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Practice Tests and Games
These practice tests are meant to complement basic writing principles taught in basic and first year composition courses.Of course, the concepts are useful for all writers and are available for all educational purposes (classroom instruction, tutoring, web links, etc.), as long as source information is given.
Note 1: Games do not provide feedback for answers. To understand why an answer is right or wrong, go to the corresponding practice test or visit our online handouts.
Note 2: Games were designed with software from UVU Distance Education. The tests use Hot Potatoes quiz software and work best with Internet Explorer--they may have trouble with Netscape/Mozilla Firefox.
| Agreement | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| APA Style | ||
| Practice Test | ||
| Avoiding Plagiarism | ||
| Practice Test | ||
| Basic Essay Organization | ||
| Practice Test | ||
| Capitalization and Apostrophes | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Grammar Overview | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Introductory and Nonessential Elements | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| MLA Style | ||
| Practice Test | ||
| Modifiers | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Parts of Speech | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Pronouns | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Punctuation and Mechanics | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Sentence Parts | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Turabian Style | ||
| Practice Test | ||
| Usage | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Verbs | ||
| Practice Test | Game 1 | Game 2 |
Copies of our old practice tests (which are no longer updated or maintained) may be accessed here .