Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test
Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test: Writing (5720)
Test at a Glance
Test Name
Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test: Writing
Test Code
5720
Time
68 minutes, divided into a 38-minute multiple-choice section and a 30-minute essay section
Number of Questions
44 multiple-choice questions, 1 essay question
Format
Multiple-choice questions involving usage and sentence correction; essay topic as a basis for a writing sample
Content Categories
Approximate
Number of
Questions
Approximate
Percentage of
Examination
I
IV
II
III
I.
Grammatical Relationships
15
17%
II.
Structural Relationships
16
18.5%
III.
Word Choice and Mechanics
13
14.5%
IV.
Essay
1
50%
About this test
The Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test in Writing assesses the ability to use grammar and language appropriately and the ability to communicate effectively in writing; these abilities are essential to a well-educated adult in a professional role. The
Writing test is 68 minutes in length and has two separately timed sections: a 38-minute multiple-choice section containing 44 multiple-choice questions on the use of standard English and a 30-minute essay section that requires a writing sample based on an essay topic.
The multiple-choice section is designed to measure an examinee’s ability to use standard written English correctly and effectively. This section is divided into two parts: usage and sentence correction. In the usage questions, examinees are asked to recognize errors in mechanics, in structural and grammatical relationships, and in idiomatic expressions or word choice and they are also asked to identify sentences that have no error and that meet the conventions of standard written English. The sentence correction questions require examinees to select, from among the choices presented, the best way to restate a certain phrase or sentence by using standard written English; in some cases, the phrase or sentence is correct and most effective as stated.
Test at a Glance
Test Name
Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test: Writing
Test Code
5720
Time
68 minutes, divided into a 38-minute multiple-choice section and a 30-minute essay section
Number of Questions
44 multiple-choice questions, 1 essay question
Format
Multiple-choice questions involving usage and sentence correction; essay topic as a basis for a writing sample
Content Categories
Approximate
Number of
Questions
Approximate
Percentage of
Examination
I
IV
II
III
I.
Grammatical Relationships
15
17%
II.
Structural Relationships
16
18.5%
III.
Word Choice and Mechanics
13
14.5%
IV.
Essay
1
50%
About this test
The Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test in Writing assesses the ability to use grammar and language appropriately and the ability to communicate effectively in writing; these abilities are essential to a well-educated adult in a professional role. The
Writing test is 68 minutes in length and has two separately timed sections: a 38-minute multiple-choice section containing 44 multiple-choice questions on the use of standard English and a 30-minute essay section that requires a writing sample based on an essay topic.
The multiple-choice section is designed to measure an examinee’s ability to use standard written English correctly and effectively. This section is divided into two parts: usage and sentence correction. In the usage questions, examinees are asked to recognize errors in mechanics, in structural and grammatical relationships, and in idiomatic expressions or word choice and they are also asked to identify sentences that have no error and that meet the conventions of standard written English. The sentence correction questions require examinees to select, from among the choices presented, the best way to restate a certain phrase or sentence by using standard written English; in some cases, the phrase or sentence is correct and most effective as stated.