TSI Writing Practice Test - Practice Test Geeks

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Children who aren't nurtured during infancy are more likely to develop attachment disorders, which can cause persisting and severely problems later in life.

they can cause persistent and severe problem

which can cause persisting and severely problems

which can cause persistent and severe problems

that can cause persisting and severe problem

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This choice uses the correct, plural form problems and uses adjectives to describe the problems. The original phrase is incorrect because severely is an adverb and not an adjective. The other choices are incorrect because problem instead of the grammatically correct problems is used.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. While speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving, velocity measures how fast an object is moving and also indicates in what direction it is traveling.

and also indicate in which directions

and also indicates in what direction

and only indicates in which direction

and only indicated in what direction

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The original agrees with the singular, noun and the and indicates that velocity is used to indicate more than one value.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: Many companies are now using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to market there service and product.

to market there service and product

and market their service and products

which market their services and products

to market their services and products

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This choice uses the grammatically correct their instead of there. The to indicates the companies are using these sites for something, and services and products agree with each other because they are both plural.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. An autoclave is a tool used mainly in hospitals to sterilizing surgical tools and hypodermic needles.

to sterilize surgical tools and hypodermic needles

to sterilizing surgical tools and hypodermic needles

for sterilize surgical tools and hypodermic needles

for sterilizing the surgical tool and hypodermic needle

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This choice states that an autoclave is a tool used to sterilize. Beginning with to sterilizing and for sterilize, are not grammatically correct. The other choice indicates that the machine is used to sterilize a single tool and needle, which does not make sense in the context of the sentence.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. The bizarre creatures known by electric eels are capable of emitting an incredible 600 volts of electricity.

A bizarre creature known as electric eels

The bizarre creatures known by electric eels

The bizarre creatures known to electric eels

The bizarre creatures known as electric eels

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This choice is best because it is grammatically correct and identifies electric eels as the bizarre creatures being discussed in the sentence.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: A key factor taken into account during city planning is where major services and amenities will be located.

A key factor taken into account during city planning is

Key factors taken into account during city planning is

Key factors, taken into accounting during city planning are

A key factor taking into account during city planning is

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This choice makes sense and the singular a key factor and is agree with each other.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: Jupiter with its numerous moons, and Great Red Spot, has been studied extensively by astronomers.

Jupiter, with its numerous moons and Great Red Spot,

Jupiter with its numerous moons, and Great Red Spot,

Jupiter with, its numerous moons, and Great Red Spot,

Jupiter with, its numerous moons and Great Red Spot,

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This choice is the only choice that has correctly placed commas. The numerous moons and the Great Red Spot both refer to the planet Jupiter, which is maintained in this answer.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Many gardeners are now making their own backyard compost, which is not only cheap, but also helps to cut down on landfill waste.

which is not only cheaper, but also cuts down on landfill's waste

which is, not only cheap, but also, helps to cut down on landfill waste

which is not only cheap, but also helps to cut down on landfill waste

which is not only done cheaply, but is also cutting down on landfills wastes

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This answer is succinct, the comma is in the correct place, and it expresses the information is a clear way that is not awkward.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: The growth of the security industry can be large attributable to the fact that people are less trusting of others than they once were.

The growth of the security industry can be largely attributed

The growth of the security industry can be large attributable

The growing of the securities industry can be largely attributable

The growth on the security industry can be large attributed

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Select the best edit for the underlined part. These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable.

books which was published in the late eighteenth century

books in the late eighteenth century

books, which were published in the late eighteenth century

books, which is published, in the eighteenth century

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Select the best edit for the underlined part. Working as a receptionist for my uncle’s business taught me to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex.

to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex.

how to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and maintaining a Rolodex.

how to handle customer complaints, how to answer the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex.

handling customer complaints, answering the telephone, and maintenance of a Rolodex

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Select the best edit. In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.

In a large city, a person may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.

In a large city, a resident may have massive traffic jams on his daily commute to work.

In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the daily commute to work.

In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the everyday commute on the way to work

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Select the best edit. We could watch the stars sitting on the balcony

We could watch the stars sitting on the balcony.

Sitting on the balcony, the stars we could watch.

On the balcony, we watched the stars sitting.

Sitting on the balcony, we could watch the stars.

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Rewrite, beginning with: The drama club had to …

the next words should be:

cancel and reschedule a new date for the event

reschedule the picnic because of rain.

cancel the picnic and reschedule it because of rain

reschedule a new date for the picnic because it was canceled due to rain.

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Select the sentence with correct punctuation and correct use of the word: however

The best choice will be:

However the other generals understood it and leaving aside the question of Moscow, spoke of the direction the army should take in its retreat.

The other generals, however, understood it and, leaving aside the question of Moscow, spoke of the direction the army should take in its retreat.

The other generals understood it, and leaving aside the question of Moscow, however, spoke of the direction the army should take in its retreat.

Leaving aside the question of Moscow, the other generals however understood it and spoke of the direction the army should take in its retreat.

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Select the best edit for the underlined part. If a person wants to succeed in school, they have to study.

they have to study

they has to study

he or she have to study

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Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. An autoclave is a tool used mainly in hospitals to sterilizing surgical tools and hypodermic needles.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. The bizarre creatures known by electric eels are capable of emitting an incredible 600 volts of electricity.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: A key factor taken into account during city planning is where major services and amenities will be located.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: Jupiter with its numerous moons, and Great Red Spot, has been studied extensively by astronomers.

Select the best edit for the underlined part. These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable.

Select the best edit for the underlined part. Working as a receptionist for my uncle’s business taught me to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex.

Select the best edit. In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work.

Select the best edit. We could watch the stars sitting on the balcony

Rewrite, beginning with: The drama club had to … the next words should be:

Select the sentence with correct punctuation and correct use of the word: however The best choice will be:

Select the best edit for the underlined part. If a person wants to succeed in school, they have to study.

Rewrite, beginning with: The drama club had to …

the next words should be:

Select the sentence with correct punctuation and correct use of the word: however

The best choice will be: