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GED 2002: Sample Questions for Language Arts: Writing Sample Questions:Writing Skills Test Part One -- Reading A section of the Writing Skills Test contains paragraphs and numbered sentences followed by questions based on those sentences. Each selection contains between 10 and 14 numbered sentences in one or more paragraphs. This test covers sentence structure, usage, and mechanics. The examinee will be asked to identify and correct the errors that occur in sentences throughout the selection. Sample Questions for the Writing Skills Test: Choose the one best answer for each item. Items 1 to 3 are in reference to the following paragraphs. (1) One of the lifelong memories many of us share are the moment we obtained a driver’s license. (2) If we were teenagers, licenses signified our passage to adulthood. (3) We clearly remember practicing to handle a car well in heavy traffic and learning to parallel park. (4) We prepared for the test by studying the driver’s booklet, memorizing rules, and learning road signs. (5) Because we dreaded the possibility of disaster, the road test seemed even worse than the written test. (6) While conducting a difficult test, the driving inspector seemed stern and unyielding. (7) Therefore, when all the tests were over, we felt a sense of achievement. (8) Whether or not we have chosen to use our licenses since then, they remain of enormous value to us. (9) They symbolize our passport both to independence and to the open road. 1] Sentence 1: One lifelong memory many of us share are the moment we first obtained a driver’s license. What correction should be made? About half of the questions in this section of the test ask the reader to find and correct any errors in the sentence. Because the subject of this sentence is one, the main verb in the sentence, (are) must agree in number. Thus, the correct answer is (3) “change are to is.” Options 1, 2, and 4 introduce errors so none of these can be the best answer. Notice, this item offers an alternative, (5) “no correction is necessary.” Choose this alternative if you cannot find an error.
This question asks you to select words to join two parts of a sentence. This is done by determining which words makes the most sense together. The words traffic and learning produce the sentence in which the meaning is most clearly stated: The two things we remember are practicing to handle a car well and learning to parallel park. The relationship between the two parts of the sentence is found through addition, making number 1 the best choice. In this case, the original wording proves the best choice. |
2] In sentence 3, we can remember practicing to handle a car in traffic and learning to parallel park. Which of the following is the best way to write this sentence? If you think the original is the best way, choose option 1.