Understanding the exact breakdown of the NES Essential Academic Skills Writing test will help you know what to expect and how to most effectively prepare. The NES Essential Academic Skills Writing has multiple-choice questions The exam will be broken down into the sections below:
| NES Essential Academic Skills Writing Exam Blueprint | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domain Name | % | Number of Questions |
| Mulitple-Choice | 75% | 27 |
| Understand purpose, audience, organization, and development in writing. | ||
| Understand problems in sentence formation. | ||
| Understand conventions of Standard Written English grammar, usage,and mechanics. | ||
| Written | 25% | 9 |
| In response to an assignment, demonstrate the ability to compose a developed composition in Standard Written English on a given topic. |
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