Question 1

Instructions: Select the answer that correctly adds the suffix to each word below. admire + able

Accepted Answer

A)  admireable 
B)  admirable

Question 2

Instructions: For the following question(s), select the letter of the answer that arranges each set of sentences in logical time order. The first sentence is the topic sentence in each set. Long before the English permanently colonized Virginia in 1607, both the French and Spanish had set up colonies in the New World. ____ The first permanent Spanish settlement was finally established in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, forty-two years before the English arrived in Jamestown. ____ Long before Jamestown, in 1526, the Spanish created, in what is now Georgia, the colony of San Miguel de Guadalupe. ____ The French colonized Fort Caroline, near present-day Jacksonville, Florida, in 1564, but it was destroyed by the Spanish a year later. ____ In 1562, the French established a colony at Port Royal, in what is now South Carolina.

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3, 4 
B)  2, 3, 1, 4 
C)  4, 1, 3, 2

Question 3

Instructions: In each set below, one sentence in the set contains an error. Select the letter of the sentence that contains an error. Which sentence contains an error?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is rich, beautiful, and has talent. 
B)  Neither the cats nor the dog has eaten breakfast. 
C)  My sisters and brothers-in-law met me at the airport.

Question 4

Instructions: Select the letter of the answer that puts the steps of the writing process in order from 1 through 4. ____ Proofreading ____ Revising ____ Prewriting ____ Writing the first draft

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 4, 3 
B)  4, 3, 1, 2 
C)  3, 2, 4, 1

Question 5

Instructions: In each set below, select the letter of the sentence in which commas are used correctly. In which sentence are commas used correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wen Yu, an old friend of the family, will be joining us for dinner. 
B)  Wen Yu an old friend of the family, will be joining us for dinner. 
C)  Wen Yu an old friend of the family will be joining us for dinner.

Question 6

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. The sign ____, No Parking Any Time, but we ____ there anyway.

Accepted Answer

A)  said, park 
B)  said, parked 
C)  said, parking

Question 7

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. During which step of the writing process do writers read a draft again and rewrite it so that it s clearer and more interesting?

Accepted Answer

A)  prewriting 
B)  proofreading 
C)  revising

Question 8

Instructions: Select the correct preposition in parentheses for each of the following sentences. You will find the atlas ( on , in ) the reference room.

Accepted Answer

A)  on 
B)  in

Question 9

Instructions: For each of the questions below, what kind of paragraph or essay is required? Select the letter of the correct answer. Give two recent instances of cross-marketing.

Accepted Answer

A)  narrate 
B)  illustrate 
C)  contrast

Question 10

Instructions: Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select Correct. If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select Incorrect. Americans are rushing to get tucked, suctioned, tightened, and tweaked like never before. More than 8.7 million people underwent cosmetic surgery in 2003, up 33 percent from the year before, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. No longer a privilege of society wives and aging starlets, cosmetic surgery has gone mainstream, available to almost anyone with a credit card and some vacation time. Shute, Nancy. Makeover Nation. U.S. News World Report 31 May 2004: 52. Print. Student version: In America, having cosmetic surgery has become widely accepted. Over 8.7 million people went under the knife in 2003, a 33 percent increase from the year before. And it s not just society wives and aging starlets who are paying to change their looks, but all kinds of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Correct 
B)  Incorrect

Question 11

Instructions: Select the correct past participle for each blank. Its most recent home, Fire Station No. 6, has been ____ by many tourists sine the light bulb was installed there in 1976.

Accepted Answer

A)  visit 
B)  visited

Question 12

Instructions: Read each of the following essay introductions. Then select the letter of the method the writer used to begin the composition. The essay below begins with a(n) Most people believe that stress has a negative effect on their lives. Under severe stress, most cannot function effectively or at all. Pressured by tight deadlines, heavy workloads, or competitive situations, they may suffer from such problems as anxiety, sleeplessness, or ulcers. Yet stress is not necessarily bad. Contrary to popular opinion, people can learn to turn stress into a valuable asset in the classroom and the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A)  illustration. 
B)  general idea that is narrowed to a specific thesis statement. 
C)  contradiction.

Question 13

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. Madame Tussaud s. Come and find out who s in. And who s out. That s how English advertisers lure visitors to a most unusual show a display of the rich, ____, and the infamous in the form of lifelike wax statues.

Accepted Answer

A)  people who became famous 
B)  the famous

Question 14

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) Two different groups of black musicians grew up in New Orleans. (2) The first of these, the slaves, brought with them the music of Africa and the influences of Caribbean music. (3) Denied education and opportunity by slavery, they improvised, making instruments from gourds, bamboo, and bone. (4) They created songs charged with emotion: work songs, chants, and spirituals. (5) In contrast to the slaves, the free men of color were raised as Creoles. (6) Formally educated and sometimes sent to European schools, they were well versed in classical music, and they played classical instruments. (7) During the Reconstruction period, these two groups of musicians were flung together. (8) The brilliant child of this unlikely union was jazz. Does this paragraph compare, contrast, or both?

Accepted Answer

A)  compares only 
B)  contrasts only 
C)  compares and contrasts

Question 15

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. Proofreading is most effective when you do it

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately after completing the first draft of your paper. 
B)  when you re tired. 
C)  in a quiet place where you won t be distracted.

Question 16

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. According to MLA guidelines, a correct ____ should appear in two places in your essay: in parentheses inside the essay and in a Works Cited list at the end of the essay.

Accepted Answer

A)  research 
B)  citation 
C)  evaluation

Question 17

Instructions: Read the following draft paragraph, and then select the letter of the sentence in each set below that is the best revision. My niece is a ballet dancer. She has been accepted to the Dance Theater of Harlem. She will probably be a member of a professional dance company sometime in the future. She loves to dance. She has been dancing since she was five years old. She dances solo and also as a member of the ballet corps. I always enjoy attending her performances. Which sentence is the best revision?

Accepted Answer

A)  My niece is a ballet dancer. 
B)  My niece is a ballet dancer who performs both solo ballets and as a member of the ballet corps. 
C)  My niece is a ballet dancer and I always enjoy attending her performances.

Question 18

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes. The middle of the schools hall isnt the best place to hold conversations like this one.

Accepted Answer

A)  school s 
B)  school s, isn t 
C)  school s, isn t, conversation s

Question 19

Instructions: Each of the following groups of things or persons has been divided according to a single basis of classification. However, one item in each group does not belong it does not fit that single basis of classification. Read each group of items carefully; then select the letter of the one item that does not belong. Next, identify the single basis of classification that includes the rest of the group. Part A: Vehicles a. sedan b. automatic transmission c. convertible d. truck Part B: Basis of classification: a. size of engine b. body style c. price

Accepted Answer

Question 20

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. During the 1984 Olympics, the ____ misinterpreted track star Carl Lewis s comments about money and success to be signs of arrogance.

Accepted Answer

A)  media 
B)  mediums

Exam 1: Writing Effective Paragraphs