CFA 2 Writing Skills Review

Passage

(1) I could not wait to get home and give the good news to my parents and my brother, Shawn. (2) I had just been chosen to play the lead dancer in my ballet class. (3) I suddenly realized that my parents were at work and would be back home only by dinner time. (4) I did not want to convey the news over the phone. (5) Anyway, I hope Shawn will be home by now, I thought to myself as I trudged home from my ballet class.
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Read sentence 3

I suddenly realized that my parents were at work and would be back home only by dinnertime

Which transition could best be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

 

• Likewise

• Additionally

• Similarly

• However

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What sentence has been written correctly?

• Should we eat chinese chicken or mexican tacos?

• Should we eat Chinese chicken or mexican tacos?

• Should we eat Chinese Chicken or Mexican Tacos?

• Should we eat Chinese chicken or Mexican tacos?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Passage:
(1)I am writing to you because I recently learned that you
​​are the person that created the World Wide Web. (2) We
​​have been studying modern inventors in school. (3) I
​​believe that of all time you may be one of the most
​​important inventors. (4) Millions of people use your
​​invention every day for they’re own purposes. (5) In fact,
​​using the Web has became so common, people cannot
​​imagine life without it. (6) With so many people using it,
​​traffic on the Web is increasing.

What is the correct way to write sentence 3.

• ​I believe that one of the most important inventors you may be of all time.

• ​I believe that you may be one of all time of the most important inventors.

• ​I believe that you may be one of the most important inventors of all time.

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CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

Millions of people use your invention every day for  ____________ own purposes.

• their

• they're

• there

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:
​
​I, for one, am very grateful to you for inventing this ________ tool.

 

• Amaze

• Amazing

• Amazed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

(7) I recently used the Web while I was working on a
​​recent research project about China for school. (8) And
​​using a computer in the school lab, I found all the
​​information I needed for my report. (9) I found pictures of
​​the Great Wall of China and maps of Shanghai and
​​Beijing.

Choose the best transition word to replace the underlined word in sentence 8:
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8. ​And using a computer in the school lab, I found all the information I needed for my report.

• Since

• While

• Certainly

• Previously

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What is argumentative writing? Choose the best answer.

• Argumentative writing is writing in which the author makes a claim about a topic and includes a unifying idea, evidence to support each reason, and explains the evidence.

• Argumentative writing is where the author makes a claim about a topic.

• Argumentative writing is in which the author explains evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

In persuasive writing, the author's goal is to:

• tell a story

• convince the reader

• inform the reader

• talk about a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A student is writing an informational report about New York City for a geography class. The student needs to use words that are clear and specific in her report. Read the paragraph from the draft of the report and answer the question that follows.

New York City is often described as a “melting pot.” The term “melting pot” refers to a group of people of different cultures living in the same place. In a melting pot, different customs and traditions “melt” together and become more and more similar to each other.  However, some people believe that the idea of a melting pot is not really right. In fact, people of different cultures often live side-by-side while keeping their own customs and traditions.

• Which set of words best replaces the underlined phrases with more clear and specific language?

• organization, correct

• association, truthful

• community, accurate

• crowd, honest

Tags

CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.7.1D

Which type of writing would most likely be used to convince a store to help pay for the school band's trip to a competition?

• narrative

• expository

• argumentative

• descriptive

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D