Punctuation
Place a comma in the correct location:
"Three years later the dwelling was still unoccupied."
"Three years later, the tenement building was still unoccupied."
True or false:
You can separate two complete sentences with a semicolon (;).
True!
What is the author's purpose of this directive?
"Write to your local congressmen! Only you can save our local parks from being destroyed!
Persuasive
How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?
5
How long do you have to complete the test?
Unlimited
Insert a semicolon in the correct location:
"Weather is not trivial it’s especially important if you’re standing in it."
"Weather is not trivial; it’s especially important if you’re standing in it."
Correct the following fused sentence:
"I'm not a party animal although I do like animal parties"
"I'm not a party animal, though I do like animal parties"
"I'm not a party animal. Although, I do like animal parties."
"I'm not a party animal; although I do like animal parties."
Opinion or fact:
"The City of Austin needs more public transportation"
Opinion
Name all of the transition words required in your essay.
Thesis - Therefore,
Body paragraph # 1 - First, For example,
Body paragraph # 2 - Second, For instance,
Body paragraph #3 - Third, To illustrate,
Conclusion - To conclude,
Can you pause the test and return?
Yes
Which words should be capitalized?
"last semester my spanish and biology classes were in the building west of the gym."
"Last semester my Spanish and biology classes were in the building west of the gym."
Correct this comma splice:
"She only paints with bold colors, she does not like pastels."
possible answer: "She only paints with bold colors; she does not like pastels."
it means the author is providing a different point of view, a contradiction
How many words should your essay contain?
300 - 600
What is the passing score for the reading multiple choice test?
351
Insert one semicolon and one comma in the following sentence:
"It must be easy to commit crimes as a snake if you have no hands you can't leave behind fingerprints."
"It must be easy to commit crimes as a snake; if you have no hands, you can't leave behind fingerprints."
Fix the misplaced modifier:
Grooving to the music pumping through his earbuds,
A) Colby danced on the sidewalk, which amused the passengers waiting for the bus.
B) Colby's dance moves amused the passengers waiting for the bus.
example answer: A) Colby danced on the sidewalk, which amused the passengers waiting for the bus.
Fact or opinion?
Colleges in the United States should offer free tuition to all citizens.
What kind of essay are you expected to write?
Persuasive
48
Insert the correct punctuation and capitalization:
"The following cities were destroyed by the earthquake los angeles california las vegas nevada and weirdly enough a small town outside of chicago illinois."
"The following cities were destroyed by the earthquake: Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and, weirdly enough, a small town outside of Chicago, Illinois."
Choose the correct sentence:
"The rangers or the camper sees the bear"
"The rangers or the camper see the bear"
"The rangers or the camper sees the bear"
Choose the correct version of the underlined part of the sentence:
After months of struggling with the decision, biology was finally chosen as Sharon's major.
A) biology was finally chosen as Sharon's major
B) Sharon was finally chosen as a biology major
C) biology as Sharon's major was finally chosen
D) Sharon finally chose biology as her major
D) Sharon finally chose biology as her major
Name one of the 6 criteria your essay will be graded on
Purpose and focus, organization and structure, development and support, sentence variety, mechanical conventions, critical thinking
If the test is stopped, how long do you have until the test is force closed?
2 weeks