This document discusses writing skills tests and their objectives. It notes that writing tests measure five skills: language use, mechanical skills, treatment of content, stylistic skills, and judgment skills. It also discusses how student writing is typically graded, with common components being a final exam, midterm, and assignments, and how writing is assessed based on its objective style and register.

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2. Topic Testing the writing skills

3. Definition
Writing test is a test that is used to
measure the students‟ ability in
writing that consist of five skills.

4. Fiveskills
 Language use: the ability to write correct
and appropriate sentences .
 Mechanical skills: the ability to use
correctly those conventions peculiar to
written language.
 Treatment of content: the ability to think
creatively and develop thoughts.

5. Stylistic skills: the ability to
manipulate sentences and
paragraphs, and use language
effectively.
Judgment skills: the ability to write
in an appropriate manner for a
particular purpose with a particular
audience in mind.

6. Grad
composition
 Grade composition:The grading methodology is up to
instructors, and it is usually dictated by standards used at
a particular university and rules of grading recommended
by the organization by whom the university is
accredited.For a regular in-class course, a typical grade
composition can consist of- final 30%- midterm 20%- 6
cases/research assignments (each 5%) 30%

7. Objectivestyle
andregister
 Objective tests style and register :There is a
terminological distinction between register and style. Both
are associated with a specific speech situation but
whereas register often refers to the specific vocabulary
chosen and expected in connection with a particular
speech situation, style also includes grammatical variation
.