Student’s name: _______________________Grade Level:___________ School:_______________________

Tester’s name: ________________________Date: _________

Secondary Placement Test: Writing Sample G. 10-12

You will have 20 minutes to plan and write a short essay.
Please choose the topic you find most interesting and respond to it.

A. Of the books you have read in the past year, which

one made the biggest impression on you and why?
or ​B. Describe what you would consider a "really
successful person." Explain why you would consider
this person and this person's qualities to be successful.
Your writing will be graded on the six traits of good writing, which are:
Ideas (Does the author address the topic and include relevant details? Do they express an
interesting or original take on the subject?)
Organization (Is there a clear and logical structure to the writing? Are there transitions between
paragraphs?)
Voice (Does the author consider their audience and does the author's personality shine
through in their writing?)
Word Choice (Is interesting and appropriate language used?)
Sentence Fluency (Are the sentences of varied complexity and rhythm?)
Conventions (Does the writing have correct punctuation, spelling, grammar?)
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