Basic skill for colledge 1 pps

Basic Skills
for College
Edith Wagner
Jessika Sobanski
Erika Warecki
New York
Copyright © 2001 LearningExpress, LLC.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United
States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Wagner, Edith.
Basic skills for college / Edith Wagner, Jessika Sobanski, Erika Warecki—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57685-388-8 (pbk.)
1. Universities and colleges—United States—Entrance examinations—Study guides.
I. Sobanski, Jessika. II. Warecki, Erika. III. Title.
LB2353.2.W37 2001
378.1'98—dc21
2001038243
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
First Edition
ISBN 1-57685-388-8
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The following individuals contributed to the content of this book.

Edith Wagner is an instructor of English at Tusculum College, Pellissippi State Technical Community College,
and Maryville College in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.
Jessika Sobanski is a freelance writer and has written several LearningExpress titles. She has a degree in Biochemistry.
Erika Warecki is a freelance writer and has a degree in Anthropology.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1: Important Writing Practice 7
CHAPTER 2: Basic Grammar 31
CHAPTER 3: Reading Comprehension 49
CHAPTER 4: Essential Practice with Math 67
CHAPTER 5: Practice Tests in Grammar, Writing, and Reading Comprehension 101
Grammar 102
Writing 106
Reading Comprehension 107
CHAPTER 6: Practice Tests 115
Arithmetic 116
Algebra and Geometry 117