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Online Reading Resources BBC: Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml This section of the BBC website is geared towards nonnative English speakers. Current and past news articles with relevant vocabulary are offered. CNN News: http://www.cnn.com/ A website that offers headline news in areas such as politics, entertainment, travel, business, U.S. and domestic news. Gallaudet University: http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html This website offers reading practice along with exercises that focus on finding the main idea, inference, and details. Each reading passage includes an exercise for relevant vocabulary. Study Guides and Strategies: http://www.studygs.net/ This study skills website offers study skills and strategies for reading critically, speed and comprehension, reading essays and fiction, prereading material, reading difficult material, and more. Townsend Press Learning Center: http://www.townsendpress.net/home.php This website offers online exercises to supplement Groundwork for College Reading and Ten Steps to Building/Advancing/Improving College Reading. Textbooks are not needed to do these lessons. Word Surfing: http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/20.html PCC COMPASS Placement Test Review Packet 18
Writing Review The COMPASS Writing Placement Test tests basic knowledge on punctuation, grammar, sentence, structure, and rhetorical skills. Brief explanations and practice exercises in these areas are provided for review. I. Punctuation 20 II. Basic Grammar and Usage 25 III. Sentence Structure 38 IV. Rhetorical Skills: Writing Strategies, Organization, and Style 38 PCC COMPASS Placement Test Review Packet 19
Page 1 and 2: COMPASS Placement Test Review Packe
Page 3 and 4: The COMPASS Test The COMPASS placem
Page 5 and 6: Test-taking Strategies 1. Take the
Page 7 and 8: Reading Review The COMPASS Reading
Page 9 and 10: What is the topic? Grooms Wedding C
Page 11 and 12: III. Supporting Details Supporting
Page 13 and 14: ‚Well, then, that makes everythin
Page 15 and 16: Exercise 20: In a tongue-in-cheek a
Page 17: the skill and judgment of the perso
Page 21 and 22: Parenthetical statements (words, ph
Page 23 and 24: Use a semicolon to join a series of
Page 25 and 26: Types of Articles Definite: the Ind
Page 27 and 28: Adjectives Adjectives modify nouns
Page 29 and 30: James’ hat or (if you would prono
Page 31 and 32: Verbs Tense There are twelve verb t
Page 33 and 34: Directions for Exercise 3: You will
Page 35 and 36: Practice Exercises Directions for E
Page 37 and 38: Demonstrative Pronouns & Adjectives
Page 39 and 40: Essay Organization Below is an exam
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Page 43 and 44: 4. The three sisters--Ally, Jessica
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Page 47 and 48: Online Grammar & Writing Resources
Page 49 and 50: . MATH 231 Elements of Discrete Mat
Page 51 and 52: MTH 60 - Introductory Algebra I I.
Page 53 and 54: MTH 111 - College Algebra (MTH 111B
Page 55 and 56: 5. Integration A. Definition of the
Page 57 and 58: 4. Sequences and series A. Limits B
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How many of these problems can you
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Answers 1 1. y x 1 2) (a) ( 2, 7] (
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10. From a common location, Car A h
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3. A roast is to be cooked 20 minut
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Below is a sample of some skills yo
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Below is a sample of some skills yo
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3 c) The mean weekly production inc
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10. Simplify: x 2 8x 15 x 3 11. Fin
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1 1n( x) 5. Find the local extrema
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7. Integrate: a) x dx x cos 1 8. Fi
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Multiplying, Dividing, Adding, and
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This can also be done in several st
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Example 2: 25 (2 2 8) ( 8) • ( 5
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Example 1: 2x 8 7x 2 2x 8 7x 7x 2 7
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1 Example: For the equation y x 1 w
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Practice Problems: Graph each line
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3. 4. 4 3 3 4 12 8 8 8 5 x y z y 6
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Finding the other points the same w
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Answers to Practice Problems: 1. a)
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