Hostos Community College 45th Anniversary logo

Student Development & Enrollment Management
Academic Achievement
Accessibility Resource Center
Admissions
Athletics & Recreation
Career Services
Children’s Center
College Discovery
COPE
Counseling Services
Financial Aid
Health and Wellness
Registrar
Single Stop
Student Activities
Student Leadership Academy
Student Life
Testing
Transfer Services
Veterans and Reservists

TESTING CENTER

The Writing Objective Test

Overview

The Writing Objective Test is an un-timed, multiple-choice test of students' understanding of basic concepts in writing and of editing skills. It is also administered on the computer. No special computer skills are required to take the test. If you can type your name and point and click with the mouse, you can take the test. Complete instructions are provided at the time the test is administered.

What does this test measure?

The Writing Objective Test measures students' understanding of the conventions of American English in three major writing skills areas:

  • Usage and mechanics (punctuation and grammar)
  • Sentence Structure--the items in this category deal with relationships between and among sentence clauses, the management and placement of modifiers, and unnecessary shifts in construction.
  • Rhetorical Skills--organization, strategy and style

Tutorials & Resources

Back to Previous Page