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Academic Writing I – Final Exam December 17th, 2020

Answer the following 50 questions.

*Verb Tense & Subject-Verb Agreement.

Choose the correct verb tense:

1. Researchers (predict)_predict_ that the vaccine (stop) stops___ the

spread of the virus by next year.

2. Jane is a travel writer. She (write) writes travel and romance novels.
She (write) _wrote___ since she was in high school. Altogether, she
(write) _had wroten _____ twenty novels.

3. We were late because of the stormy weather. By the time we (arrive)

____arrived____ at the train station, Judy (wait) had waiting___ for us
for an hour.

4. Samantha (live) ________lived_____ in Berlin when the Berlin Wall

came down in 1989. She (live) ____had living_____ there for 5 years.

5. It (rain) was raining all week. I hope it stops by the weekend because I
want to go to the beach.

6. When I (arrive) ____________arrived_ home last night, I discovered

that my mum (prepare) _has preparing___ a 3 course meal.

7. Last summer I (travel) ______traveled __________ to Greece with my

family. We (stay) _______stay ______ in our friend’s house. I (play)
______play_______ on the beach, (swim) _______swim_________ in
the beautiful sea, and (write) _________write_______ many postcards.
This was a really different holiday for me. On holidays, I usually (go)
________go________ sightseeing more and (visit)
____visit_____________ as many places as I can.

Decide if the verb should be singular or plural:

8. His various papers claim/claims that there are no photographs of the

Moon Landings.

9. None of these homemade cakes taste/tastes good. 

10. Everyone on the roller coaster, including Martha and Angie,

hope/hopes to enjoy the ride.

11. The shine on the hardwood floors take/takes damage from the mass
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of daily students.

12. Each one of the experiments have/has a negative result.

13. Most of the students do/does volunteer work.

14. The soldiers, together with the captain, wake/wakes up before 5 a.m.

15. Neither high winds nor still air is/are ideal for sailing.

*Active and Passive Voice

Change the sentences from active to passive forms. Omit (do not include) the
doer of the action.

16. The team began a new study because of a technical failure.

___ Because of a technical failure the team was began a new study_

17. The city council is repairing the road.

….The road was repairing by the city council __

18. Farmers have used metal tools for centuries.

_____ Metal tools has use by the farmers for centuries_

19. The lawyers defended the suspect.

___The suspect was defended by the lawyer.

20. McMillan has written an abridged version of the book.

__ The abridged version of the book has written by McMillan.

21. Scientist will have studied 50 samples by 2020.

___50 samples have studied by scientist.

22. The university will interview 25 candidates.

__________25 candidates will interview by the university.
23. I was reporting the results every hour.
__ Every hour the results were report by me.

24. The group leader designed five experiments.

____ Five experiments were designed by the group leader.

25. We counted the number of seeds in the ant nest.

the number of seeds in the ant nest was count by us.____

*Transition words
Choose an appropriate transition word for each sentence.
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26. ______ Before ____ the invention of television, people probably spent more
of their leisure time reading.

27. ___Although_______ I’m very allergic to flowers, my boyfriend bought a

bouquet of roses.

28. If you’re having company for dinner, try to get as much done in advance as
possible. ___ Moreover _______, set the table the day before.

29. ______ Even though _____ she was tired after work, Mary always cooked
dinner for her family.

30. ____ Because ______ Manny’s car stereo was on full blast, I could not hear
what he was saying, yet I could see his lips moving.

Until As a result Even though

For instance In contrast
Similarly Before Although
Moreover Because

*Articles – Questions 31-35

Fill in the missing articles from the paragraph below.

The Best Gift

The best gift that I ever received from my parents was a Harry Potter limited

edition book box set. bonus DVD was included in a box set. I have watched the
DVD over 50 times. It has interviews with the author and some of the actors from
the movie series. As you can probably tell, I am huge fan of the Harry Potter. I
was very excited when I received this gift, and I hugged and thanked my parents
for it.

*Commas & Punctuation.

Choose the correct answer
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36. Sitting in the student center, Mike chatted pleasantly with his friend, but
then he had to leave suddenly because he noticed that he had only thirty
seconds to get to his next class.

A. You should remove the comma after center.

B. You should add a comma after suddenly.
C. No change is necessary.

37. To study for his final exam, Craig drank seven cups of strong Vietnamese
coffee which kept him wide awake for the all-nighter.

A. You should remove the comma after exam.

B. You should add a comma after coffee.
C. No change is necessary.

38. Karen wasn't sure if she needed a comma or not so she drew in a smudge
that could pass for a comma or a stray pen mark.

A. You should add a comma after not.

B. You should add a comma after comma.
C. No change is necessary.

39. Swimming in cloudy water, the goldfish peered through the dirty, aquarium
glass, hoping that today Fred would remember, to sprinkle some food into the
tank.

A. You should remove the comma after water.

B. You should remove the comma after remember.
C. No change is necessary.

40. At the bakery where she worked, Denise happily took one order after
another, enjoying the fast pace of Sunday afternoon. Orville, on the other
hand had a killer headache from the constant noise and flood of hungry
customers.

A. You should remove the comma after another.

B. You should add a comma after hand.
C. No change is necessary.

41. The law does not permit drinking and driving; otherwise, there would
be many more accidents.

A. You should add a comma after permit.

B. You should remove the comma after otherwise.
C. No change is necessary.

*Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

Rewrite the sentences to make them correct.
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42. Joseph took the bus to work. Because his car was getting repaired in the
garage.
________________________________________________________
____ Joseph took the bus to work, Because his car was getting repaired in the
garage.____________________________________________________

43. Bobby was texting in his car, he got pulled over by the police.
________________________________________________________
_Bobby was texting in his car; He got pulled over by the police.
44. Even though the student had a terrible headache. He continued to observe
the lesson.
__ Even though, the student had a terrible headache. He continued to observe
the lesson. __

45. Day after day, the summer rain continued to pour. Turning the streets into
rivers.
______ Day after day, the summer rain continued to pour, turning the streets
into rivers._________________________
46. The car tire was flat, we called the local service station.
________________________________________________________
______ The car tire was flat; we called the local service station.
47. Sarah lives 50 meters from school she rides her bike to school.
____ Sarah lives 50 meters from school; she rides her bike to school.__
48. It was a hot day the workers took a rest.
_______ It was a hot day, the workers took a rest. ________
49. Jane was driving without a seatbelt, she got a small fine from the police.
________________________________________________________
__ Jane was driving without a seatbelt; she got a small fine from the police.

50. Tiffany reduced her working hours she has more time to study.
___
_______ Tiffany reduced her working hours; she has more time to study.__

The End