Composing and Writing Process—Use Editing and Proofreading Processes—RIT 181-190
1. once there was a little boy who loved to play on the beach.
This sentence:
a.
b.
c.
d.
is correct
needs a comma
needs a capital letter
has a misspelled word
2. His sister is Mrs MJ Thomas.
Which is the correct way to write the proper name in this sentence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mrs. M, J Thomas
Mrs M J. Thomas
Mrs. M, J, Thomas
Mrs. M.J. Thomas
3. Which greeting is correctly written?
a. Dear Aunt Julie,
b dear Aunt Julie,
c. Dear aunt Julie,
d. dear aunt Julie,
4. Mandy said, “that oak tree will blow over in this strong spring wind.”
Which underlined word should be capitalized?
a. said
b. that
c. spring
d. wind
5. Greg is ______________________ his father, George.
Which words best complete this sentence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
tallest than
taller from
taller than
tall than
6. Well do you want me to go to the store?
A comma should be between:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Well, do
do, you
me, to
go, to
7. My sister, Mandy, and I went to the movies and we ate too much popcorn and candy.
A comma should be between:
a.
b.
c.
d.
My, sister
movies, and
and, we
popcorn, and
8. Which list of words would be used to describe something?
a.
b.
c.
d.
food, clothing, shelter
tack, hammer, nail
soft, fluffy, gentle
trees, fences, rocks
9. Read the following greeting.
Dear Sir
The punctuation mark that should be after the greeting in the business letter is a
a. period
b. comma
c. exclamation point
d. colon
10. You may stand when you want how you want and any place you want.
1
2
3
4
Commas should be placed after which underlined words?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2 and 3
1 and 2
3 and 4
1 and 4
11. Tom saw the ball roll into the street.
Which word is the subject of the sentence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
street
Tom
saw
ball
12. _____________________________________, the three boys ran into John’s house.
Which phrase should go in the blank?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Frightening by the big, black dog
Frighten by the big, black dog
Frightened by the big, black dog
Frightens by the big, black dog
13. To get to the lake, turn __________________ and then _____________________.
Choose the correct format to complete this sentence.
a.
b.
c.
d.
south, West
south, west
South, West
South, west
14. __________________________________ were able to see the new movie.
Choose the best words to complete this sentence.
a. He and her
b. We and them
c. Him and her
d. He and she
15. Whenever you write about a new idea, you should:
a.
b.
c.
d.
indent
skip on line
indent every other line
never indent
16. The three girls _________________________ a castle out of sand.
Fill in the blank.
a.
b.
c.
d.
is building
are building
builds
has builded
17. A noted female author wrote the book, _____________________________________.
Choose the correct title format to complete this sentence.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sarah, Plan And Tall
Sarah, Plain, and Tall
Sarah, Plain, and tall
Sarah, plain, and tall