A Sample Exam
Q1. Revise the following paragraph for content:
- Combine sentences 1 & 2 using since. Make any necessary changes.
- Combine sentences 4 & 5 using a relative pronoun. Make any necessary changes.
- Rewrite sentence 6 by making a gerund subject from the words in parenthesis.
- Correct the parallelism error in sentence 7.
- Rewrite sentence 8 using while. _______ / 10 pts
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Prose is a difficult subject. (2) I have to start studying it early. (3) My course is about The
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Great Gatsby. (4) The Great Gatsby is a novel. (5) The Great Gatsby represents the American society.
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(6) (Read about the Great Gatsby) is interesting but difficult. In addition, I study prose and work. (7)
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To study and working is difficult for any one. (8) Prose is an interesting subject, but it takes a lot of
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time to study.
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Q2. Edit the following paragraph for form.
- Correct: 2 capitalization errors, the 3 underlined verbs, 3 spelling mistakes
- Add: one period, one comma _______/ 10 pts
"Once In a blue Moon"
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Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon?” People are used this expresion _________________________________________________________________________________
to describe something that they do not do very often. For example someone might say that he tries to evoid _______________________________________________________________________________________
eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eating chocolate “once in a blue moon.” Or someone who _______________________________________________________________________________________
does not usually like to go to the beach might said “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.” While many _______________________________________________________________________________________
people use this phrase, not everyone knows the mening behind it
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Q5. Choose one of the subjects below then write a three-paragraph essay about ONE of them. Give your essay a title. Include a thesis statement in your introduction, a topic sentence for the body paragraph, and a conclusion. Use sensory details, and avoid digressions. Use clear and specific adjectives, prepositional phrases, demonstratives and connecting words in your paragraphs. Pay attention to correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar. Write between 20- 25 lines. Write using a dark blue pen. _______/ 20 pts
a. A comparison between private schools and governmental schools. State three bases of comparison at least.
b. A narrative about your first experience in taking care of a child. Try to follow the organization of a narrative essay.