ISEE Writing & Essay Skills 4

Question 1

When responding to an ISEE essay prompt, you should write about:

Accepted Answer

The specific topic the prompt asks about

Answer

Staying on the assigned prompt is essential for a strong essay.

Question 2

Which sentence is a fragment?

Accepted Answer

Running across the field.

Answer

'Running across the field' lacks a subject and complete verb.

Question 3

What does it mean to 'revise' an essay?

Accepted Answer

Improve and correct the content and structure

Answer

Revising means improving organization, clarity, and correctness.

Question 4

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

Accepted Answer

My friend visited New York in July.

Answer

Proper nouns and the sentence start are correctly capitalized.

Question 5

Which is the best reason to use varied sentence lengths in writing?

Accepted Answer

To make the writing flow and stay interesting

Answer

Varying sentence length improves rhythm and reader engagement.

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