea for students.
How can sentence 7 more clearly emphasize the thesis of the paper?
A. Therefore, students should do this.
B. Therefore, studying abroad in a foreign country for at least one semester to improve their understanding is good for students.
C. Therefore, high school should be spent studying abroad.
D. Therefore, students should try to spend at least one high school semester studying abroad.
They often have small budgets, fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
A. They often have small budgets, so fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
B. They often have small budgets, or fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
C. They often have small budgets fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
D. They often have small budgets, therefore, fundraising activities may need to be coordinated as well.
When you are reading a reading passage, what 2 things should you be doing?
Jotting down brain checks & looking up any words you aren't 100% sure of.