HiSET Language Arts - Writing Exam Prep - Question List

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1. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Once it became clear that the hedge fund had been involved in some dirty deals, the SEC sent an auditor to pour over the company’s books.
  1. Change pour to pore.
  2. Change auditor to adjudicator.
  3. Capitalize hedge fund.
  4. Change the comma to a semicolon.
2. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. At first the constant teasing
  2. only mildly aggravated me,
  3. but after a few months
  4. it became truly irritating.
3. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Susan’s primary criteria
  2. for choosing a new car
  3. is low gas mileage;
  4. she isn’t interested in aesthetics.
4. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.
  1. Change badly to bad.
  2. Remove but.
  3. Change canceling to cancelling.
  4. Change at to in.
5. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
  1. She attended public schools in Montana, and
  2. She attended public schools in Montana; and
  3. She attended public schools in Montana and
  4. She attended public schools in Montana. And

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