... formed unnecessarily. Choice e is
wordy.
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Time: 25 minutes
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Answer Key
Section 1: Essay
Use the following rubric to evaluate your writing. This
practice essay is included so you can ... better you’ll
understand exactly what your scorers are looking for.
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noun it. The correct word is it’s, the contrac-
tion of the words it and is.
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Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it.
—Benjamin Franklin
But ... assignment. Respond
only to the assignment—off-topic essays will receive a zero.
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5. Compact discs (CDs), which may be found in over 25 million American ... what is a
ctually a rich and complex message. N
o error.
cd e
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Includes a limited or vague...
... process.
e. or it was removed from it’s paper backing by
soaking or steaming.
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Directions: In each of the following sentences, part or
all of the ... Program that begins
with a class called
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Section 3
Time: 10 minutes
14 multiple-choice questions
ANSWER SHEET:
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Time: 25 minutes
35 multiple-choice questions
ANSWER SHEET:
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... consequently
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COMPASS WritingSkills Sample Test Questions
The WritingSkills Placement Test presents one or more passages, each containing
several ... Note to Students
Welcome to the COMPASS Sample WritingSkills Test!
You are about to look at some sample test questions as you
prepare to take the actual COMPASS test. The examples in this
booklet ... the Writing
Skills Placement Test assess basic knowledge and skills in usage and mechanics (e.g.,
punctuation, basic grammar and usage, and sentence structure) as well as more
rhetorical skills...
... use this practicetest to help you identify
your strengths and weaknesses and see where you might
need some more practice to get your math skills in shape
for college.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
ARITHMETIC, ... 4
ONLY.
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SUMMARY
Now you can apply the math skills that you have learned in
this book. You can use this practice ... solve
for Helena’s age?
a. 22 ϭ 2H
b. 27 ϭ H Ϫ 5
c. 22 ϭ 2H ϩ 5
d. 27 ϭ 2H Ϫ 5
ANSWERS
PRACTICE ARITHMETIC TEST
1. a. There are 12 months in one year, so 24 Ϭ
12 ϭ 2 pounds per month.
2. d. Marina...
... practice tests in grammar, writing, and
reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you
should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
GRAMMAR, WRITING,
AND READING
COMPREHENSION
5
5
... is a
PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READING COMPREHENSION–
LearningExpress Skill Builders ã CHAPTER 5
109
d. its cleansing effect
PASSAGE TWO
Now try practicing your inference skills ... for
their placement tests. This practice essay requires that
you read a passage and then respond in writing. By ask-
ing you to read something, you are being given some
direction for your writing. This...
... Language
Testing System (IELTS) writing assessment criteria (Shaw & Falvey, 2008). These
criteria were modified in 2008 and the current rating practice in the IELTS Writing
test is based ... communicating ideas
in assessing writing and yet expand on the list in analytic writing. Writing researchers
have articulated other crafting skills influencing writing performance, that is, overall ... (2007). IELTS writing tutor: Writing
task1, academic module. Tehran: Jungle Publication.
Archibald, A. (2002). Managing L2 writing proficiencies: Areas of change in
students’ writing over time....
... PracticeTest Two
PRACTICE WRITINGTEST TWO
Writing Task 1
You are advised to spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task.
The flowchart below shows the process involved in writing a ... knowledge and experience.
75-82
60 77 79
80 82
That is the end of PracticeWritingTest Two.
Now continue with Practice Speaking Test Two on page 126.
Overall Check.
Grammar
&
Spelling
Legibility
Punctuation
12
65
4
15
59
125
First ... aid organisations and
Check. in his latest plans.
11-15
144
101 Helpful Hints for IELTS
59-66
67-75
6
72 73
8
77-82
6
77 75-80
PRACTICE WRITINGTEST THREE
Writing Task 1
You are advised to spend...
... without hindering readers
'comprehension
Chapter 9:
Testing the writing skills
1. The writingskills
2. Testing composition writing
3. Setting the composition
4. Grading the composition ... the use of
judgment important in teaching and
testing of writing
2. Testing composition writing
The types of writing tasks in the test
should be the ones which students are
confronted ...
vocabulary;
a piece of writing legible and readily
intelligible;
able to produce simple unsophisticated
sentences
1. The writingskills (con.)
stylistic skills:
the ability to manipulate...
... usually re
-
ferred to as a query letter, and will save you committing time to writing the
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°
What? – your topic and its scope
°
Who? – your target readers
° ... before you commit yourself to paper. You may falter in
your writing due to a lack of information or an unclear plan.
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What are you going to write about?
Before you ... sincerely,
Signature
Name (title/qualifications)
Position
Figure 22.1 A query letter
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Is there a market?
You need to think very carefully about whether there is a...
... printed version for yourself.
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°
sharing skills and expertise
°
highlighting issues for debate
°
providing an update on clinical practice.
°
Contributing to ... applies findings to
practice
Journals will be particularly interested in the results of your research and their
implications for clinical practice.
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°
the journal’s ... computer functions to speed up your writing
and editing.
°
Make sure you have appropriate seating and lighting
when you work on your computer.
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and paste. If the...
... approach?
°
Do I have an example of best practice to share?
°
Have I completed a piece of research?
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Summary Points
°
Writing requires careful planning to ensure ... 15.2 A daily timetable
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Doctors whose communication skills are poor upset the clients. (Only
some doctors have poor communication skills, and it is these who ...
style.
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Is it concise?
Make sure that your writing is succinct and to the point. Here are some
tips:
°
Constantly refer back to your aims whilst writing and remove...
... your analysis by reference to other studies.
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Scattergrams
Results on a language test post-stroke
Language test scores
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 5 ... 66-
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Scores on a verbal reasoning test
Figure 13.6a A histogram
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Review
Leave time at the end to read back through your answer. ... 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75
Scores on a verbal reasoning test
Figure 13.7 A frequency polygon
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Use question stems (Polit and Hungler 1995) to help define...