End of Course: Writing (2003 VDOE Released Items)

Which of these would best help Betsy focus her research?
1. Consulting her English textbook
2. Reviewing the writing process
3. Listing questions about her topic that she wants to research
4. Finding out what her classmates are writing about
Under which section could Betsy add Floating cars and buses?
1. Section I.
2. Section II.
3. Section III.
4. Section IV.
Based on Betsy's outline, which of these would be the best title for her paper?
1. French Writers from 1850 to 1900
2. Jules Verne: Prophet of the Future
3. The Emergence of the Industrial Revolution
4. How to Write Adventure Tales Like Jules Verne's
In both drafts, the purpose of paragraph 1 is to--
1. describe life in the last century
2. argue that Jules Verne is the greatest writer of all time
3. explain who Jules Verne is
4. give titles of books by Jules Verne
In paragraph 1 of Draft A, Because does not correctly link ideas. Which of these should be used instead?
1. For example,
2. However,
3. Although
4. Somehow,
How is be a part of them correctly written?
1. be apart of them
2. be a part of it
3. have been a part of it
4. As it is
How is inventions like elevators, seem correctly written?
1. inventions, like elevators seem
2. inventions like elevators seem
3. inventions, like elevators, seem
4. As it is
How is futureistic cities correctly written?
1. futuristic citys
2. futureistic citys
3. futuristic cities
4. As it is
How is wrote about has come correctly written?
1. wrote about have come
2. writes about has come
3. wrote about is coming
4. As it is
How is From the Earth to the Moon, correctly written?
1. From the earth to the Moon,
2. From The Earth To The Moon,
3. From the Earth to the moon
4. As it is
Before Molly begins her letter, she wants to write a sentence stating the main idea of the issue she wants to raise. Doing this will help Molly to--
1. decide how long to make the letter
2. focus her thoughts on the subject
3. determine what she likes most about the library
4. change her mind about writing the letter
In preparing her letter, Molly should be concerned with all of these EXCEPT--
1. discussing other problems the city council should know about
2. proofreading her letter so that it looks professional
3. providing sufficient information about the problem
4. focusing on convincing the city council to consider her proposal
Molly wants her letter to be relatively brief. After writing the rough draft of her letter, if Molly finds that the letter is too long, her best strategy would be to--
1. eliminate all examples from her letter
2. apologize for its length at the beginning and end of her letter
3. attend a city council meeting to see if they will bring up the issue she wants to discuss
4. revise her letter so that only the most important, specific information is used
Which of these is not a complete sentence?
1. Sentence 2
2. Sentence 4
3. Sentence 8
4. Sentence 9
How can sentences 16 and 17 best be combined?
Which of these could Caleb best add to
I. Mankiller's early life?
1. Worked to change people's mistaken ideas about Cherokees
2. Spent her childhood on a farm
3. Improved the lives of thousands of Cherokees
4. Served as chief for 10 years
Which of these does not belong with the rest of Caleb's ideas?
1. I. A.
2. III. C.
3. II. D.
4. II. B.
Which of these sentences repeats information already given in the sentence?
What is the main difference between paragraph 2 of Draft A and paragraph 2 of Draft B?
1. Draft A has better sentence variety.
2. The tone of Draft A is persuasive.
3. Draft B contains more specific information.
4. Draft B includes information that is off the topic.
Which sentence could best be added to the end of paragraph 2 in both drafts?
1. its chief, Ross Swimmer
2. its chief Ross Swimmer,
3. its chief Ross Swimmer
4. As it is
1. Swimmer and Mankiller were responsible
2. Swimmer and Mankiller is responsible
3. Swimmer and Mankiller was responsable
4. As it is
1. bureau of Indian affairs
2. Bureau Of Indian Affairs
3. Bureau of Indian Affairs
4. As it is
1. ecanomic opportunities
2. ecinomic opportunities
3. ecconomic opportunities
4. As it is
1. She also takes steps
2. She also took steps
3. She also will take steps
4. As it is

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Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.