Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis 5002 Reading Practice Questions
Practice Question
The following is a sentence from a student's essay. The students was excited to attend the field trip, accept for the long bus ride to the museum. Which TWO of the following revisions should be made to correct errors in the sentence?
Answer Choices
- A: Change The" to "These""
- B: Replace was" with "were""
- C: Change attend" to "attended""
- D: Remove the comma after trip""
- E: Change accept" to "except""
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Plural students needs were. Accept receive; except exclude. The fits. Tense consistent. Comma appropriate. Agreement and homophone corrections.