The Advanced Composition final exam counts as 20% of the course grade and consists of two parts.
Part 1: Our Magazine (200 points)
The completed original magazine your group created serves as the majority of your final exam for Advanced Composition.
Part 2: Writing Skills (50 points)
The writing skills portion of the exam is comprised of twenty-five multiple choice questions over comma, semicolon, and colon use. It is a paper/pencil test, so please have a pen or pencil with you. Use Grammar for Writing, Chapter 11, Lessons 2, 3, and 4 for review.
Sample Questions
Using Commas
Look for errors in the sentences. When you find an error, mark the letter of the line containing the error. If there is no error, choose (No Error).
A Unfortunately the train
B had already pulled out of the station
C when the travelers arrived
D (No error)
Choose the sentence in which the commas are used correctly.
A “When you lift weights,” the trainer cautioned “don’t strain your back.”
B “When you lift weights,” the trainer cautioned, “don’t strain your back.”
Using Semicolons and Colons
Choose the sentence in which semicolons and colons are used correctly.
A Pioneers on their way to California faced many dangers: starvation, disease, and flooded rivers.
B Pioneers on their way to California faced many dangers: starvation; disease; and flooded rivers.
Part 1: Our Magazine (200 points)
The completed original magazine your group created serves as the majority of your final exam for Advanced Composition.
Part 2: Writing Skills (50 points)
The writing skills portion of the exam is comprised of twenty-five multiple choice questions over comma, semicolon, and colon use. It is a paper/pencil test, so please have a pen or pencil with you. Use Grammar for Writing, Chapter 11, Lessons 2, 3, and 4 for review.
Sample Questions
Using Commas
Look for errors in the sentences. When you find an error, mark the letter of the line containing the error. If there is no error, choose (No Error).
A Unfortunately the train
B had already pulled out of the station
C when the travelers arrived
D (No error)
Choose the sentence in which the commas are used correctly.
A “When you lift weights,” the trainer cautioned “don’t strain your back.”
B “When you lift weights,” the trainer cautioned, “don’t strain your back.”
Using Semicolons and Colons
Choose the sentence in which semicolons and colons are used correctly.
A Pioneers on their way to California faced many dangers: starvation, disease, and flooded rivers.
B Pioneers on their way to California faced many dangers: starvation; disease; and flooded rivers.