ELAR Oral & Written Communication 5

Question 1

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She likes hiking, swimming, and running.

Answer

Parallel structure requires that items in a series use the same grammatical form; 'hiking, swimming, and running' all use the gerund (-ing) form.

Question 2

A speaker uses a rhetorical question during a debate. The primary purpose of this technique is to:

Accepted Answer

Provoke thought or emphasize a point without expecting a response

Answer

A rhetorical question is used to make the audience think or to emphasize a point, not to receive a literal answer.

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of an objective, formal tone in writing?

Accepted Answer

The data suggests that the policy had a measurable impact on student performance.

Answer

A formal, objective tone avoids emotional language and first-person opinion, instead relying on evidence-based, neutral phrasing.

Question 4

When revising a draft, which of the following tasks is most associated with editing rather than proofreading?

Accepted Answer

Improving sentence structure and word choice for clarity

Answer

Editing focuses on improving the quality of writing — such as sentence structure, clarity, and word choice — while proofreading catches surface-level errors.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase?

Accepted Answer

My brother, who is the oldest child, graduated last year.

Answer

An appositive phrase renames or describes a nearby noun; it is correctly set off by commas as in 'who is the oldest child.'

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

ELAR Oral & Written Communication 5