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Ho Chi Minh City END-OF-TERM TEST

University of Technology and Education Semester 1 - School year: 2022-2023


Faculty of Foreign Languages Subject: Basic Writing - Code: WRIT230135
Language Skills Section Date: 28 December, 2022
 Duration: 60 minutes
Invigilator 1 Invigilator 2 The test consists of 5 pages.
No materials whatsoever allowed.
Answers must be directly written on the question
paper.
Marks and Signatures
Marker 1 Marker 2
Student’s name: ………………………………...
Student’s ID: ………………………………........
Ordinal number: …………… Room: …………

SECTION A: Sentence writing (5 marks)


Part I: (1 mark) (0.25 marks/each)
Add an independent or/and a dependent clause before or/and after each of the following clauses
to form compound sentences, complex sentences, or compound-complex sentences. Be sure to
write a complete clause containing a subject and a verb and add suitable conjunctions and
punctuation.

Example:
It is nearly half past seven (form a compound sentence)
 It is nearly half past seven, and I haven't finished my homework yet.

1. The more time a parent spends reading to a child (form a complex sentence)

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2. An industrious student does not miss a day of school, nor (form a compound sentence)

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3. No matter how tough my friend’s life is (form a compound-complex sentence)

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4. Although we know that (form a complex sentence)

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Part II: (2 marks) (0.5 marks/each)


Compose sentences of your own as instructed.

1. Write a simple sentence including a prepositional phrase.

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2. Write a compound-complex sentence, using a noun clause and a transitional word of result.

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3. Write a compound sentence, using a coordinator of negative alternative.

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4. Write a complex sentence, using an adjective clause.

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Part III: Proofreading task (2 marks) (0.4 marks/each)


EACH sentence below may contain ONE of the following types of sentence problems: comma
splice, fused sentence, fragment, misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, parallelism, or it may
have no error.
- Step 1: Identify the type of sentence problem that each sentence may have or write “no
error” if it is a complete sentence.
- Step 2: Provide a possible revision for each identified sentence problem.

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Direction: You will see: (1) Watering flowers.
Sample answer: Fragment  The boys are watering flowers.

1. Thomas taught his children the importance of knowledge, virtue, and working hard.

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2. After learning the sign language, our communication was much easier.

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3. My contribution is as important as anyone else’s.

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4. Laura owns a catering business in New Jersey she is an expert in cooking for special events
such as weddings, birthdays, reunions, and holiday parties.
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5. Tired from a long day at work, the child tried not to bother her father.

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I heard that the storm is coming on the radio.

She sits on the table eating all of the food made of wood.

On her way home, Jane found a gold man’s watch.

The torn student’s book lay on the desk.

SECTION B: Paragraph writing (5 marks)


Choose ONE of the following topics to write a paragraph of between 150 and 180 words:
Topic 1:
How to reduce the use of plastics in your life?
Topic 2:
Do you agree that using social media makes people become more isolated?

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You should use the following criteria as a guide in writing:
 A good topic sentence and concluding sentence
 Well-developed ideas (about 2- 3 main ideas which are well-supported)
 Unity and coherence
 Correct grammar
 Correct word choice and spelling
At the head of your paragraph, write the number of the topic you have chosen.
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* This is the end of the test*

Chuẩn đầu ra của học phần Nội dung kiểm tra


[CĐR 2.1] Viết thành thạo bốn loại câu tiếng Anh cơ Phần A: I & II
bản một cách chính xác và hiệu quả theo chủ đề
(topics) và thể loại (writing genres) cho sẵn.
[CĐR 2.2] Lựa chọn sử dụng đúng các loại dấu câu Phần A: I & II
(punctuation) và viết hoa (capitalization) trong văn viết Phần B
tiếng Anh.
[CĐR 2.3] Điều chỉnh được các lỗi phổ biến khi viết Phần A: III
(run-ons, fragments và modifiers). Phần B
[CĐR 2.4] Viết thành thạo một đoạn văn học thuật Phần B
hoàn chỉnh gồm ba thành phần một cách liền mạch và
chặt chẽ.
[CĐR 2.5] Viết thành thạo một đoạn văn học thuật theo Phần B
thể loại mô tả quá trình.
[CĐR 2.7] Viết thành thạo một đoạn văn học thuật theo Phần B
thể loại đưa ra quan điểm.

Ngày 21 tháng 12 năm 2022


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