Editing/Copy Editing MCQs
Editing/Copy Editing MCQs
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1: Which sentence uses "their," "there," or "they're" correctly?
A. Look at that plane over there!
B. They're plane is over their!
C. Look at that plane over their!
D. Look at that plane over they're!
2: Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?
A. The cats have large ears.
B. The cats ears are large.
C. The cat has large ears.
D. The cats' ears are large.
E. The cat's ears are large.
3: Identify the sentence written in active voice.
A. Your time and money investment are made smaller by our services.
B. Our service is enabled by reducing your time and money investment.
C. Today, our services are designed by people who want to save you time and money.
D. Our services save you time and money.
4: Which sentence has the right spelling?
A. Gina and Marco are going on their honeymon.
B. Gina and Marco are going on their honeymoon.
C. Gina and Marco are going on they're honeymoon.
D. Gina and Marco are going on there honeymoon.
5: In grade school you were disciplined by the _____.
A. principal
B. principle
6: What is the name for two words with opposite meanings?
A. metanyms
B. opponyms
C. antonyms
D. synonyms
7: Which sentence uses "they're," "their," and "there" correctly?
A. There not good at evaluating their customers.
B. They're not good at evaluating their customers.
C. They're not good at evaluating there customers.
D. Their not good at evaluating they're customers.
8: Which sentence is properly capitalized?
A. I was born in Shanghai, China, but grew up in the United States.
B. I was born in shanghai, china, but grew up in the United States.
C. I was born in shanghai, China, but grew up in the United States.
D. I was born in Shanghai, China, but grew up in the united states.
9: Which sentence uses "too" correctly?
A. There are too fingers pointing on me.
B. He doesn't want too.
C. He's too good to be true.
10: Britney Spears is going to keep on dancing...
A. until the world ends.
B. untill the world ends.
11: What is an artist's board used for mixing paints called?
A. palate
B. palette
C. pallet
12: Choose the correct preposition in each sentence. I slept ___________________ only two hours last night.
A. to
B. of
C. for
D. about
13: Choose the correct phrase.
A. A honest mistake
B. An honest mistake
14: Which one of the following is grammatically correct?
A. My deer dear is very deer.
B. My dear deer is very dear.
C. My deer dear is very dear.
D. My dear deer is very deer.
15: Choose the right conjunctive adverb for the sentence. Hurry up; ________, you will be late for the train.
A. instead
B. likewise
C. otherwise
D. however
16: It was my first trip ______ Hawaii.
A. at
B. to
C. in
D. on
17: Which sentence uses "you're" and "your" properly?
A. Your the one who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're."
B. You're fly is down.
C. Your really pretty.
D. You're the one who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're."
18: Vincent Crabbe is using ___ sleeping bag this weekend.
A. yor
B. you're
C. yur
D. your
19: Choose the correct preposition in each sentence. Spencer is one ______ my best friends.
A. of
B. best
C. at
D. for
20: When you are unsure of the spelling of a word, what should be your next course of action?
A. Check in a dictionary.
B. Ignore the word.
C. Put in what sounds best.
21: Which answer correctly completes the sentence? The equipment ___ delivered tomorrow afternoon.
A. have been
B. will been
C. will
D. will be
E. has already been
22: Which sentence uses "to", "too," and "two" correctly?
A. My sister said too me, "I have two cards, to."
B. There were two kinds of pie, so I ate to much on Thanksgiving.
C. Two birds flew to Timbuktu, and they went to Miami, too.
23: Which sentence shows the correct use of "to," "two," and "too"?
A. The two of us are going to the movies and want you to come too.
B. The two of us are going to the movies and want you to come to.
C. The 2 of us are going to the movies and want you to come two.
D. The too of us are going to the movies and want you to come to.
24: Choose a correct preposition to complete the sentence: I want to lose five kilograms _____________ one month.
A. at
B. for
C. on
D. in
25: Where is everyone going?
A. Their!
B. They're!
C. There!
26: Which sentence uses "to," "too," or "two" correctly?
A. I can't wait too go to the mall.
B. I can't wait to go to the mall.
C. I want too go to the mall two.
D. I'm to exhausted to go to the mall.
27: Which sentence uses "they're", "their", or "there" correctly?
A. They're soldiers don't have shoes.
B. These are there uniforms.
C. Their very emotional.
D. Put them over they're.
E. There are many prepared questions.
28: Choose the correct capitalization.
A. The nhl season starts in october.
B. The NHL season starts in October.
C. The NHL season starts in october.
D. The nhl season starts in October.
29: Which of these sentences uses "except" correctly?
A. I can't except this kind of behavior.
B. Everyone was accounted for except Nancy.
C. Dan and I will except the invitation.
D. Tom will except the award for Dan.
30: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank: The 2000 Census showed that married couples _____ half of the 2 million households in the state.
A. to make up
B. made up
C. which they made up
D. and made up
31: Your actions have _______ me greatly.
A. affected
B. effected
32: Which sentence features the correct spelling for a particular cooking utensil?
A. The utensils were in the drawer, but the spachola was left on the counter.
B. Turn the eggs once with a spatuola.
C. John turned the pancakes over with a spatula.
33: Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
A. There is a copy of the Bible in each Motel Room.
B. There is a copy of the bible in each motel room.
C. There is a copy of the Bible in each motel room.
34: Which choice answers this question grammatically: What will you be doing at 8 p.m. tomorrow?
A. I would have been preparing for a conference.
B. I am preparing for a conference.
C. I will preparing for a conference.
D. I will be preparing for a conference.
E. I have been preparing for a conference.
35: You do like going to the party alone. _____ you?
A. Doesn’t
B. Do
C. Don’t
D. Does
36: Which is INCORRECT?
A. Could of
B. Could have
C. Could've
37: Which sentence is both imperative and exclamatory?
A. Clean your room!
B. You should call them.
C. I will go!
D. There is a problem.
38: In proofreading and editing, what is a "query"?
A. A question addressed to the author or editor
B. A rhetorical question addressed to the reader
C. An upside-down question mark, as in Spanish
D. A character who asks a lot of questions
39: Which of the following words uses the British English spelling?
A. color
B. recognize
C. honour
D. center
40: Which commonly misspelled word is spelled incorrectly?
A. independent
B. vacume
C. museum
D. restaurant
41: Which of the following titles is spelled correctly?
A. Lieutenent Dan
B. Colonel Mustard
C. Genaral Disarray
D. Captin Crunch
42: Which of the following sentences does not contain any errors?
A. He could've succeeded with a little more effort.
B. We should have gone in there car.
C. You might of crashed, the way you were driving.
D. We would of arrived on time if you hadn't spent so much time getting ready.
43: Which word is incorrect? If your pants are to loose you might lose your pants.
A. "to" should be "too"
B. "lose" should be "loose"
C. "loose" should be "lose"
D. "your" should be "you're"
E. "are" should be "our"
44: What happened in the race?
A. The tortoise was victorious over the hair.
B. The hair lost the race.
C. The tortoise won the hare.
D. The tortoise triumphed over the hare.
E. The hare was the looser of the race.
45: What do you call this punctuation mark: "..."?
A. triple dot
B. anaphora
C. three periods
D. dieresis
E. ellipsis
46: ___ disagree on the facts.
A. Her and I
B. Him and I
C. He and me
D. He and I
E. She and me
47: Choose the correct spelling.
A. successful
B. successfull
C. sucessful
D. succesful
48: Which sentence demonstrates the proper use of "affect" or "effect"?
A. Your effection for me is overwheming.
B. How will this affect me?
C. The affects of the pill are very strong.
D. I didn't know how strongly my actions would effect others.
49: Fill in the blank using an appropriate auxiliary verb: I ____________ leave now. It is too late.
A. would
B. should
C. could
D. have
50: What is the Oxford comma?
A. Another name for a "comma splice."
B. A system of punctuation used only in academic writing.
C. A comma that only the British use.
D. A comma placed before the word "and" at the end of a list.
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