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DEMONSTRATION ONLY: This page should give you a good idea of the type of results you'll receive after taking one of the four full-length writing tests. All tests are modeled on the "GACE Computer-Administered Practice Test" located on the official GACE website. Click on the Question numbers 1-8 below to view the solution.
Writing Test Results
Name: Student Name
Date: 10/25/24
ID #: 555-55-5555
Time: 1:23 PM

You responded correctly to 40 of the 40 questions. Your score is 100%.

The table below shows your answer, right or wrong, for each question. By clicking on any question number, you can see (a) the question, and (b) an explanation for arriving at its right answer.

A check mark, , indicates the question was answered correctly; a capital X indicates the question was answered incorrectly.

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Question
Your
Answer
= Correct
X = Incorrect
 
Question
Your
Answer
= Correct
X = Incorrect
1
A
 
21
B
2
C
 
22
A
3
D
 
23
B
4
E
 
24
D
5
D
 
25
C
6
E
 
26
E
7
C
 
27
B
8
B
 
28
D
9
A
 
29
E
10
B
 
30
B
11
A
 
31
D
12
B
 
32
B
13
A
 
33
E
14
D
 
34
C
15
B
 
35
D
16
E
 
36
B
17
E
 
37
E
18
E
 
38
A
19
D
 
39
D
20
C
 
40
B


Writing Subareas
Standard Questions Answered Correctly Questions Answered Incorrectly Number of Questions Answered Correctly/Number of Questions Addressing Subarea

Language Skills: Grammatical Relationships

  • Errors in the use of adjectives and adverbs
  • Errors in noun-noun agreement
  • Errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement
  • Errors in pronoun case
  • Errors in the use of intensive pronoun
  • Errors in pronoun number and person
  • Vague pronouns
  • Errors in subject-verb agreement
  • Inappropriate shifts in verb tense
3
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

100%

15/15

Language Skills: Structural Relationships

  • Errors in the placement of phrases and clauses within a sentence
  • Misplaced and dangling modifiers
  • Errors in the use of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
  • Fragments and run-ons
  • Errors in the use of correlative conjunctions
  • Errors in parallel structure
2
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
100%

8/8

Language Skills: Word Choice

  • Errors in the use of idiomatic expressions
  • Errors in the use of frequently confused words
  • Wrong word use
  • Redundancy
1
26
27
28
29

100%

5/5

Language Skills: Capitalization and Punctuation

  • Errors in capitalization
  • Errors in punctuation
    • Commas; e.g., the use of a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence
    • Semicolons; e.g., the use of a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses
    • Apostrophes; e.g., the use of an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives
30
31
32
100%

3/3

Text Production: Revision

  • Recognize how a passage can be strengthened through editing and revision.
  • Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and to make effective choices for meaning or style.
    • Choose words and phrases for effect
    • Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely
    • Maintain consistency in style and tone
4
33
34
35
36
100%

5/5

Research Skills

  • Recognize and apply appropriate research skills and strategies
  • Assess the credibility and relevance of sources
  • Recognize the different elements of a citation
  • Recognize effective research strategies
  • Recognize information relevant to a particular research task
5
37
38
39
40
100%

5/5


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