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From Practice to Mastery
Fifteenth Edition©2005 Barbara D. Sussman, Maria Villar-Smith, Carolyn Lengel
Through practical instruction and an extensive amount of exercises, From Practice to Mastery gives you the necessary resources to practice for and pass the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Tests on reading and writing.
Table of Contents
PART 1. DIAGNOSTIC PRE-TESTS: READING AND WRITING
PART 2. MASTERING THE READING TEST
2.1. Main Idea, Support, and Purpose
2.1A Identifying the Main Idea
2.1B Identifying Supporting Details
2.1C Identifying the Author's Purpose
2.2. Structure and Organization
2.2A Identifying Patterns of Organization
2.2B Understanding Connections Within and Between Sentences
2.3. Language Use
2.3A Identifying Word Meaning Based on Context Clues
2.3B Identifying Biased Language
2.3C Identifying Tone
2.4. Reasoning
2.4A Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
2.4B Drawing Inferences and Conclusions
2.4C Assessing Support for Reasoning
PART 3. MASTERING THE WRITING TEST
3.1. Main Idea, Support, and Structure
3.1A Identifying Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
3.1B Identifying Adequate and Relevant Support
3.1C Arranging Ideas in a Logical Pattern
3.1D Using Effective Transitional Devices
3.2. Language Use
3.2A Choosing Appropriate Words or Expressions
3.2B Identifying Confused or Misused Words
3.3. Sentence Structure
3.3A Using Modifiers Correctly
3.3B Using Coordination and Subordination Correctly
3.3C Understanding Parallel Structure
3.3D Avoiding Fragments
3.3E Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
3.4. Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization
3.4A Using Standard Verb Forms
3.4B Avoiding Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
3.4C Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
3.4D Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree
3.4E Avoiding Pronoun Shifts in Person
3.4F Maintaining Clear Pronoun References
3.4G Using Proper Case Forms of Pronouns
3.4H Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
3.4I Using Appropriate Degree (Comparative and Superlative) Forms for Adjectives and Adverbs
3.4J Using Standard Spelling
3.4K Using Standard Punctuation
3.4L Using Standard Capitalization
PART 4. SELF-CHECK POST-TESTS: READING AND WRITING
Appendix: Succeeding on the Writing Sample
Answer Keys and Forms
PART 2. MASTERING THE READING TEST
2.1. Main Idea, Support, and Purpose
2.1A Identifying the Main Idea
2.1B Identifying Supporting Details
2.1C Identifying the Author's Purpose
2.2. Structure and Organization
2.2A Identifying Patterns of Organization
2.2B Understanding Connections Within and Between Sentences
2.3. Language Use
2.3A Identifying Word Meaning Based on Context Clues
2.3B Identifying Biased Language
2.3C Identifying Tone
2.4. Reasoning
2.4A Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
2.4B Drawing Inferences and Conclusions
2.4C Assessing Support for Reasoning
PART 3. MASTERING THE WRITING TEST
3.1. Main Idea, Support, and Structure
3.1A Identifying Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
3.1B Identifying Adequate and Relevant Support
3.1C Arranging Ideas in a Logical Pattern
3.1D Using Effective Transitional Devices
3.2. Language Use
3.2A Choosing Appropriate Words or Expressions
3.2B Identifying Confused or Misused Words
3.3. Sentence Structure
3.3A Using Modifiers Correctly
3.3B Using Coordination and Subordination Correctly
3.3C Understanding Parallel Structure
3.3D Avoiding Fragments
3.3E Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
3.4. Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization
3.4A Using Standard Verb Forms
3.4B Avoiding Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
3.4C Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
3.4D Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree
3.4E Avoiding Pronoun Shifts in Person
3.4F Maintaining Clear Pronoun References
3.4G Using Proper Case Forms of Pronouns
3.4H Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
3.4I Using Appropriate Degree (Comparative and Superlative) Forms for Adjectives and Adverbs
3.4J Using Standard Spelling
3.4K Using Standard Punctuation
3.4L Using Standard Capitalization
PART 4. SELF-CHECK POST-TESTS: READING AND WRITING
Appendix: Succeeding on the Writing Sample
Answer Keys and Forms
Barbara D. Sussman
Barbara D. Sussman (BA, University of Rochester, MS, University of Pennsylvania) is an Associate Professor, Senior at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. She currently teaches all levels of developmental reading at the Wolfson Campus and has taught at the college for more than twenty years. Previously, she taught in the public school systems in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a reading specialist. She was chosen by the Florida State Department of Education to create The Florida College Basic Skills Reading Exit Test in collaboration with other reading professors from across the state.
Maria Villar-Smith
Maria C. Villar-Smith is an Associate Professor Senior of English and developmental writing at Miami Dade College. She has taught at the college from 1993 to present. She is fluent in Spanish and French, and is functional in Russian. Her foreign language skills have given her a unique insight and perspective into English language acquisition, making her quite an effective composition instructor. As an initial test creator for the Florida Basic Exit Exam, she was approached to develop a study guide that would aid Florida college students succeed on the exit exam. Author of From Practice to Mastery--Reading and Writing: A Study Guide for the Florida Basic Skills Exit Test, (Bedford/St. Martin 2004), Villar- Smith is also a member of NADE (National Association of Developmental Education) and NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English). She is a graduate of the University of Florida, American University, The University of Paris-La Sorbonne, Norwich Russian School, and Florida International University. She is currently writing her second textbook on developmental English.
Carolyn Lengel
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