Writing Comprehension Test For 10th form Students

Writing Comprehension Test For 10th form Students

Directions:

In this test you will select from the three tasks written on the board one which you feel you are most capable to write about. You will then begin writing your essay on the pages provided. When you are finished, close your papers, lay down your pen and wait. Your test materials will be collected.

1. Modern information technologies make the world smaller. Write about:

which of them you believe has been a breakthrough;

in what respect these technologies cut the distances between continents and nations;

which one you find the most useful for yourself.

2. Some people in Ukraine think that the school system must undergo still more changes. Share your ideas as if you were writing a report to a conference. Write about:

if you think the system of education in Ukraine needs to be modified at all and why;

what benefits for students in the existing school system you know;

what drawbacks of the system you have personally experienced and how you coped with problem;

3. Imagine that you have just written a best-seller on how to keep fit. Now you are answering your readers’ questions.

Don`t you think that our society is too obsessed with problems of weight and fitness?

Do you know of any special diets that guarantee success?

Do people follow diets for reasons other that fitness and health?

Does the way the western world eats have any effect on world food problems?

You are anxious to dispel some popular misconceptions your readers may be victims of and state your point of view.