CHAPTER 7 Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

CHAPTER 7CHAPTER 7

Copyright © 2002 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


• No penalty for guessing• Multiple-choice questions with five answer

choices• Knowledge of organization, sentence

structure, standard usage, and mechanics• Short passages (200–300 words)• Business, instructional, and informational

documents

CHAPTER 7: Test-Taking Strategies

Part I: 75 minutes; 50 questions



• Business documents

Letters, memos, meeting notes, Letters, memos, meeting notes, reports, executive summaries, reports, executive summaries, applicationsapplications

• Instructional documents

How to secure a job, how to write a How to secure a job, how to write a résumé, how to lease a carrésumé, how to lease a car

• Informational documents

Position papers, critical Position papers, critical evaluations, support papersevaluations, support papers



• Complete sentences

• Run-ons and comma splices

He left early, we met him at the He left early, we met him at the train.train.

Because it was a Because it was a holiday.holiday.

Sentence structure (30%):

Because it was a holiday, Because it was a holiday, we had the we had the day off from school.day off from school.

He left early, He left early, soso we met him at the we met him at the train.train.

I went to the grocery store to buy some I went to the grocery store to buy some milk, and I went to the grocery store to milk, and I went to the grocery store to buy some eggs.buy some eggs.



• Wordy and repetitive sentences

• Coordination or subordinationComputers are easy to use, so people are Computers are easy to use, so people are afraid of them.afraid of them.


I went to the grocery store to buy I went to the grocery store to buy some some milk and eggs.milk and eggs.

Computers are easy to use, Computers are easy to use, yetyet people are people are afraid of them.afraid of them.

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Sitting in front of the television, her Sitting in front of the television, her eyes became glassy.eyes became glassy.



• Modification

• Parallel structureThe report is intended to inform, amuse, The report is intended to inform, amuse, and being instructional.and being instructional.


As she satAs she sat in front of the television, her in front of the television, her eyes became glassy.eyes became glassy.

The report is intended to inform, amuse, The report is intended to inform, amuse, and instruct.and instruct.

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Jim and Raoul was at the meeting Jim and Raoul was at the meeting today.today.



• Subject-verb agreement

• Verb tense or formTomorrow, the fun was just getting Tomorrow, the fun was just getting started.started.

Usage (30%):

Jim and Raoul Jim and Raoul werewere at the meeting at the meeting today.today.

Tomorrow, the fun Tomorrow, the fun will bewill be just getting just getting started.started.

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• Pronoun-antecedent agreementEveryone should bring their driver’s Everyone should bring their driver’s license.license.Everyone should bring Everyone should bring his or herhis or her driver’s driver’s license.license.

I just flew in from england.I just flew in from england.



• Capitalization

• Comma usageAbby my dog loves to play fetch.Abby my dog loves to play fetch.

Mechanics (25%):

I just flew in from I just flew in from England.England.

AbbyAbby, my dog,, my dog, loves to play fetch. loves to play fetch.

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• Spelling (homonyms, possessives, contractions)They took they’re film to the photo They took they’re film to the photo shop.shop.They took They took theirtheir film to the photo shop. film to the photo shop.

Many products containing seaweed are used by people every day—toothpaste, shaving cream, ice cream, and salad dressing. People are often surprised to learn just how prevalent seaweed is as an additive in foods and skin-care products. Although there is a big market for seaweed, companies in the United States have not been producing it. However, a recent discovery called cell culturing may make seaweed farming profitable. Scientists at several U.S. companies are learning how to use this process to grow profits.

Many products containing seaweed are used by people every day—toothpaste, shaving cream, ice cream, and salad dressing. People are often surprised to learn just how prevalent seaweed is as an additive in foods and skin-care products.

Although there is a big market for seaweed, companies in the United States have not been producing it. However, a recent discovery called cell culturing may make seaweed farming profitable. Scientists at several U.S. companies are learning how to use this process to grow profits.



• Text division

Organization (15%):

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• Topic sentence

Organization (15%):

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For example, a roommate, like a brother or a sister, is likely to borrow your clothes without asking. What happens if it turns out that your roommate does not care to clean up after himself or herself? In addition, figuring out who pays what bills and when can be a major source of disagreement. There are bound to be many difficult issues that will arise no matter how compatible two people are.

Though having a roommate can save you money, this Though having a roommate can save you money, this kind of living situation is not completely problem free.kind of living situation is not completely problem free.



• Unity or coherence

Organization (15%):

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I’d like to apply for a job at SafeCorp Investments. I read that you have some openings in your customer service department, and the positions sound interesting to me. I am currently employed at WorldBank, and I would welcome a change. Staying in one lousy place for a long time can really start bugging me, know what I mean? I would be appreciative if you would call me for an interview. Thank you for your help in this matter.



Sentence correction (45%):

Sentence 1:Sentence 1: Mr. Anderson, why does all the files need to be printed now?

What correction should be made to sentence 1?

(1) remove the comma after Anderson(2) change does to do(3) insert a comma after files(4) change need to needed(5) no correction is necessary

Answer choice (2) is correct. The verb does does not agree with the subject, files, in this question.



Sentence revision (35%):

Sentence 2:Sentence 2: Several improvements have been made to our office, it’s a more pleasant place to work.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of the text? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).

(1) our office, it’s a(2) our office it’s a(3) our office, but it’s a(4) our office, in fact it’s a(5) our office, so it’s a

Answer choice (5) is correct. The conjunction so corrects the comma splice and makes sense in the sentence.

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Construction shift (20%):Sentence 3:Sentence 3: We left the house so that we would be on time for the conference, but we arrived late for the conference.

If you rewrote sentence 3 beginning with

Although we left the house

the next words should be

(1) on time for the conference, but we(2) we arrived late for the conference(3) so that we would be on time, but we arrived(4) on time, we arrived late for(5) on time for the conference, we arrived late for the conference

Answer choice (4) is correct. This revision keeps the meaning of the original sentence.

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THE ENDTHE ENDPractice the skills you learned in this chapter by taking the Chapter Review QuizChapter Review Quiz or the GED Practice QuizGED Practice Quiz.



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