Contents Greetings from the Author iii PART I The Basics： Getting Acquainted with the Writing Test Overview of the Writing Test The Essay Multiple-Choice Questions PART II Dress Rehearsal： A Sample Test Sample Test Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations PART III How to Write an Essay in 1，500 Seconds Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay Prewriting： Getting Set to Write Reading and Analyzing the Topic Carefully Narrowing the Topic Choosing a Main Idea Gathering and Arranging Ideas Purposefully Composing： Putting Words on Paper Writing a Gripping Introduction Building an Essay withPARagraphs PARagraph Development Transitions Using Plain and Precise Language Fresh Language and Surprises Varying Sentence Structure Sentence Types Repetition of Ideas Short and Long Sentences Ending Your Essay Editing and Proofreading： The Final Touches Editing for Clarity Editing for Interest Checking for Standard Usage and Mechanics Review Answer Key to Practice Exercises PART IV You Be the Ump： Essays for Evaluation How Essays Are Judged and Graded Guidelines for Evaluation Essays for Evaluation Essay Topics for Practice PART V The Heart of the Test： Multiple-Choice Questions Introduction Improving Sentences Questions Sample Sentence Improvement Questions Problems in Style and Expression Problems in Sentence Structure Problems in Standard Usage Review Identifying Sentence Errors Errors in Expression and Style Errors in Grammar and Usage Improving Paragraphs Questions Answering the Questions How to Answer Improving Paragraphs Questions Review Answer Key to Practice Exercises PART VI Tests for Practice， Practice， Practice Practice Test A Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations Practice Test B Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations Practice Test C Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations Practice Test D Answer Key Performance Evaluation Chart Conversion Table Answer Explanations Index
