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Praxis I Writing Practice Exam - Question List

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21. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The young man I met last night
  2. has lived in Kansas City, MO;
  3. Tucson, AZ; Boston, MA,
  4. Fairbanks, AK; and Paris, France.
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22. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Some people have called for an end to the US boycott of Cuban goods.
  1. Capitalize goods.
  2. Lowercase Cuban.
  3. Switch to passive voice to emphasize the boycott.
  4. Change boycott to embargo.
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23. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.
  1. Change badly to bad.
  2. Remove but.
  3. Change canceling to cancelling.
  4. Change at to in.
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24. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Journalists often use the word “alleged”
  2. to avoid committing liable
  3. against the alleged criminals
  4. they are writing about.
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25. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. I’m traveling to London
  2. by means of an airplane
  3. because it is both faster and
  4. cheaper than driving.
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