Praxis I Writing Practice Exam - Question List

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1. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The county is divided in six districts and many of the citizens live in the district’s main town.
  1. in six districts
  2. into six districts
  3. for six districts
  4. by six districts
2. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

His daughters persuaded him to take a break from work and drive them to the mall so that they could meet with some of they're friends.
  1. Insert a comma after mall.
  2. Insert a semicolon after mall.
  3. Change they're to their.
  4. Change break to brake.
3. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. “I’m not always sure
  2. what I’m suppose to do next,”
  3. the confused math student
  4. told his teacher.
4. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The population grow each year at a rate of about 2.05 percent.
  1. The population grow
  2. The population grew
  3. The population grows
  4. The population has grown
5. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Therefore the etiquette rules differs depending on where a person lives.
  1. Therefore the etiquette rules differs
  2. Therefore the etiquette rules differ
  3. Therefore, the etiquette rules differs
  4. Therefore, the etiquette rules differ

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