Composing and Writing Process—Use Editing & Proofreading Processes—RIT 171-180
1. Which of the following states and countries are capitalized correctly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
South carolina
south Carolina
West Virginia
north Dakota
2. Which word is spelled correctly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
libraey
handriting
alfabet
punctuation
3. Which sentence does not relate to the topic of the following passage?
Volcanoes can grow quickly. They man spew out black ash or not lava rock. Hawaii is a
fun place to go. Fire and sparks glow at the top of a volcano. People can be buried when a
volcano erupts.
a.
b.
c.
d.
People can be buried when a volcano erupts.
Hawaii is a fun place to go.
Fire and sparks glow at the top of a volcano.
They may spew out black ash or hot lava rock.
4. Identify where the punctuation is missing in the following sentence.
My mom told me to bring home my backpack boots, coat, and gloves.
a.
b.
c.
d.
after “backpack”
after “coat”
after “and”
after “gloves”
5. Choose the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The San Francisco earthquake was stronger than the Seattle earthquake.
a.
b.
c.
d.
most strong
not strong
very strong
more strong
6. Which of the following titles are written correctly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
mrs. John A. Hansen
fr. Joe Sullivan
Dr. Joe Carroll
ms. Sherri Nelson
7. Which sentence is written as an interrogative sentence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
You are a great friend!
Bring a present to my party.
The birthday present was neatly wrapped.
Who is coming to your birthday party?
8. Which sentence has a strong descriptive beginning?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The wind blew the leaves.
Rain fell on my head.
The gently breeze whistled through the treetops.
The rain splashed on my window.
9. Identify the sentence that has subject-verb agreement.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Children runs to the bus.
The coach trains with his athletes.
Carrie stop at the stop sign.
The boys lines up to come in at a recess.
10. Read the following paragraph. Which would be a strong conclusion for this paragraph?
Trees may be the most important form of plant life on earth. Trees add beauty to the
landscape and give shelter to wildlife. Tree roots prevent soil erosion and help store water.
Different types of trees provide wood, paper, food, medicines, and other useful products.
Though it is something you cannot see, one of the most important things trees do is help clean
the air. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. And it’s oxygen that people need to
breathe. (Source: Kemper, Dave. Writers Express, Write Source, Houghton Mifflin Company,
Wilmington, Massachusetts.)
a.
b.
c.
d.
I think trees are needed.
People can thank trees for a lot more than shade.
Trees are important.
Trees do a lot for our planet.
11. Read the following passage and identify the last step in the list of directions.
Upon going for a canoe ride, the first thing to do is put on your life jacket. The next thing
is to step into the middle of the boat starting at the end. Then, carefully walk to your seat
holding onto each side. Finally, ______________________________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
put on your life jacket.
walk down the side of the canoe.
sit down in the middle of the seat.
take off your life jacket.
12. Which sentence correctly uses a dash?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The bike if you didn’t notice—has a pedal missing.
The bike—if you didn’t notice—has a pedal missing.
The bike if you didn’t—notice has a pedal missing.
The bike if you didn’t notice—has a pedal—missing.
13. If Jean and her friends each eat four cheeseburgers, ________________ will have
stomachaches.
Which word would make this sentence correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
she
her
they
them
14. Read the following passage. Which sentence does NOT have tense agreement?
1
2
3
4
a.
b.
c.
d.
Karl climbed over the fence.
He runs to the new baby
calves and petted them before
the mama cow saw him.
Sentence 3
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 4
16. Which sentence correctly uses commas in a series?
a. I know someone who likes pepperoni, pineapples olives and peppers on her pizza.
b. I know someone who likes, pepperoni, pineapples, olives and peppers on her pizza.
c. I know someone who likes pepperoni, pineapple, olives, and peppers on her
pizza.
d. I know someone who likes pepperoni, pineapple olives and, peppers on her pizza.
17. Identify the sentence that is correctly written.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Johnnys’ shoes are wet.
The rabbits’ tail is fluffy.
We visited the bunnie’s cages.
Robert’s coat was ripped.
18. Identify the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mom said, “Go clean your room.”
“What’s that?” I asked. “
“Mr. Ramirez said, “Get in the car.”
“Dad,” I asked, “can I feed the fish?
19. Read the follow letter. Identify which part of the letter contains one or more mistakes.
2655 Ada Road
blaine, Idaho 83402
june 5 1990
Dear Abby,
I loved spending time with you in Disneyland. Can you call me for my birthday? Then,
we can plan my party next weekend.
Your friend,
Sally
a.
b.
c.
d.
Address line
Greeting
Body
Signature line
20. In the following sentence, which preposition would best complete the prepositional phrase?
The student wrote a report ______________ Abraham Lincoln, our 16 th president.
a.
b.
c.
d.
in
from
about
with
21. Identify which of the following are written correctly.
a. A.M.
b. Washington DC
c. A.D
d. MD.
22. Which title is correctly capitalized?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the beast
Beauty And The Beast
Beauty And the Beast
23. Identify which part of the following paragraph is missing.
It snowed a lot today, so we were let out early. It started to snow during our first recess.
At first, small flakes came down, and then they got bigger. Soon, it was snowing harder and
harder.
a.
b.
c.
d.
topic sentence
closing sentence
main idea
body
24. Which group of words is an independent clause?
a.
b.
c.
d.
so that we could play at recess
when you play together
wall ball is fun to play
but I do not like to be on the wall
25. Identify the sentence that is incorrectly written.
a.
b.
c.
d.
I didn’t have no mistakes in my story.
I didn’t have any fouls during the first quarter.
Never give anyone a note during class.
I never have homework on Fridays.