writing answer key

SECTION V—WRITING (12 points)

Part A—Choose the correct answer in parentheses. (3 x 1 = 3 pts.)

1.      The sign says, “Don’t Feed the Pigeons”, but some of the tourists in the park (is / are) feeding them. 

2.      Teaching students with dyslexia (is / are) very difficult because they have many learning problems.

3.      Every “Besi” doll (need / needs) to be a high quality doll, so Zahide Turmaz’s workers check the quality of each one.

Part B--Combine the sentences in each group to make one simple sentence. (3 x 1.5 = 4.5 pts.)

1.      A simple solar power system has eight to ten solar panels.

A simple solar power system costs about 10,000 Turkish liras.

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2.      Zahide Turmaz works at home.

She usually does this.

She does this in the morning.

Zahide Turmaz goes to her office.

She often does this.

She does this in the afternoon.

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3.      My flat uses solar power.

My flat is in Istanbul.

My summer house uses solar power.

My summer house is in Ayvalık.

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Part C—Combine the sentences using one of these coordinating conjunctions:

or       so       yet       for.  Use correct punctuation. (3 x 1.5 = 4.5 pts.)

1.      Peter has dyslexia. He has learned to read very well.

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2.      I can carry my cell phone charger with me. I can take my backpack with solar panels.

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3.      I don’t know which solar backpack you should buy. I have never used one.

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ANSWER KEY FOR CUMULATIVE II (Writing)

 

SECTION V—WRITING (12 points)

Part A—Subject/Verb Agreement (3 x 1 = 3 pts.)

1.      are

2.      is

3.      needs

Part B—Combining Simple Sentences (3 x 1.5 = 4.5 pts.)

Students do not receive any points if they make compound or complex sentences. Take off 0.5 points for each mistake (e.g. punctuation, subject/verb agreement) if they make simple sentences but have other small errors.

1.      A simple solar power system has eight to ten panels and costs about 10,000 Turkish Liras.

2.      Zahide Turmaz usually works at home in the morning and often goes to her office in the afternoon.

3.      My flat in Istanbul and my summer house in Ayvalık use solar power.

Part C—Using Conjunctive Adverbs (3 x 1.5 = 4.5 points)

Students do not receive any points if they use the wrong conjunctive adverb. Take off 0.5

points if a student uses the correct conjunctive adverb but makes a punctuation mistake.

1.      Peter has dyslexia, yet he has learned to read very well.

2.      I can carry my cell phone charger with me or take my backpack with solar panels. OR I can carry my cell phone charger with me, or I can take my backpack with solar panels.

3.      I don’t know which solar backpack you should buy, for I have never used one.