Improving Paragraphs
Practice Questions |
This type of question measures your ability to:
- edit and revise sentences in the context of a paragraph or the entire essay
- organize and develop paragraphs in a coherent and logical manner
- apply the conventions of standard written English
Directions
The following passage is an early draft of an essay. Some parts of the passage need to be rewritten.
Read the passage and select the best answers for the questions that follow. Some questions are about particular sentences or parts of sentences and ask you to improve sentence structure or word choice. Other questions ask you to consider organization and development. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.
Answering Improving Paragraphs Questions
To answer the Improving Paragraphs questions that accompany the draft essay, you will need to note what sentences need to be corrected and to know how the sentences relate to one another and to the essay as a whole. Follow the outlined steps to answer the questions.
Step 1: Read the entire essay quickly to determine its overall meaning. The essay is intended as a draft, so you will notice errors.
Step 2: In answering each question, make sure that your answer about a particular sentence or group of sentences makes sense in the context of the passage as a whole. Choose the best answer from among the choices given, even if you can imagine another correct response.
