Free TX PACT 702 Practice Questions

Question 1

Read this paragraph.

(1) Community gardens have become a familiar feature of many urban neighborhoods. (2) They supply fresh produce in areas where grocery stores are scarce. (3) They also give residents a shared space that encourages informal contact among neighbors. (4) My grandmother grew tomatoes on her balcony for almost twenty years. (5) Several cities now offer small grants to help residents convert vacant lots into gardens.

Which sentence should be deleted to improve the unity of the paragraph?

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Sentence 4

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Sentence 2

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Sentence 3

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Sentence 5

Question 2

Read this paragraph.

(1) ____________ (2) Students who eat breakfast at school score higher on morning assessments. (3) They also visit the nurse's office less often during the school day. (4) Teachers report noticeably fewer disruptions during first period.

Which sentence would be the MOST effective topic sentence to replace the blank in sentence 1?

Accepted Answer

School breakfast programs produce measurable benefits during the school day.

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Breakfast has long been called the most important meal of the day.

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Many schools serve breakfast in the cafeteria before first period begins.

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Nutrition affects the development of children in a number of important ways.

Question 3

A writer is planning an essay on whether school districts should replace letter grades with narrative evaluations. Which of the following would be the MOST effective thesis statement?

Accepted Answer

Narrative evaluations serve students better because they name specific skills a letter grade hides.

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This essay will examine both the advantages and the disadvantages of narrative evaluations.

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Many school districts across the country have replaced letter grades with narrative evaluations.

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Are narrative evaluations more useful to students than traditional letter grades are?

Question 4

Read these sentences from a draft.

(5) The tutoring program raised reading scores at every participating campus. (6) ____________ enrollment in the program has declined for the third consecutive year.

Which transition BEST completes sentence 6?

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Nevertheless,

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Therefore,

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For example,

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In addition,

Question 5

A school district is writing a letter to families about a change in bus routes. Which sentence is MOST appropriate for this audience and purpose?

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Beginning September 8, your child's bus will arrive ten minutes earlier than usual.

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Route modifications have been operationalized effective the upcoming instructional term.

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We've gone ahead and switched some stuff around with a few of the bus stops.

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The transportation department has implemented revised routing parameters districtwide.

Question 6

Which is the BEST way to combine the following sentences?

The committee met for nearly three hours. The committee reached no decision.

Accepted Answer

The committee met for nearly three hours but reached no decision.

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The committee met for nearly three hours, and the committee reached no decision.

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The committee met for nearly three hours; reaching no decision that afternoon.

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Meeting for nearly three hours, no decision was reached by the committee.

Question 7

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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Although the additional funding was approved in March.

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Submit the completed enrollment form by Friday afternoon.

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There are three separate reasons for the scheduling delay.

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Running late, the team missed most of the opening session.

Question 8

Which sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement?

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The superintendent, along with two board members, were present.

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Each of the applicants was interviewed by two panel members.

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A number of parents have volunteered to serve on the committee.

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Neither the coaches nor the athletic trainer has seen the schedule.

Question 9

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

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Walking through the new wing, the renovations impressed everyone.

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After reviewing the data, the committee revised its recommendation.

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Frustrated by the delay, the parents contacted the district office.

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Having taught for thirty years, she recognized the pattern at once.

Question 10

Which sentence uses adjectives and adverbs correctly?

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The new bell schedule works well for most families.

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The committee felt badly about the scheduling error.

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The revised proposal sounds well to most board members.

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The candidate performed good during the second interview.

Free TX PACT 702 Practice Questions

Domain 1: Purpose, Audience, Organization, and Development in Writing

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Domain 2: Problems in Sentence Formation

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Domain 3: Conventions of Standard Written English Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

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