Diagnostic Test Record

Print out this page. Examine the results of your diagnostic test. Put an X through the numbers of the items you missed on the diagnostic test.

Problems Tested

Sentence Number
Study P/S* Section # Study IGWE* Exercise#
1. Fragment

1

2

3

4

5

 XII

1A, 1B, T
2. Verb

6

7

8

9

10

 XI

2A, 2B, B, C, D, E, G, H, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
3. Agreement

11

12

13

14

15

 I

3A, 3B, A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, S, T
4. Run-On Sentence and/or
Comma Splice

16

17

18

19

20

 XII, IV, IX

4A, 4B, C, D, F, J, K, M, O, P, R, S, T
5. Parallelism

21

22

23

24

25

 VII

5A, 5B, I, J, T
6. Word Order

26

27

28

29

30

  6A, 6B, J, K, N, P, T
7. Word Choice

31

32

33

34

35

  7A, 7B, C, M, N, O, P, T
8. Word Form

36

37

38

39

40

  8A, 8B, E
9. Article

41

42

43

44

45

 II

9A, 9B, L, Q, R, T 
10. Punctuation

46

47

48

49

50

 XII

10A, 10B, I, P, R, T 
11. Capitalization

51

52

53

54

55

  11A, 11B, E, I, R 
12. Spelling

56

57

58

59

60

  12A, 12B E, L 

Look at the areas with the highest numbers of mistakes. You should review and concentrate on these areas.

 * Abbreviations:
IGWE = Improving the Grammar of Written English: The Editing Process
PS = Problem/Solution: A Reference for ESL Writer

This webpage was most recently updated by Marsha Chan on Jan 18, 2001.

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