PART THE BASICS: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE WRITING TEST Overview oftheWritingTest The Essay Multiple-Choice Questions PART II DRESS REHEARSAL: A SAMPLE TEST SampleTest AnswerKey Perfornlance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations PART III HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY IN TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES The Essay.Writing Process Pre-Writing:Getting Set to Write Reading and Analyzing the Topic Carefully Narrowing the Topic Mercilessly Choosing a Main Idea Gathering and Arranging Ideas Purposefully Composing:Putting Words on Paper Writing a Gripping Introduction Building an Essay with Paragraphs Using Plain and Precise Language Varving Sentence Structure Ending Your Essay Editing and Proofreading:The Final Touches Editing for Clarity Editing for Interest Checking for Standard Usage and Mechanics Review Answer Key to Practice Exercises PART IV ESSAYS FOR EVALUATION How Essays Are Judged and Graded Guidelines for Evaluation Essays for Evaluation EssayTopics for Practice PART V MU.TIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Introduction Improving Sentences Questions Sample Sentence Improvement Questions Problems in Style and Expression Problems in Sentence Structure Problems in Standard Usage Identifying Sentence Errors Errors in Expression and Style Errors in Grammar and Usage Improving Paragraphs Questions Answering the Ouestions How to Answer Improving Paragraphs Questions Answer Key to Practice Exercises PART VI TESTS FOR PRACTICE PracticeTestA Answer Kev Performance Evaluation C’hart Conversion Table 223 Answer Explanations PracticeTest B Answer Kev Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations Practice Test C Answer Kev Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Tabl e Answer Explanations Practice Test D Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer ExDlanatiOns Index