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Name of Exam: English Composition with Essay CLEP Number of Questions: 50 + 1 Essay Time Limit: 90 Minutes ACE Recommended Passing Score: 50 Practice Test Available?: Yes - Click here Cost: + Sitting Fee (Usually no more than ) at your testing site. Military can take CLEPs for free with Tuition Assistance. Check with your Educational Officer! Difficulty 1-5 : 2 (One being the easiest, and five being the hardest) Alternatives: StraighterLine English Composition I and II Exam Description: The English Composition with Essay CLEP tests your ability in identifying errors in existing sentences and passages. You will need to have a basic understanding of good sentence structure, but will not necessarily be asked to explain why you chose the answer you did. The essay portion of the English Composition with Essay CLEP will test your ability to present a point of view and support it with logical argument. Your point of view will be based on a CLEP supplied topic, and you must support your argument with logical evidence. Personal Thoughts: I've already written a small novel on the multiple choice portion of this exam. You can find it here - The English Composition CLEP without Essay Study Guide. I would suggest looking it over as the same advice and resources apply to this exam as well. The difference between the two is, obviously, the addition of an essay in this version. For now, I want to concentrate on that addition. The good news? The essay version has less multiple choice questions! Let's look at what makes up the English Composition with Essay CLEP. Exam breakdown: According to the College Board website, the English Composition with Essay CLEP exam is broken down as follows: 30%Correcting SentencesIdentifying Sentence ErrorsImproving Sentences20%Identifying:The main idea of the work, or it's thesisOrganization of ideas (putting the ideas in order)Coherence within.
Before getting started on your CLEP study, try these sample CLEP test questions to get familiar with question types and exam format and see what you need to study Are you prepared for the CLEP exams? Try these sample CLEP test questions for the College Mathematics, Humanities, English Composition, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and History exams to gauge your progress. Answers are provided at the end of all the questions. College Mathematics 1. If n is an odd integer, which of the following must be odd? (A) n + 1(B) (n + 1)2(C) n2(D) n2 + 1 Humanities 1. Crazy Jane is the heroine of a series of poems by the author of ''Sailing to Byzantium,'' who is: (A) T.S. Eliot.(B) Alfred Tennyson.(C) Dylan Thomas.(D) William Butler Yeats.(E) W.H. Auden. 2. The film Roshomon, starring Toshiro Mifune, was directed by: (A) Peter Bogdanovich.(B) Isamu Noguchi.(C) Akira Kurosawa.(D) Red Buttons.(E) S.I. Hayakawa. English Composition Identifying Sentence Errors Identify the error in the following sentence. If there is no error, select choice (E). 1. In this type (A) of problem (B) the total of all the items (C) are (D) always a positive number.  No error (E). (A) In this type(B) problem(C) items(D) are(E) No error Improving Sentences In the following sentence, part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath, you will find five versions of the underlined part of the sentence. Choice (A) repeats the original; the other four are different. Choose the answer that best expresses the meaning of the original sentence. If you think the original is better than any of the alternatives, select choice (A); otherwise, choose one of the others. 1. The reason the company failed was because the president spent too much money. (A) The reason the company failed was because(B) The company failed because(C) Because the company failed(D) Because the reason was the company.
Unanswered [0] / Urgent [0] coutubThreads: 1Posts: 3Author: ben c   Please excuse this post if it is in the wrong section. After a reasonable search of the site, I was unable to find an existing post that would answer the following question: Is there a recommended site to find accurate CLEP English Composition essay questions?Thank you for your time,BenMustafa1991Threads: 8Posts: 396Author: Mustafa 4   I'd be surprised if people haven't submitted at least a few dozen essays designed to address sample CLEP topics, for feedback here in the past.It shouldn't matter if the topic is authentically CLEP; the majority of sample essay topics you find online will help improve your writing skills at the same rate.OP coutubThreads: 1Posts: 3Author: ben c   Thanks.This post gives us an even dozen of clep essay threads. Although that number may be a result of my search terms not grabbing relevant threads.I previously read through all the posts and none of them referenced a source for the questions and I want to use representative topics.I have been unimpressed with recent standardized tests (GMAT as a prime example) and want to make sure I have a full feel for the CLEP authors' style.ceraclepThreads: -Posts: 2Author: Caroline Vogel   Merged: I am taking the English comp with essay clep exam. Do you have any tips?I was also wondering if you actually review the essays. It's been a while since I have written one. What are they looking for? Do you have any information that would be helpful in preparation?argentumThreads: 3Posts: 13   Hello Caroline, I'm also taking a English test in a short time.I think they look for a good organization, spelling, idioms, sentence structure, and ideas in a writing.I myself have problems in writing a good essay, but I know that practice will help a lot.samenmohammadThreads: 10Posts: 36Author: Mohammad Mobin   Use some writing books and the other samples.
On July 1, 2010, CLEP introduced two new exams — College Composition and College Composition Modular. These exams replaced three current exams, which have been discontinued:English Composition has been replaced by College Composition Modular.English Composition with Essay has been replaced by College Composition.Freshman College Composition has been replaced by College Composition Modular.Each college decides its own policy for the new exams, so check with your admissions office, test center, or academic adviser before taking a test.Description of the ExaminationThe CLEP College Composition examinations assess writing skills taught in most first-year college composition courses. Those skills include analysis, argumentation, synthesis, usage, ability to recognize logical development and research. The exams cannot cover every skill (such as keeping a journal or peer editing) required in many first-year college writing courses. Candidates will, however, be expected to apply the principles and conventions used in longer writing projects to two timed writing assignments and to apply the rules of standard written English.College Composition contains multiple-choice items and two mandatory, centrally scored essays. College English faculty from throughout the country convene twice a month to score the essays via an online scoring system. Each of the two essays is scored independently by two different readers, and the scores are then combined. This combined score is weighted approximately equally with the score from the multiple-choice section. These scores are then combined to yield the candidate's score. The resulting combined score is reported as a single scaled score between 20 and 80. Separate scores are not reported for the multiple-choice and essay sections. College Composition contains approximately 50 multiple-choice items to be answered in 50 minutes and two essays.
Skip to main content. Search for. Synonym Antonyms Definitions The Classroom » Higher Education Prep » Tips on the English Essay for the CLEP Test by Elissa Hansen, Demand Media Because the CLEP essays are typed, practice on a computer rather than longhand. Related Articles What is the English Literature CLEP Test? How to Prepare for an English & Math College Assessment Test How to Study for the TOEIC Writing Test What to Expect on the ACT Test Nearly 3,000 colleges and universities allow students to earn course credit by taking a test through the College-Level Examination Program. The CLEP College Composition test includes two typed essay questions that students have a total of 70 minutes to answer, along with 50 multiple-choice questions that they have 50 minutes to answer. You can maximize your performance on the essay questions by understanding what graders are looking for and, of course, by practicing as much as you’re able. Essay One Focus The two essay questions have different formats and focuses, so make sure you understand what the questions are asking you to do before you start writing. The first essay prompt asks you to draw on your own experience and knowledge to comment on a topic or statement, such as, “There are no challenges so difficult, no goals so impossible, as the ones we set for ourselves.” You have 30 minutes to type your response. Pay particular attention to command words such as “agree or disagree,” “summarize,” “discuss” and “support,” which tell you what elements to include in your essay. Essay Two Focus For the second essay, you’ll have 40 minutes to read two passages and draw on them as you take a position on a question, such as, “Do copyright restrictions benefit or harm society?” The key here is to clearly develop your own stance on the topic, but to support or contrast your argument with quotations or paraphrased material from both.