Praxis I Writing Practice Exam - Question List

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31. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Stewart was worried that him
  2. getting suspended would
  3. permanently mar his record
  4. and keep him out of Yale.
32. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Many tourists fear terrorism and of being targeted by religious political parties.
  1. of being targeted
  2. of targets
  3. agendas
  4. attacks
33. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Some Egyptians work in agriculture, producing corn, fruit, rice, cotton and barley near the Nile Valley and Nile River Delta.
  1. producing corn, fruit, rice, cotton and barley
  2. producing corn;fruit; rice; cotton; and barley
  3. producing: corn, fruit, rice, cotton and barley
  4. producing corn, fruit, rice, cotton, and barley
34. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Because job prospects is lacking, millions of people are leaving Spain.
  1. is
  2. its
  3. was
  4. are
35. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. She kept the exact recipe for
  2. her award-winning chili a secret:
  3. no one would believe that she
  4. intentionally burned the meat.

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