Name: ___________________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________

final Writers at Work: From Sentence to Paragraph

Part 1  Vocabulary: Chapters 6–10  (10 points)

Questions 1–20
Circle the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.

My father has a lot of friends. That’s because he is a very friendly / casual

(1)
person. He’s also very kind and very generous / enjoyable . For example, when my
(2)
father’s friends have a problem, he always tries to be serious / helpful . He always
(3)
makes times / time for them, even when he is busy. He’s also a very happy and
(4)
exciting / cheerful person. He laughs a lot, but he’s also very serious / brave
(5) (6)
at times.
My father retired / immigrated here when he was only four years old. He
(7)
grew up in / took care of New Orleans. He went to college in Alabama, but he
(8)
didn’t get a job / graduate because he needed to work. He liked to be outside,
(9)
so he got a job as a gardener / home health aide . His boss taught him about
(10)
the job. My father didn’t know anything about the job, but his boss was very
strong / patient with him. After a while, my father got very good at his job. Then
(11)
he went back to school to become a landscaper / nurse . He opened his own
(12)
company and started to design / fix people’s gardens.
(13)
Now my father is old. He got promoted / retired when he was 75 years old,
(14)
but he is still extremely fascinating / energetic. He exercises every day. His life is
(15)
very calm now. It isn’t very pleasant / exciting , but he likes it that way. My life is
(16)
very busy / crowded because I am still working a lot. My father thinks my life is
(17)
too dangerous / stressful. I don’t agree with my father. I love my job and my life.
(18)
However, when I am older, I plan to quit my job / manage my job and have a
(19)
quiet, pleasant / independent life, too.
(20)

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Part 2   Grammar  (30 points)

Questions 21–35
Circle the letter of the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.

21 Li plays on three different sports 29 Reiko stopped surfing when she .

teams. She is athletic. a did 35 years old
a fairly b made 35 years old
b extremely c was 35 years old
c not
30 I went to a restaurant .
22 We need to see doctor. a before I go to the movies
a ø b before I went to the movies
b an c before I will go to the movies
c a
31 We tired, but our baby .
23 They move to Hong Kong a were . . . weren’t
next year. b was . . . was
a expect to c were . . . wasn’t
b expect
32 My feet hurt because my shoes
c were expected uncomfortable.
24 We don’t know the answer because we a were
don’t have information about it. b was
a ø c aren’t
b a
33 Jorge in Mexico, but he
c an in the United States.
25 Alexis married last year. a growed up . . . got married
a gets b grew up . . . got married
b getted c grew up . . . gotten married
c got
34 Callie finish school in
26 Green Gardener program at the two years.
community college is very good. a am going to
a The b is going to
b A c is go to
c ø
35 Sandy shopping every weekend
27 Al graduated and then left last year.
home . a went
a for one year ago b was
b one year later c goed
c from one year
28 It rained .
a for Monday
b since two weeks
c for two weeks

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Part 3  Revising  (10 points)

Questions 36–45
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below.

1
. 2 The University of California is very expensive,
first, I’m going to take all of my general education classes at Diablo
College. Diablo College is not very expensive. 4
3
.
5 6
I hope to finish my classes at Diablo College quickly. Full‑time students finish
in two years. 7 , I don’t have very much money, so I’m going to get a
part-time job and take classes part-time. 8 I also plan to save lots of money for
later. 9 , I’m going to live with my parents to save money on rent.
10
. 11I also plan to get a scholarship.
12
. 13 , I’m going to transfer to the
University of California.

36 Choose the idea that best describes this paragraph. Circle the letter.
a my plans to work part-time
b my plans to save money
c the courses I plan to take
37 Choose the best topic sentence (sentence 1) for this paragraph. Circle the letter.
a I intend to get a degree from Diablo College.
b I plan to save money to go to the University of California.
c I plan to get a job while I take classes.
38 Circle the correct connector to complete sentence 2.
a for example b so c after that
39 Sentence 3 is a general sentence. Choose one of the following specific sentences to
be sentence 4.
a Each class is only $25, and the textbooks are free.
b The classes are easy.
c Many of my friends go to Diablo College.
40 Circle the correct connector to begin sentence 7.
a However b First c So
41 Circle the correct connector to begin sentence 9.
a Finally b For example c Then

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42 Sentence 8 is a general sentence. Choose one of the following specific sentences to be

sentence 10.
a I’m going to get an apartment.
b I’m going to buy a car.
c I’m going to make all my lunches, too.
43 Sentence 11 is a general sentence. Choose one of the following specific sentences to be
sentence 12.
a I’m going to study hard and do all my homework so my grades are good.
b My brother got a scholarship.
c I’m going to graduate.
44 Circle the correct connector to begin sentence 13.
a Finally b However c But
45 Write a title for this paragraph.

Part 4   Editing  (10 points)

Questions 46–55
There are 10 mistakes in the grammar, formatting, and mechanics of the paragraph below.
Find each mistake, then rewrite the paragraph with your corrections on the lines below.

A Terrible Trip
My family went on a terrible trip to Las Vegas. First it is hot extremely. Because it
was summer. It was over 110 degrees every day.
Second, it was being very crowded. There were peeple everywhere. Finally, the
hotel was filthy. However, there was one totally good thing. The restaurants were so
cheap and good!

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Part 5   Writing  (40 points)

Write a paragraph about one of the

Your teacher will grade you on:
following topics. Use a title.
Vocabulary: use of words and phrases
• An interesting job or career Grammar: accurate grammar
• A trip you took once Mechanics: punctuation, spelling, sentence
fragments, paragraph format, and the title of
• A part of your life story your paragraph
Before you start, write down your ideas   Paragraph structure: having one main idea, a
topic sentence, and general and specific sentences
on a separate piece of paper.

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