TSI Texas Success Initiative Reading & Writing Study Guide Advantage+ Edition (TSI Test Prep Study Guides Series)

Our TSI Texas Success Initiative Reading & Writing Study Guide Advantage+ Edition covers all of the reading and writing skills assessed on the actual TSI assessment. This study guide contains seven practice tests with answers and in-depth explanations. The first 112 pages of the publication include the same great material as Academic Success Media’s original publication.Plus, there is a new TSI reading practice test and 40 new essay correction exercises at the end of the book.The new essay correction exercises help students practice the most common grammatical and stylistic writing conventions assessed on the TSI writing exam.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 analysisacademic and practical textsmain idea questionsspecific detail questionsinference questionsquestions on the author's purposeauthor's assumptions and influencesquestions on drawing conclusionsunderstanding references and vocabularyquestions on the use of evidence and supporting argumentsquestions on narrationcomparison and contrast questions on two passagesOur practice writing tests contain questions on:grammar, including agreement, word choice, and stylerevising and combining sentencesinserting words into sentencesinserting sentences into a passageavoiding stylistic errorssentence logicsentence correctionsentence reconstructionOur essay writing section contains:grammar tips and exercisespunctuation tips and exercisesavoiding common essay errorsimproving and developing sentence structuresentence structure exerciseswhat examiners look for in your essay structuresample essays for you to studyAdvantage Plus Edition Bonus Material:New TSI Reading practice test with 25 questions45 new essay correction exercises with answersGet the advantage you need in your college placement with our Advantage+ Edition! Read more