Our TSI Texas Success Initiative Reading and Writing Study Guide covers all of the reading and writing skills assessed on the actual TSI assessment.
This study guide contains six practice tests with answers and in-depth explanations.
When you study the explanations for the answers to each question, you will learn useful exam strategies and the pitfalls to avoid when taking the actual TSI test. Since you are asked to write a persuasive essay on a controversial topic for the TSI assessment, an essay writing guide is provided in the last section of the book. All of the texts and questions in the guide are of the same format and difficulty level as the real TSI exam.
Our practice reading tests contain:
literary texts and analysis
academic and practical texts
main idea questions
specific detail questions
inference questions
questions on the author's purpose
author's assumptions and influences
questions on drawing conclusions
understanding references and vocabulary
questions on the use of evidence and supporting arguments
questions on narration
comparison and contrast questions on two passages
Our practice writing tests contain questions on:
grammar, including agreement, word choice, and style
revising and combining sentences
inserting words into sentences
inserting sentences into a passage
avoiding stylistic errors
sentence logic
sentence correction
sentence reconstruction
Our essay writing section contains:
grammar tips and exercises
punctuation tips and exercises
avoiding common essay errors
improving and developing sentence structure
sentence structure exercises
what examiners look for in your essay structure
sample essays for you to study
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TSI Texas Success Initiative Math Practice Tests