HiSET Writing Practice Test

If you need help studying for the HiSET Writing test or just want some more information about what the test is like, you’ve come to the right place!

Click below to take a free HiSET Writing practice test.

What’s On the HiSET Writing Test?

There are 60 questions and one essay assignment on the Writing test. The multiple-choice questions are grouped into three main areas:

1. Organization of Ideas

  • Selecting logical/effective sentences
  • Evaluating the relevance of information
  • Analyzing the organizational structure of a text
  • Recognizing logical/effective transitions

2. Language Facility

  • Appropriate use of phrases and clauses
  • Appropriate use of parallel structure
  • Idiomatic usage
  • Expressing ideas precisely
  • Analyzing nuance

3. Writing Conventions

  • Recognizing the correct forms of verbs, pronouns, and modifiers
  • Grammatical agreement
  • Correcting sentence fragments and run-on sentences
  • Using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
  • Using reference sources

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Subject-Specific Practice Tests

If you need some extra practice in a another area of the HiSET, click one of the subjects below to get started!




Full Practice Test

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Self-Assessment Writing Modules

One of the most important parts of preparing for a test is determining which topics you need to brush up on as you study.

To get started with a self-assessment of your knowledge, click on one of the modules below!