Test Prep PRAXIS Writing Section Exam Practice Questions (P. 4)
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Question #16
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
A consummate gentleman, Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatched.
A consummate gentleman, Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatched.
- AStefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatched.
- BStefan's etiquette and social grace were unmatched.
- CStefan's etiquette as well as his social grace were unmatched.
- DStefan possessed unmatched etiquette and social grace.
- EStefan's social grace was matched only by his etiquette.
Correct Answer:
D
ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatchedג€, ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace were unmatchedג€, ג€Stefan's etiquette as well as his social grace were unmatchedג€, and ג€Stefan's social grace was matched only by his etiquetteג€ are all dangling modifiers. Choice ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatchedג€ has a verb agreement problem, too.
D
ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatchedג€, ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace were unmatchedג€, ג€Stefan's etiquette as well as his social grace were unmatchedג€, and ג€Stefan's social grace was matched only by his etiquetteג€ are all dangling modifiers. Choice ג€Stefan's etiquette and social grace was unmatchedג€ has a verb agreement problem, too.
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Question #17
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
In countries such as China the government is recognizing the advantages of a capitalist market rather than communism and adjust economic policy accordingly.
In countries such as China the government is recognizing the advantages of a capitalist market rather than communism and adjust economic policy accordingly.
- Acapitalist market rather than communism and adjust
- Bcapitalist market rather than Communism and adjust
- Ccapitalist market rather than a communist market and adjust
- Dcapitalist market rather than a communist market and adjusting
- ECapitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjusting
Correct Answer:
D
The problem with this sentence is in parallel structure. The test is very particular about being consistent about the forms of words used. So specifically since the sentence refers to a capitalist market, then the sentence must refer to a communist market ג€" not communism, which is an ideology rather than a market system in this context. Only choices ג€capitalist market rather than Communism and adjustג€, ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ and ג€Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjustingג€ remain. Choice ג€Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjustingג€ commits terrible capitalization (neither ג€capitalistג€ nor ג€communistג€) mistakes and structure errors (where does the ג€norג€ fit in? It does not.) Only choice ג€capitalist market rather than Communism and adjustג€ and choice ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ remain now, but ג€capitalist market rather than
Communism and adjustג€ mistakenly capitalizes communism and does not change ג€adjustג€ to match the parallel verb (i.e. recognizing). Choice ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ uses the right adjective forms of capitalism and communism, does not make capitalization errors and maintains parallel sentence structure.
D
The problem with this sentence is in parallel structure. The test is very particular about being consistent about the forms of words used. So specifically since the sentence refers to a capitalist market, then the sentence must refer to a communist market ג€" not communism, which is an ideology rather than a market system in this context. Only choices ג€capitalist market rather than Communism and adjustג€, ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ and ג€Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjustingג€ remain. Choice ג€Capitalistic market nor a Communist market and adjustingג€ commits terrible capitalization (neither ג€capitalistג€ nor ג€communistג€) mistakes and structure errors (where does the ג€norג€ fit in? It does not.) Only choice ג€capitalist market rather than Communism and adjustג€ and choice ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ remain now, but ג€capitalist market rather than
Communism and adjustג€ mistakenly capitalizes communism and does not change ג€adjustג€ to match the parallel verb (i.e. recognizing). Choice ג€capitalist market rather than a communist market and adjustingג€ uses the right adjective forms of capitalism and communism, does not make capitalization errors and maintains parallel sentence structure.
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Question #18
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh.
Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh.
- Aslapstick humor, however physical comedy is not
- Bslapstick humor, but physical comedy is not
- Cslapstick humor, and physical comedy is not
- Dslapstick humor; physical comedy is not
- Eslapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that is
Correct Answer:
B
ג€slapstick humor, however physical comedy is notג€ is a run-on: ג€howeverג€ is NOT a conjunction. ג€slapstick humor, and physical comedy is notג€ and
ג€slapstick humor; physical comedy is notג€ are missing contrast. ג€slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that isג€ is not at all concise.
B
ג€slapstick humor, however physical comedy is notג€ is a run-on: ג€howeverג€ is NOT a conjunction. ג€slapstick humor, and physical comedy is notג€ and
ג€slapstick humor; physical comedy is notג€ are missing contrast. ג€slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that isג€ is not at all concise.
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Question #19
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
Learning a new language can be difficult for people after one reaches a certain age; abilities needed to retain and apply new linguistic information deteriorate with time.
Learning a new language can be difficult for people after one reaches a certain age; abilities needed to retain and apply new linguistic information deteriorate with time.
- Aafter one reaches a certain age
- Bafter they reach a certain age
- Cafter they reaches certain ages
- Dafter it reaches a certain age
- Eafter you reach a certain age
Correct Answer:
B
The underlined portion of this sentence is wrong because the sentence refers to people in general. Because a plural third person form of a pronoun is needed (because of the reference to ג€peopleג€), ג€oneג€ ,ג€itג€, and ג€youג€ are all inappropriate responses. Choice ג€after one reaches a certain ageג€, ג€after it reaches a certain ageג€ and ג€after you reach a certain ageג€ are all incorrect. Choice ג€after they reach a certain ageג€ is better than choice ג€after they reaches certain agesג€ because of the implied logic. People can reach a defined age; it is odd to say that multiple people are simultaneously reaching multiple ages ג€" what is certain then? It's almost an oxymoron to say certain ages in this context, although it is perfectly fine in other situations (i.e. This board game is only for people of certain ages). Yet the more defining difference is the singular verb form of choice ג€after they reaches certain agesג€ (i.e. reaches) mistakenly in place of the plural verb form of choice ג€after they reach a certain ageג€ (i.e. reach).
B
The underlined portion of this sentence is wrong because the sentence refers to people in general. Because a plural third person form of a pronoun is needed (because of the reference to ג€peopleג€), ג€oneג€ ,ג€itג€, and ג€youג€ are all inappropriate responses. Choice ג€after one reaches a certain ageג€, ג€after it reaches a certain ageג€ and ג€after you reach a certain ageג€ are all incorrect. Choice ג€after they reach a certain ageג€ is better than choice ג€after they reaches certain agesג€ because of the implied logic. People can reach a defined age; it is odd to say that multiple people are simultaneously reaching multiple ages ג€" what is certain then? It's almost an oxymoron to say certain ages in this context, although it is perfectly fine in other situations (i.e. This board game is only for people of certain ages). Yet the more defining difference is the singular verb form of choice ג€after they reaches certain agesג€ (i.e. reaches) mistakenly in place of the plural verb form of choice ג€after they reach a certain ageג€ (i.e. reach).
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Question #20
Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.
A growing technology trend is to merge multiple devices with complimentary functions such as a phone, music player and the scheduling features of a planner.
A growing technology trend is to merge multiple devices with complimentary functions such as a phone, music player and the scheduling features of a planner.
- Athe scheduling features of a planner.
- Band a planner with scheduling features.
- Cand scheduling features.
- Dscheduling features.
- Ea planner.
Correct Answer:
E
It is informative to include the details about a planner's features, it should be accompanied by the features of a phone and a music player if that is the way the sentence is being written. Therefore, choices ג€the scheduling features of a plannerג€, ג€and a planner with scheduling featuresג€, ג€and scheduling featuresג€ and ג€scheduling featuresג€ are incorrect. Choice ג€and a planner with scheduling featuresג€ and ג€and scheduling featuresג€ even add ג€andג€ again making the sentence read ג€...music player and and...ג€ which is clearly wrong. Be careful; the test wants to catch you off guard. Only choice ג€a plannerג€ is direct and maintains parallelism.
E
It is informative to include the details about a planner's features, it should be accompanied by the features of a phone and a music player if that is the way the sentence is being written. Therefore, choices ג€the scheduling features of a plannerג€, ג€and a planner with scheduling featuresג€, ג€and scheduling featuresג€ and ג€scheduling featuresג€ are incorrect. Choice ג€and a planner with scheduling featuresג€ and ג€and scheduling featuresג€ even add ג€andג€ again making the sentence read ג€...music player and and...ג€ which is clearly wrong. Be careful; the test wants to catch you off guard. Only choice ג€a plannerג€ is direct and maintains parallelism.
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