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  1. PDF Sample Essay Prompt for The Csn English Placement Exam

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  2. 21 College Essay Topics & Ideas That Worked

    Here's a list of essay topics and ideas that worked for my one-on-one students: Essay Topic: My Allergies Inspired Me. After nearly dying from anaphylactic shock at five years old, I began a journey healing my anxiety and understanding the PTSD around my allergies. This created a passion for medicine and immunology, and now I want to become ...

  3. 100 Best College Essay Topics & How to Pick the Perfect One!

    Here is a list of top informative essay topics for college: 1. The history and impact of the feminist movement. 2. The process of neural network development in artificial intelligence. 3. Exploring the causes of economic recessions. 4. The role of genetics in determining personality.

  4. PDF WritePlacer

    WritePlacer® assesses the writing skills of new college students. Test scores help colleges determine whether a student is ready for college-level coursework or would benefit from developmental instruction before taking credit-bearing courses. Students taking WritePlacer are presented with a prompt and asked to write an essay of approximately ...

  5. Sample English Essay and Evaluation

    Sample Essays. Below are two sample essays. Both essays are in response to the writing prompt below. The first sample essay demonstrates a readiness for English Composition I (a writing course required in all degree programs). The second contains weak areas demonstrating a need for additional support to foster success in English Composition I.

  6. Accuplacer Essay Sample Topics

    This helps students develop an understanding of how to develop an essay that will score well. In the WritePlacer Essay Guide, they'll find additional test-taking tips and writing strategies, a template for constructing a 5-paragraph essay, a list of useful transitional phrases and words, and two practice essays. Accuplacer Courses

  7. PDF Accuplacer

    Sample Essay #1 - Score of 3. I do believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good. I believe this because people learn many things from their mistakes and that's the only way. In the example that is provided, the actor is obviously confused.

  8. 19 College Essay Topics and Prompts

    1. Be considerate with humor. Showing off your sense of humor lets your personality show through your words and can make reading the essay more entertaining. Try including a few sentences that you think will bring a smile to the reader's face, or use adjectives to insert some colorful comedy. 2.

  9. PDF Temple University English Placement Assessment Information and Sample

    A sample prompt is presented below, followed by three sample essays and comments on all essays. The comments illustrate how the evaluation criteria apply. The first essay meets the basic requirements of the assessment and would result in placement into English 802, Analytical Reading and Writing. The last two

  10. Choosing Your College Essay Topic

    51. 10. Kirsten Courault. Kirsten studied political economy at U.C. Berkeley and has seven years of experience as a writer, editor, and English teacher. She cherishes helping students unearth their unique stories for college admissions essays. A strong college essay topic should be personal, original, and specific.

  11. English Placement Test Essay Examples

    English Placement Test Essay Examples - Answers. 1. The correct answer is B. The word "employees" forms the grammatical subject of the sentence. The writer is speaking about all of the workers at the Department of Education, so we need to use the plural form. An apostrophe is not required since we do not need the possessive form.

  12. Free ACCUPLACER Test Practice Test (2024)

    The ACCUPLACER helps to determine the correct college-level course placement. Like the ACT®, the ACCUPLACER was developed by the College Board®. The test is computer-adaptive, which means the difficulty of the questions is based on the test taker's previous answers, so the number of questions in each section will differ. The ACCUPLACER is ...

  13. Writing Placement Test

    Once you have completed a reading or English class at ECC, you may retest with the approval of the placement coordinator. Your reading and writing placement results are valid for five years. To demonstrate college-ready writing skills, review the testing scores summary to determine if you need to take placement testing.

  14. Sample Scored Essays

    Sample Scored Essay. 55. Essay has a thesis and is developed with concrete, specific details in a unified and coherent way. The essay contains a complexity of ideas, adequate vocabulary, and problems with grammar, mechanics, or spelling do not interfere with reader concentration or understanding. Student may enroll in ENG101. Sample ENG 101. 44.

  15. Reading/Essay Placement Test Resources

    We highly encourage students to study/review prior to testing. below are some sites you may find helpful. Accuplacer Sample Questions Accuplacer Web-Based Study App Essay Practice & Resources Khan Academy(link) Purdue Owl (link) Guide with Sample Essays (PDF) Guide with Sample Essays (PDF)

  16. Placement Practice and Test Taking Tips

    Prepare, Prepare, and Prepare. Save time and money. A little review can make a difference. Give the tests your best effort. Review the materials and refresh your skills. English Placement test: WritePlacer essay (1 topic/50 minutes) continue to the Next-Generation Reading. Math Placement test: Begin test with the Next-Generation Quantitative ...

  17. Download and practice with free sample questions

    See sample questions to help you practice for ACCUPLACER ESL tests. PDF. 212.16 KB. Download sample essay prompts and view scored essays. WritePlacer and WritePlacer ESL guides show you the types of prompts you might see on the WritePlacer tests, as well as examples of responses to those prompts, the scores they received, and why they received ...

  18. Free ACCUPLACER Practice Test (2024) 165 Practice Questions

    One of the most effective ways to do this is by taking ACCUPLACER practice tests to evaluate your progress. Practice tests are useful because they show exactly where you need to improve. Every time you take a free ACCUPLACER exam practice test, pay special attention to these three groups of questions: The questions you got wrong.

  19. PDF ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST STUDY GUIDE

    The essay you will be asked to write for The English Placement Test (EPT) is an expository essay. Expository essays explain or define something to the reader; this ... • Do not introduce a new idea or topic that belongs in the body of your essay. ... the stresses of college life: the Writing Centre, Counselling Services, and the

  20. PDF ACCUPLACER TEST PREPARATION: WRITING

    Instructions, Essay Elements, and Scoring for the Writing Placement Test Instructions Prepare a multiple-paragraph writing sample of about 300-700 words on the provided topic. You should use the 60 minutes provided to plan, write, review and edit what you have written. Read the assignment carefully before you begin to write.

  21. English Assessment Preparation

    Read the passage and the question carefully so your essay addresses the topic. Before you start writing, take some time to plan your essay. Follow a standard essay format: introduction, body paragraph (s), and conclusion. Relate each paragraph to your main argument. Relate each sentence in your paragraph to the paragraph's topic sentence.

  22. WritePlacer Essay Guide

    During the ACCUPLACER test, you will have to take the WritePlacer exam, which requires you to write an essay. Your essay will be evaluated based on the following criteria: You will have 1 hour to plan, write, and proofread this essay. Your Accuplacer essay is only required to be 300-600 words in length, so a simple 5 paragraph essay will be ...

  23. College Placement Test Essay Topics

    In the conditions of placement test, you will not have time to write a lengthy paper, so it is advisable to use a five-paragraph structure for your essay. Classically, they include introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion. You should place the thesis statement at the end of the opening paragraph, making it clear what your essay will ...