English Comp Exam

[mckirgan]

I am taking my first CLEP exam this week, in English Comp. I have completed all of the flashcards and have the answers memorized. When I try the peterson's tests, I bomb! Any suggestions???

[NAP]

Welcome to the forum!

Don't forget - It is not just about knowing the answers to the flashcards. You need to read and understand the explanations, too.

I have not taken this exam, but a study guide I am using includes this exam, too.

It is a free ebook called "Peterson's CLEP Success", which has review/teaching material for the 5 general CLEP exams and multiple practice tests for each - English Composition, Humanities, College Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and History.

http://www.petersons.com/pdf/free/CLEPSuccess.pdf

For the 2 exams I have used it for, I have found it helpful to read through this and go over the review questions, before I tried the Petersons online tests.

Let me know if it is a good study guide for your exam.

[15%Luck]

Thanks! I'm fixing to go take this test so I can use this too!

[NAP]

Thanks! I'm fixing to go take this test so I can use this too!

You're welcome! Thank you for telling me. I hope it is helpful. Best wishes on your exam!

[PonyGirl93]

Are there really those horrid sentence reconstruction questions on the CLEP that are on the Peterson's?? (Start with: "Blah blah blah") I did fine on the practice test but I hated those things!!

[PonyGirl93]

Are there really those horrid sentence reconstruction questions on the CLEP that are on the Peterson's?? (Start with: "Blah blah blah") I did fine on the practice test but I hated those things!!

Bumping this... anyone???

[Chebasaz]

Lol, I don't remember any "Blah blah blah's" on my English Comp exam, but there were some questions that required you to rearrange fragments into full sentences.

[PonyGirl93]

Lol, I don't remember any "Blah blah blah's" on my English Comp exam, but there were some questions that required you to rearrange fragments into full sentences.

Hahaha, not funny... OK, maybe a little Well, thankfully there weren't any that required me to start with a part of the sentence that seemed totally illogical Honestly, on some questions I didn't think the writing level of any of their options was very good. :\ I won't say much until I find out if I passed, though

[mckirgan]

The exam was harder than the practice questions. I barely passed with a 52. OMG!! Thanks for the study suggestions. They definitely made a difference.

[KravGirl]

I am getting ready to take my English Comp CLEP this March, and I found a resource through my library that has practice tests of 90 questions online for me to work through. I took two and passed with an 84, then studied some and retook them, and I got a 94!! They are on Prepare for Success with LearnATest's Exclusive Learning Method... has anybody used these? How accurate are they to tell me if I'm ready to take the test and if I will pass it? I'm getting nervous, even though I love to write and I think/hope I will do ok.