Exam 42: Some Guidelines for Students of English as a Second Language.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Proofread them for errors in spelling and look-alikes/sound-alikes. Select the letter of the correct list of misspelled words. But its also an importent one. If your still uncertain about the path you should take, here's a three-step process that might help you move from worry to action.

Instructions: The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s). (1) Investors should be familiar with three common kinds of investments (2) The first kind of investment is called a certificate of deposit, or CD. (3) It is the investment option with the least risk. (4) A CD loans your money to your bank for a specific period of time, during which your money collects interest (5) The second type of investment is a bond, a slightly less conservative way to invest money (6) With a bond, you invest your money in a business or in the government, which treats your investment as a loan (7) The third, and riskiest, type of investment of all is in stock (8) If you buy stock in a company, it means that you own a part of that company, however small (9) Your fortune will rise and fall with the profits and failures of the company (10)Each investment option has advantages and disadvantages (11)It is best to research all options before making your choice. Transitional words or phrases are used in which sentence(s)?

Instructions: The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s). (1) Employers should take aggressive steps to end age discrimination at the workplace (2) According to the AARP, one-third of older American voters say that they or someone they know has experienced some form of age discrimination. (3) This problem is a serious one, as workers fifty-five and older are the fastest-growing segment of the workforce. (4) Age discrimination is on the rise in these difficult economic times (5) Workers who are laid off at age fifty-five or sixty find it difficult to find work (6) The same is true for men and women who retire early, whether by choice or due to a corporate buyout (7) Some employers say that older workers will take more time to learn things and will be less willing to work long hours (8) However, that is a narrow-minded view (9) Older workers can bring wisdom and expertise to the work environment (10)In addition, they can prove to be excellent teachers to younger employees who need help (11)Therefore, employers must treat every worker and job applicant with fairness and objectivity, regardless of age. Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

Instructions: The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s). (1) For two long days, Davisville's residents lived through the consequences of a power outage (2) The most dramatic effect of the blackout was that people could not use their refrigerators, fans, or air conditioners although these were the two hottest days of the year. (3) Most residents tried to keep cool as best they could. (4) Lights were out, of course, so the local grocery store quickly sold its entire stock of candles and flashlights (5) Couples and families could be seen trying to read by natural light until darkness fell (6) Businesses were affected, too (7) Small stores in the center of town used gas-fueled power generators to keep their produce cool and well-lit for customers (8) Workers used to the conveniences of fax machines and computers had to bide time, making calls to clients to explain the situation (9) The happiest consequence for some children was that they got to spend more hours at the town swimming pool, but when the power went back on Thursday morning, most people were eager to resume their daily activities. Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

Instructions: Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each type of prewriting. The prewriting below is an example of The Internet I use the Internet a lot and so do my friends. Communicating with each other, e-mail, Facebook posts. My friend Renee usually on her computer for several hours every night. I use the Internet to look up information ¾ weather, news. Great for making travel plans like plane tickets or hotel reservations. But the danger of putting in your credit-card numbers. Sometimes I search for information about different topics that interest me. Love online shopping and watching YouTube videos.

Instructions: Each group of sentences below could be organized into and written as a paragraph. In each group, select the letter of the topic sentence. Which sentence is the topic sentence?

Instructions: The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics. Originally the Chinese invented firecrackers for use as weapons.

Instructions: The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s). (1) Networks should not present children's shows that contain violence (2) Children fed a constant diet of TV violence begin to believe that brutality is acceptable. (3) Seeing dogs, cats, and mice pushing each other off roofs and hitting each other with bricks in these shows, children are bound to assume that brutality is and should be a way of life. (4) Another reason for keeping violence out of children's shows is that young viewers may get the idea that violence is not really painful (5) For example, my neighbor has told me that after a Saturday morning of violent cartoons, her son Paul tends to hit and bully his sister and then seems amazed when, unlike the smiling cartoon characters, she cries (6) Most important, the consequences of letting our children watch these shows are frightening to imagine (7) We may be raising a generation of adolescents and then adults so used to watching cruelty on television that they will not be moved to stop it when they see it in real life. Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

Instructions: Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. A lacto-ovovegetarian can eat eggs, and dairy products; most vegetarians in the United States follow this kind of diet.

Instructions: The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics. Most fireworks use gunpowder, dyes, and metal shavings for their special effects.

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and then answer the question(s) that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.Many young people don't bother to register to vote, and those who do often don't show up at the polls on Election Day. But they should. Why? There are good reasons for every eligible young person to vote in every election. First of all, people ages eighteen to thirty should vote because many of the biggest issues affect the nation's youth. Wars in which young soldiers are dying, education funding, employment and job training programs, and reproductive rights are just a few of the issues that are affecting the lives of young people right now. Young people should help to select government representatives who share their views on these matters. When this country's youth don't vote, they don't have any influence on how these issues are decided, and they allow older people to decide how things will work. Plus, an individual who chooses not to vote really has no right to complain about government decisions he or she doesn't like. Being able to vote is a precious gift, one that no one should take for granted. Many people have fought and died so that all Americans would get and keep the right to participate in a democratic government. To honor their sacrifice, all of the young people in America should register, vote, and make themselves heard! The subject of this paragraph is

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Proofread them for errors in spelling and look-alikes/sound-alikes. Select the letter of the correct list of misspelled words. Experts in group psycoligy also say that people in difrent societies have difrent ways of dealing with crowding.

Instructions: The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics. Be careful if you're setting off fireworks.

Instructions: Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each type of prewriting. The prewriting below is an example of Amusement Parks   Who? Park visitors ¾ families, teenagers. Employees, performers, owners. What? Rides, roller coasters, shows, characters, carnival games, shops, huge crowds, long lines, heat and humidity, expensive. Where? Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Six Flags, Busch Gardens, waterparks. When? Summer and holidays, when kids are out of school. Why? Fun, thrills, diversion. How? Family vacations, day trips, some people save up for years, some buy annual passes, go again and again

Instructions: The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s). (1) Achieving the position of attention ¾ a key position in all military movements ¾ is not as simple as most people think (2) To obtain this position, a person must first bring his or her heels together and in line, toes forming a forty-five degree angle. (3) The person then rests his or her weight equally on the heels of both feet and straightens the legs without locking the knees. (4) Next, he or she stands erect, hips level, chest lifted and arched, shoulders square and even (5) The head should be erect and square, eyes to the front, chin drawn in so that the head and neck are vertical (6) Finally, the arms should be straightened with fingers curled so that the tips of the thumbs are touching the index fingers (7) The thumb should rest along the seams of the pants (8) Like everything else in military life, the position of attention has a format that must be followed. Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

Instructions: Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. These artists, they would puncture a subject's skin with needles that were set in a wooden handle.