PRAXIS-WRITING-SECTION Online Practice Questions and Answers

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Most of my favorite movies contain slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not the only way to make me laugh.

A. slapstick humor, however physical comedy is not

B. slapstick humor, but physical comedy is not

C. slapstick humor, and physical comedy is not

D. slapstick humor; physical comedy is not

E. slapstick humor, but it is not physical comedy that is

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

A growing technology trend is to merge multiple devices with complimentary functions such as a phone, music player and the scheduling features of a planner.

A. the scheduling features of a planner.

B. and a planner with scheduling features.

C. and scheduling features.

D. scheduling features.

E. a planner.

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Lindsey knows that the reason people dislike her is because of her being a Philadelphia Phillies fan.

A. is because of her being a

B. is because she is a

C. is that she is a

D. is her being a

E. is that of her being a

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Plenty of high school students spend their time involved in the community by working with peers, young children and also helping senior citizens.

A. spend their time involved in the community by working with peers, young children and also helping senior citizens.

B. spend his time involved in the community by working with peers, young children and also helping senior citizens.

C. spend one's time involved in the community by working with peers, young children and also helping senior citizens.

D. spend their time involved in the community by working with peers, young children and senior citizens.

E. spend their time involving in the community by working with peers, young children and also helping senior citizens.

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Without making a sound Geoffrey crept down the stairs.

A. No error

B. sound; Geoffrey crept

C. sound, Geoffrey crept

D. sound, crept Geoffrey

E. sound Geoffrey, crept

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

At seventeen he shipped as a cabin boy, bound for Liverpool.

A. No error

B. a cabin boy; bound

C. a cabin boy: bound for

D. a cabin boy -- bound for

E. a cabin boy -- for bound

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

They hopped down off the table; and went to go pick up the napkins.

A. No error

B. off the table: and went

C. off the table, went

D. off the table and went

E. off the table, and went

Identify the error in the following sentence:

"I don't want too and you can't make me," said he.

A. "I don't

B. too

C. me,"

D. said he.

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

Many people would immediately stop smoking if they knew only all the dangers, says the report.

A. Many people

B. immediately stop

C. dangers, says

D. knew only

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

Ray drives across town and picked up some supplies for the celebratory meal.

A. Ray

B. drives

C. up

D. celebratory meal.

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

At long last the doctor – a total stranger; showed up at the house.

A. At long last

B. – a

C. stranger;

D. at the house.

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

The day after the dance: he called her up at her parents' house and asked her to dinner.

A. dance:

B. he called her

C. parents'

D. to dinner.

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

Even though I worked all day to clean the house and leave it in immaculate condition, my mother was not satisfied about the job that I completed diligently.

A. leave

B. immaculate

C. about

D. diligently

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence: Boxing is arguably the most physically demanding sports as professional boxers must have strength, agility and accuracy; without these skills, a boxer will just be someone that you never heard of.

A. arguably

B. as

C. strength, agility

D. of

E. No error

Identify the error in the following sentence:

Days after the severe thunderstorms ended, the river was still moving too swift for anyone to swim in it safely.

A. ended

B. too

C. swift

D. safely

E. No error