TSA WRITING SKILLS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● X-Ray Colors
Answer: Blue/Black, Green, Orange, Red
●● Blue/Black
Answer: Dense, hard materials. Metal, hard plastics, alloys. Wires,
batteries, sunglasses, guns.
●● Green
Answer: Less dense plastics and alloys. Combination of plastics and
metals; electronic device.
●● Orange
Answer: Biological material; rubber, food, leather, non-plastic
explosives, liquids, gels, organic powder (flour, baking soda).
●● Drugs (heroine, cocaine, and cannabis)
Answer: Classified as organic products.
, ●● Red
Answer: Materials made out of fabric, carton, or paper.
●● Sentence Construction
Answer: A sentence is grammatically independent group of words that
serves as a unit of expression.
●● Uses of Phrases in sentences
Answer: A phrase is a group of related words lacking a subject and/or a
predicate.
●● Uses of Clauses in sentences
Answer: Clauses are grammatical units containing a subject and a verb.
●● Independent Clause
Answer: Expresses the main thought of the sentence and can stand alone
as a sentence. Example: She laughed.
●● Dependent Clause
Answer: Expresses an idea that is less important than the idea expressed
in the main clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Example: As
she was laughing...
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● X-Ray Colors
Answer: Blue/Black, Green, Orange, Red
●● Blue/Black
Answer: Dense, hard materials. Metal, hard plastics, alloys. Wires,
batteries, sunglasses, guns.
●● Green
Answer: Less dense plastics and alloys. Combination of plastics and
metals; electronic device.
●● Orange
Answer: Biological material; rubber, food, leather, non-plastic
explosives, liquids, gels, organic powder (flour, baking soda).
●● Drugs (heroine, cocaine, and cannabis)
Answer: Classified as organic products.
, ●● Red
Answer: Materials made out of fabric, carton, or paper.
●● Sentence Construction
Answer: A sentence is grammatically independent group of words that
serves as a unit of expression.
●● Uses of Phrases in sentences
Answer: A phrase is a group of related words lacking a subject and/or a
predicate.
●● Uses of Clauses in sentences
Answer: Clauses are grammatical units containing a subject and a verb.
●● Independent Clause
Answer: Expresses the main thought of the sentence and can stand alone
as a sentence. Example: She laughed.
●● Dependent Clause
Answer: Expresses an idea that is less important than the idea expressed
in the main clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Example: As
she was laughing...
