CLEP Prep
English Composition
Congratulations! You are about to start one of the most rigorous CLEP courses. This quiz practice will prove your prowess in College Composition and College Composition Modular and help you successfully pass the exam. We will help you by providing an equally rigorous practice exam course that simulates what you will experience on exam day. First, lets break down what you will find on the exam.
College Composition and College Composition Modular
These tests are grouped into several sections to make your study easier. The sections include the following:
Part 1 - Conventions of Standard Written English
- Tests Syntax, sentence boundaries, recognition of correct sentences, concord/agreement, diction, modifiers, idiom, active/passive voice, lack of subject in modifying word group, logical comparison, logical agreement, and punctuation.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Part 2 - Paragraph Revision Skills
- Part two of the College Composition and Modular test. Tests sentence variety, structure, use of language, evaluation of reasoning, sonsistency of point of view, transitions, and coherence between sentences and paragraphs.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Part 3 - Sentence Revision Skills (Modular Only)
- Part three of the College Composition Modular test. Tests conventions of written English including diction, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar.
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Time Required 2 hours |
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Part 4 - Source Materials and Rhetorical Analysis
- Part four of the College Composition and Modular test. Concepts include: the use of reference materials, evaluation of scources, integration of resource material, the identification of appeal, tone, organization/structure, rhetorical analysis, use of language, and evaluation of evidence.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Part 5 - Rhetorical Analysis
- Part five of the English Composition test. Concepts include: conjunction errors, subject/verb agreement, possessive nouns and pronouns, redundancy, independent clauses, tenses, and punctuation.
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Time Required 1 hour |
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Simulated College Composition Modular Exam
This is a full length simulated CLEP exam providing a similar experience to the the actual College Board CLEP exam. This timed CLEP exam is geared to prepare you for the pace and format that you'll need to succeed. Use it to test your knowledge while getting as close as you can to the real-life conditions of the exam.
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Time Required 90 Minutes |
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Questions 90 |
College Comp Resources
Textbooks
- Black, Broadview Anthology of British Literature (Broadview)
- Damrosch et al., Longman Anthology of British Literature (Longman)
- Greenblatt, Norton Anthology of English Literature (W.W. Norton)
- Various eds., Oxford Anthology of English Literature (Oxford University Press)
