ParaPro Writing Practice Test

Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?

What the monkey don’t realizeA, though, was thatB the banana was C just bait to lure him to D the back of his cage.

Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?

The Boston Red Sox A won the B World Series in 2004 after C 83 years without a titelD.

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Rosita let A the woman behind her go first B at the checkout counter because she had less C items in her cart than Rosita. D

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Whenever it A rains a lot outside, BAbuela Maria complains that C her leg ache.D

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Margaret,Awants to go to B the movies with Ebony,Cwho really wants to see D the new horror movie.

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Some say the term A “Renaissance man” were inspired B solely by Leonardo Da Vinci,Ca man famous for having a diverse D set of talents and skills.

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Sammy and Tyrone ran A outside so they could B chase after the C ice cream truck on there D bikes.

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While the city council and emergency team began preparingA for the hurricane;B the residents began evacuating to the nearest shelter,C following orders from their localD mayor.

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Its A time for the dog to go B outside and C do its D business.

The teacher asked students to write an essay about the periodic table. A student wrote the following sentence in their essay.

The periodic table was A a chart that shows B people all of the periodic elements,Calong with some information about each oneD.

Which underlined section needs to be revised?

The teacher has asked students to write an essay about their summer. A student is having difficulty figuring out what to write about. Which of the following is an effective pre-writing strategy that will help them write their essay?

What is the subject of the sentence below?

The more Jack thought about his guitar, the more he realized how much it had become a part of him.

Which of the following is an adverb from the sentence below?

Yakira blindly grabbed for her green water bottle and knocked it off the table onto the ground.

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a preposition?

Which of the following is a conjunction from the sentence below?

Dinesh, your mom and dad are here to pick you up and take you to the concert!

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

What is the predicate in the sentence below?

Samir and his grandmother went to the bank.

Read the sentence below and identify the word that fits best in the blank.

If you don’t clean up this room, ______ not going to be allowed to go to the dance.

What is the subject of the sentence below?

The red bike rolled down the hill to Mario’s house with no one riding on top of it.

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Which of the following is an adjective from the sentence below?

Jonas threw the red ball to Sophia, who excitedly caught it and threw it back.

The teacher has asked students to write a persuasive paragraph about whether a democracy or a monarchy is a better form of government. Which of the following is the most appropriate sentence to begin the paragraph?

What is the subject of the sentence below?

Just as everyone thought the game was over, the home team scored 10 unanswered points and came back to win the contest.

In the sentence below, the bolded word is functioning as a(n)

After having to fast prior to their blood test, the hungry students ran to the cafeteria to order their lunches and eat as soon as they left the testing center.

Use the scenario below to answer question 26.

The teacher has asked students to read over the paragraphs they just wrote and revise them before handing them in. Here is what one student wrote.

The student asks you to help them with revisions. Which of the changes below would improve the clarity of sentence one?

Use the following scenario to answer questions 27–28.

The teacher has asked students to write a letter to their congressman asking for a law to be changed. Here is what one student wrote.

What suggestion would you make to the student to make their letter more appropriate for the audience?

The teacher has asked students to write a letter to their congressman asking for a law to be changed. Here is what one student wrote.

The teacher asks the student to write more in their letter. Which of the following is the best question to ask to help the student draft more of their letter and revise what they have already written?

Use the scenario below to answer questions 29–30.

In her essay, Paula is informing the audience about the Bauhaus State School in Germany and its influences.

Paula is learning when it is appropriate to use a thesaurus to find synonyms for frequently used words. Which word should Paula look up in her thesaurus?

In her essay, Paula is informing the audience about the Bauhaus State School in Germany and its influences.

Paula wants to use a transition that sets up sentence 5. What would be a good transition word or phrase to use?