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  1. WritePlacer Essay Guide

    During the ACCUPLACER test, you will have to take the WritePlacer exam, which requires you to write an essay. Your essay will be evaluated based on the following criteria: You will have 1 hour to plan, write, and proofread this essay. Your Accuplacer essay is only required to be 300-600 words in length, so a simple 5 paragraph essay will be ...

  2. Download and practice with free sample questions

    See sample questions to help you practice for ACCUPLACER ESL tests. PDF. 212.16 KB. Download sample essay prompts and view scored essays. WritePlacer and WritePlacer ESL guides show you the types of prompts you might see on the WritePlacer tests, as well as examples of responses to those prompts, the scores they received, and why they received ...

  3. PDF Writeplacer Sample Essays

    WritePlacer® assesses the writing skills of new college students. Test scores help colleges determine whether a student is ready for college-level coursework or would benefit from developmental instruction before taking credit-bearing courses. Students taking WritePlacer are presented with a prompt and asked to write an essay of approximately ...

  4. Free ACCUPLACER Practice Resources

    Download and practice with free sample questions. There are free sample questions available for download with all ACCUPLACER tests, including the ESL tests with essays. We offer free practice tests and learning resources to help students prepare to succeed on each of the ACCUPLACER tests.

  5. How to Do Well on the ACCUPLACER Essay

    In the WritePlacer section of the ACCUPLACER exam, you'll be presented with a prompt, which is usually a brief statement or question on a specific topic. Your task is to respond to this prompt in an organized, well-argued essay. The prompt may be a statement you're asked to agree or disagree with, a question you're asked to respond to, or ...

  6. PDF WritePlacer Guide DRAFT v1

    The prompts are designed to stimulate critical thinking and are relevant to any number of fields and interests. Students will be asked to draw on a broad range of experiences, learning and ideas to support their point of view on the issue in question. Scores on WritePlacer range from 1 to 8. An essay that is too short to be evaluated, written ...

  7. Writeplacer® Success: A How-to Guide for the Accuplacer® Essay Test

    How to write a timed Accuplacer® Writeplacer® practice essay. More videos are available on this topic. Please check word count and description for different ...

  8. Accuplacer Essay Sample Topics

    This helps students develop an understanding of how to develop an essay that will score well. In the WritePlacer Essay Guide, they'll find additional test-taking tips and writing strategies, a template for constructing a 5-paragraph essay, a list of useful transitional phrases and words, and two practice essays. Accuplacer Courses

  9. PDF WritePlacer Essay Guide

    WritePlacer Essay Guide The ACCUPLACER includes the WritePlacer exam, which is the ACCUPLACER essay test. On this portion of the test you are evaluated on organization, focus, development and support, sentence structure, and mechanical conventions. The good news is that your essay is only required to be 300-600 words in length. A simple 5 ...

  10. Essay Writing Practice and Prompts for the ACCUPLACER

    Essay Writing Practice and Prompts for the ACCUPLACER The essay portion of the ACCUPLACER is the WritePlacer®. It evaluates your ability to read through a passage, take in information, and formulate your own opinion or response in a way that is cohesive, coherent, and well-supported.The WritePlacer can be used to supplement the writing portion of the ACCUPLACER, for people who are seeking ...

  11. PDF WritePlacer® Guide with Sample Essays

    Students taking WritePlacer are presented with a prompt and asked to write an essay of 300 to 600 words. A prompt consists of a short passage. Following the passage is an assignment that requires the student to focus on the issue addressed in the passage. WritePlacer prompts are carefully designed to allow the student to respond quickly and in ...

  12. ACCUPLACER Writing Practice Test (updated 2024)

    Start Test. The ACCUPLACER Writing test is a computer-adaptive test comprised of 25 questions that assess your English and writing skills. To help you prepare for this section of the ACCUPLACER, this page contains everything you need to know, including what topics are covered, how many questions there are, and how you can study effectively.

  13. The Best ACCUPLACER Study Guide to Help You Ace the Test

    ACCUPLACER English Study Guide, 2019-2020 from Test Prep Books. This ACCUPLACER study guide is the whole kit and caboodle if you need to prep for ACCUPLACER Reading and ACCUPLACER Writing, since it covers both tests. It includes study materials for reading comprehension, sentence skills, and essay writing.

  14. Acing your Accuplacer® Writeplacer® Essay

    Wondering what a perfect essay looks like? Each of these Accuplacer® Writeplacer® essays scored an 8 out of 8. This video critiques each essay paragraph-by-p...

  15. ACCUPLACER WritePlacer Essay Test Practice

    The ACCUPLACER Essay is a test of your formal writing skills, not of your creativity. Keep your argument in line; the ACCUPLACER WritePlacer is grading you on how well you can deliver and develop an argument. Make sure that you do so thoroughly by remembering the main points of your essay, and not going off on a tangent.

  16. PDF ACCUPLACER TEST PREPARATION: WRITING

    Top Five Tips for Writing a Successful Essay for the Accuplacer Test 1. Write a clear thesis statement that can be proven three ways. In response to a question that asks what students need to succeed in school, you could write: Students who work hard, complete all assignments, and revise their work are likely to succeed in school. Or,

  17. PDF Writing Sample Questions

    ACCUPLACER Writing Sample Questions. The Next-Generation Writing test is a broad-spectrum computer adaptive assessment of test-takers' developed ability to revise and edit a range of prose texts for efective expression of ideas and for conformity to the conventions of Standard Written English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.

  18. ACCUPLACER WritePlacer Overview

    ACCUPLACER: WRITEPLACER OVERVIEW - NEXT GENERATION TESTS. The WritePlacer essay must be completed in one sitting. You will not be allowed to stop and finish your essay later. Please see your Proctor if you have questions regarding timing. Test Name. ACCUPLACER WritePlacer. Format and length. Typed-essay, generally 300 - 600 words long. Scoring

  19. PDF Accuplacer-WritePlacer-ESL Sample Essays

    WritePlacer® ESL provides a direct measure of the writing skills of students who identify as English language learners. Students taking WritePlacer ESL are presented with a prompt and asked to write an essay of approximately 300 to 600 words. WritePlacer ESL prompts are carefully designed to be culturally accessible to English language learners.

  20. Accuplacer WritePlacer Test: Practice & Study Guide

    Scoring on the Accuplacer WritePlacer essay test ranges from 1 to 8, with 8 showing the most mastery in the essay and 1 showing the least. You will receive your scores immediately upon completion ...

  21. The Accuplacer ESL

    The Accuplacer ESL test consists of Listening, Reading, Sentence Meaning and Language. The test is made up of multiple-choice sections, and a WritePlacer ESL essay section. Great news: The Accuplacer ESL test is not timed. Most students finish in around three hours, but students are given up to 14 days to finish. While you can enjoy breaks ...

  22. Understand My Scores

    ACCUPLACER Reading, Writing, Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics, and Advanced Algebra and Functions tests each have a score range of 200-300. ... WritePlacer ® essays have a score range of 1-8. Your essay score is based on several aspects of writing and how clearly and effectively you express your position. WritePlacer ESL scores range ...

  23. PDF WritePlacer ESL

    ACCUPLACER WritePlacer ESL Guide with Sample Essays 01 The College Board. 12 Score of 5 Description of Score of 5 An essay in this category demonstrates consistent control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English. The writing sample exhibits consistent control of focus, organization, and