Wechsler Test Written Expression 4

Question 1

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

Accepted Answer

They lost their books over there.

Answer

They lost there books over their.

Answer

They lost they're books over there.

Answer

They lost their books over they're.

Question 2

A run-on sentence is best corrected by:

Accepted Answer

Adding a period or conjunction between clauses

Answer

Adding more adjectives

Answer

Removing all commas

Answer

Capitalizing the first word

Question 3

Which is an example of strong word choice (vocabulary) in writing?

Accepted Answer

Using 'exhausted' instead of 'very tired'

Answer

Repeating 'good' many times

Answer

Using 'thing' for every noun

Answer

Writing only short words

Question 4

Which error appears in: 'me and him went to the store'?

Accepted Answer

Incorrect subject pronoun case

Answer

Misspelled verb

Answer

Missing period only

Answer

Wrong tense

Question 5

In written expression, 'mechanics' most directly includes:

Accepted Answer

Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

Answer

Plot and character

Answer

Reading speed

Answer

Mathematical reasoning

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for possession?

Accepted Answer

The student's essay was excellent.

Answer

The students essay was excellent.

Answer

The students' essay was the only one and excellent.

Answer

The studen'ts essay was excellent.

Question 7

What does a fragment such as 'Because it was raining.' lack?

Accepted Answer

An independent clause

Answer

A subject

Answer

A verb

Answer

Any punctuation