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Praxis I Writing Practice Exam - Question List

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16. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Even though he seemed generous, his actions were, in the end, self-serving.
  1. Remove the hyphen from self-serving.
  2. Remove the first comma.
  3. Change even though to despite.
  4. Fix the misplaced modifier.
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17. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Greetings consists of speaking, shaking their hands, and smiling.
  1. Greetings consists of speaking, shaking hands, and smiling.
  2. Greetings consist of speaking, shaking hands, and smiling.
  3. Greetings consist of speaking; shaking hands and smiling.
  4. Greeting consist of speaking, shaking hands, and smiling.
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18. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It is the more populated Arab nation in Africa.
  1. more populated
  2. most populated
  3. populated
  4. much populated
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19. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Gabriel went to the public library,
  2. and checked out The Stranger after
  3. being enthralled by an excerpt
  4. in his AP English class.
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20. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Many people thought
  2. of the priest as kind and generous,
  3. and a few people thought
  4. of him as discrete.
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