I. Multiple choice. Each question in this section consists of an incomplete statement and four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are to complete each statement by choosing the most appropriate one from the given choices.
1. While writing a piece of article, the writer has to create a ______ for the whole passage.
A. clear reference B. clear context
C. immediate feedback D. immediate interaction
2. In the teaching of writing, more attention should be paid to ______.
A. the fostering of overall competence of the students
B. the consolidation of grammar
C. vocabulary knowledge
D. all the above
3. To practice taking notes, while doing dictation, students should first pay attention to _____.
A. what B. the main ideas C. verbs D. who
4. Picture writing can not only help students improve their writing, but also their ______.
A. imagination B. thinking in English
C. drawing D. understanding
5. A sentence tells ______.
A. what happens B. what or who
C. how something happens D. a complete thought.
II. Gap filling. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
1. When we write, we transform _______ into the form of a written text.
2. In writing we have the task of _______ our sentences carefully so as to make our meaning as _______ as possible without the help of _______ from the reader.
3. The teachers should try to make writing_______, _______, _______, and interesting so that the students like to write.
4. Writing skills are divided into _______ skill and _______ skill.
5. In guided writing, the students produce _______ based on the _______ from the teacher.
III. Matching. Match the words/statements in Column A with the definitions /techniques in Column B.

IV. Answer thefollowing questions briefly.

1. What is the requirement of the language in writing?
2. What is the process of writing?
3. What should be guaranteed during the procedure of writing?
V. Answer the following questions.
1. How many kinds of sentences are there? What are they?
2. What does presentation skill refer to?

Suggested Answers of test 1

I. Multiple choice
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
II. Gap filling
1. our thoughts
2. organizing, explicit, feedback
3. fun, meaningful, practical
4. sentence, composition
5. their own language, substantial guidance
III. Matching
1. E 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
IV.
1. In most kinds of writing, the language is expected to be clear and explicit, with sentences grammatically correct and the text structurally complete.
2. Prewriting; write a first draft; revise; proofread; publish or make the final copy
3. One thing important in writing is that the procedure of the transformation of the thoughts into text and vise versa should guarantee that the information remains intact during the transformation.
V.
1. statements, or questions, or commands or exclamations.
A statement is a sentence that tells something.
A question is a sentence that asks something.
A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something.
An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling,
2. Presentation skill refers to the teacher adopting various teaching methods and aids to create a meaningful situational context in order to present certain new language items to the students and enable them to acquire some perceptual know-how of the new item.

Comprehensive Test II for Unit 8

I. Multiple choice. Each question in this section consists of an incomplete statement and four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are to complete each statement by choosing the most appropriate one from the given choices.
1. Unlike speaking, writing can be ______.
with complicated or delicate details B. simple and often incomplete.
full of repetitions D. done quickly
2. The composition skill means the skill to organize the sentences in a kind of proper order and write passages with correct ______.
A. grammar B. sentences C. forms. D. ideas
3. Filling the blanks can train students _________.
A. to use the correct verb forms in proper tense of a passage
B. to understand the correct sentences
C. to master the proper use of transitions.
D. A. & C.
4. Controlled writing focuses on training students to write ______.
A. correctly B. quickly C. freely D. systematically
5. The topic sentence is the sentence which states ______.
A. an example B. the main idea
C. the writer's thoughts D. supporting ideas
II. Gap filling. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
1. One's writing ability is essential for the _______ and _______ conveyance of one's idea.
2. By stimulating the students'_______, the teacher tries to _______ from the students certain new language concepts he plans to teach or just _______ the students to the new knowledge.
3. The first requirement on _______ for the students is listening ability.
4. Guided writing practice focuses on training students to master _______ and the use of their language as well.
5. The teachers shall use the skills _______ and _______ in order to meets _______.
III. Matching. Match the words/statements in Column A with the definitions /techniques in Column B.
A B
1. writing resources A. overwriting
2. controlled writing B. gap filling
3. guided writing C. writing on models
4. copying D. creative writing
5. free writing E. Junior English For China
IV. Answer the following questions briefly.
1. What should a teacher do for overwriting practice?
2. What is the function of controlled writing?
3. What is the task of copying?
V. Answer the following questions.
1. What does a teacher do in the last stage of presentation?
2. What is picture writing? And what does it do?

Suggested answers of test 2

I. Multiple choice.
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B
II. Gap filling
1. correct, accurate
2. active thinking, elicit
3. dictation
4. the forms of writings
5. selectively, flexibly, the students' need.
III. Matching
1. E 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
IV.
1. The teacher prepares a board with written sentences containing words that the students may not know and ask them to come in turns to the board and overwrite them.
2. The function of controlled writing is to familiarize the students with different writing techniques and language knowledge.
3. Copying is to help the beginners acquire a skill of writing the capital and small letters of the English alphabet, the cursive and the print types of letters, punctuation, the spelling of words and the formation of phrases and sentences.
V.
1. The last stage of presentation is to provide detailed explanation of the new language concepts, making the students gradually grasp and comprehend the interior relation of the new knowledge and the old, and eventually acquire a comprehensive recognition of the law and principles of the language.
2. Picture writing is often used in writing course. It helps students improve their writing ability, as well as their thinking in English. It includes the practices below:
1) complete the sentences according to the pictures
2) write a passage according to the text and the picture.
3) write on one picture
4) write on picture sequence
5) write on parts of picture

Comprehensive Test III for Unit 8

I. Multiple choice. Each question in this section consists of an incomplete statement and four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are to complete each statement by choosing the most appropriate one from the given choices.
1. In controlled writing, students are given ______.
A. a model to imitate B. an outline to expand
C. a well-designed framework D. lots of materials
2. A good writing must ______.
A. be meaningful B. follow the form required
C. be with correct sentence structures. D. all the above
Transition words are to make passages ______.
A. unified B. coherent C. correct D. concise
4. _____ includes overwriting, deleting the inapplicable, and copying the text.
A. Copying B. Jigsaw writing C. Summary D. Creative writing
5. A passage can be developed by ______.
A. time B. space C. step by step order D. all the above
II. Gap filling. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
1. Since immediate feedback for his writing is out of the question, the writer may have to try to writing _______ the reader's reactions to his writing and _______ them into his writing.
2. Composition classes should enable the students get in touch with _______.
3. _______ and _______ are needed in free writing.
4. By sentence linking, students can learn that passages should be written _______ or
_______.
5. Successful teaching of writing must help build up the students' _______ and _______ in writing.
III. Matching. Match the words/statements in Column A with the definitions /techniques in Column B.
A B
1. picture writing A. passages that tell stories, events, etc.
2. writing resources B. passages that describe pictures, places, persons, etc.
3. expository passages C. passages that explain
4. descriptive passages D. writing on pictures
5. narrative passages E. English books and magazines
IV. Answer the following questions briefly.
1. What do we usually do during the course of writing?
2. What should be paid attention to while doing dictation?
3. What should a teacher focus on when teaching writing?
V. Answer the following questions.
1. What are the purposes of writing?
2. What are the features of writing?

Suggested answers of test 3

I. Multiple choice
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D
II. Gap filling
1. Anticipate, incorporate
2. a variety of writing forms.
2. Guidance, language preparation
4. logically, organized in order
5. interest, confidence
III. Matching
1. D 2. E 3. C 4. B 5. A
IV.
1. During the course of writing, we often plan, draft, and rewrite.
2. In dictation attention should be paid to capital and small letters, spelling, punctuation and handwriting.
3. The teaching of writing must be focused on the fostering of overall competence of the students rather than on the consolidation of grammar and vocabulary knowledge.
V.
1. On most of the occasions, the purpose of writing is either to get information to someone who can't be talked to right away, or to store information for later use. A third aspect could be to reorganize and reshape one's experience to a better form.
2. The features of writing are:
writing is more "attended to" than speaking,
written passage has its own text-type,
the writer has to create a clear context for the whole passage,
Writing compared with speaking is more impersonal,
Writing is permanent, and
the language in writing is expected to be clear and explicit, with sentences grammatically correct and the text structurally complete.