Online Resources To Help Students Review For VPT-English

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-EnglishThis document is intended to help students review for the VPT-English Test. It should proveuseful whether students use these resources before or after taking the VPT-English Practice Test.The document is arranged according to six broad categories:1.2.3.4.5.6.Additional Assessments and Practice TestsReading Comprehension and VocabularyThe Writing ProcessGrammar and MechanicsEditing and ProofreadingResearch and DocumentationEach category includes links to specific online resources as well as bulleted lists of activities thatstudents will find at the online sites. All links were verified on December 7 and are active.Special thanks to the members of the Placement Test Team who identified and evaluated theseonline resources.DECEMBER 7, 2012

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English1. ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND PRACTICE TESTSInteractiveFreeUse in conjunction with the VPT-English Practice TestThe TERACTIVE PRACTICE TEST:Practice Questions: EnglishPractice Questions: ReadingPractice Questions: WritingSample English Test Questions: 5 PassagesThe ACThttp://www.testprepreview.com/act practice.htmINTERACTIVE TEST PREP:GrammarReadingUsageWritingCollege Board, ce-testINTERACTIVE PRACTICE TEST:Passage-Based ReadingSentence CompletionImproving SentencesPage 2 of 7Identifying Sentence ErrorsImproving ParagraphsEssay

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English2. READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARYPreview, assess prior knowledge, plan, skim, and scan written textsAnnotate, question, summarize, and evaluate written textsAnalyze organizational patterns of written textsParaphrase, reflect, and respond to written textsIdentify topic, main idea, major and minor supporting details in written textsDistinguish fact from opinion and make logical inferences in written textsIdentify audience, purpose, tone, and point of view of written textIdentify meanings of words using context or by analyzing word partsMajor ension.phpINTERACTIVE SAT READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY:Stated/Implied Main IdeaMajor/Minor Supporting DetailsAudience, Purpose, Tone, and Point of ViewPatterns of OrganizationLogical Inferences, Fact, and OpinionIdentifying Meanings of Words in ContextTV411: Tune in to Learninghttp://www.tv411.org/readingVIDEOS AND LESSONS COVERING READING AND nMajor/Minor Supporting DetailsPrefixesSuffixesRootsExample, Synonym, and Antonym CluesTownsend Press Learning /assignment/22/menuTEN DIAGNOSTIC STEPS TO IMPROVING COLLEGE READING SKILLS:Vocabulary in ContextMain IdeasSupporting DetailsPage 3 of 7InferencesPurpose and ToneArgument

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English3. THE WRITING PROCESSAssess and draft with consideration of audience, purpose, voice, and meaningPrewrite by brainstorming, mapping, listing, outliningWrite an appropriate, controlling thesis statementProvide appropriate and reasoned support and evidenceCompose grammatically and mechanically correct sentencesApply organizational patternsRevise to produce clear, concise, and unified paragraphs and essaysDartmouth Writing Programhttp://www.dartmouth.edu/ writing/materials/student/ac paper/what.shtmlCOMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION:Writing for CollegeComing Up with and Researching Your TopicDeveloping Your ThesisStructure and OrganizationRevisionLogic and ArgumentAttending to GrammarAttending to StylePurdue University Online Writing Lab /THE WRITING PROCESS:Writing Task Resource ListStarting the Writing ProcessPrewritingWriter’s BlockCreating a Thesis StatementOutliningReverse OutliningProofreadingThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillhttp://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/WRITING THE PAPER—HANDOUTS AND YOUTUBE ragraph DevelopmentReading to WritePage 4 of 7Reorganizing DraftsReverse OutliningRevising DraftsThesis StatementsWriting as Decision Making

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English4. GRAMMAR AND MECHANICSCompose grammatically and mechanically correct sentencesTownsend Press Learning /assignment/28/menuINTERACTIVE EXERCISES:Subjects and VerbsSentence TypesFragmentsRun-Ons and Comma SplicesCommasApostrophesQuotation MarksCapital LettersParallelismPronounsAdjectives and AdverbsMisplaced and Dangling ModifiersWord ChoiceNumbers and AbbreviationDave’s ESL Caféhttp://www.eslcafe.com/students/INTERACTIVE “STUFF FOR STUDENTS”:Grammar LessonsIdiomsPhrasal VerbsPage 5 of 7Pronunciation PowerQuizzesSlang

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English5. EDITING AND PROOFREADINGEdit to apply the conventions of academic written English, including grammar, usage, andmechanicsProofread to ensure accuracy of final published textsThe Longman Writer’s Companion Web Sitehttp://wps.ablongman.com/long anson lwc 3/24/6157/1576256.cw/index.htmlINTERACTIVE EXERCISES:Editing Grammar and SentencesEditing Words and PunctuationTen Serious ErrorsMechanicsThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillhttp://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/HANDOUTS AND YOUTUBE PRESENTATIONS:Editing and ProofreadingProofreadingPage 6 of 7

Online Resources to Help Students Review for the VPT-English6. RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATIONIdentify and retrieve a variety of relevant sources on a topicEvaluate varied and applicable sources to determine weight of authority, credibility,objectivity, currency, and relevancyDemonstrate ability to take notesWrite texts that correctly integrate paraphrased or quoted information from an outsidesourceCite sources using both in-text citations and documentation of sourcesDemonstrate understanding of the ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding plagiarism,intellectual property rights, and academic integritySt. Cloud State University, LEO (Literacy Education ON AND INTERACTIVE EXERCISES:Research and Online ResourcesCiting and Using SourcesIntroducing Quotes and Paraphrased MaterialPlagiarismHunter College mla/mla tutorial.htmlINTERACTIVE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA) TUTORIAL:Quotations and CitationsFormattingIn-Text CitationsList of Works CitedExercises and ResourcesIndiana University, Bloomington. School of Educationhttps://www.indiana.edu/ istd/DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE:Overview of PlagiarismPlagiarism CasesExamplesPractice with FeedbackPage 7 of 7TestResources

This document is intended to help students review for the VPT-English Test. It should prove useful whether students use these resources before or after taking the VPT-English Practice Test. The document is arranged according to six broad categories: 1. Additional Assessments and Practice