Basic US English Proofreading (AP Style) MCQ

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

If you don't ________ your files on a regular basis, you should have a ________ plan in case you lose all your data

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

Democratic ________ Al Franken of ________ , who took office on July 7, 2009, was honored to be given the desk of former ________ Paul Wellstone, ________, who had died in a plane crash.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The researchers thought they had found relics dating from ________ ; on further inspection, however, the relics were attributed to ________ .

Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line in the proof copy that contains an error.

MANUSCRIPT:

To Mr. Brian Brenner, Boxing and Labeling Department:

Please be advised that as of May 15 the company will discontinue

its use of clear packing tape. New packing tape products in red,

blue and yellow have already been ordered for delivery on Friday.

Please clear inventory of old stock and advise your staff of the change.

FINAL PROOF:

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of words and phrases, as prescribed by the AP Stylebook.

A security guard at the local __________ has accused a ____________ student of vandalism. The guard is a recent hire who has been working at the school __________.

Read the following sentence and choose the option that should be edited to remove wordiness.

The personnel director said she would postpone her decision about hiring a replacement until later.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

History students were dismayed to learn that ________ Fortnoy planned to retire and that his replacement would be the unpopular ________ Combs.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The ________ is one of the five major branches of the armed forces of the _______ . The Air Force falls under the direction of the ________.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

Rallies took place across the nation from Jacksonville, _________, to Nome, ________ .

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of numerals, words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

His ________contract includes a yearly salary increase of ________ .

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of numerals, words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

Gerald found ________ on the sidewalk, of which he lent ________ to Miranda.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

Albert Ewing, who has a ________ in psychology, regaled the crowd with anecdotes of his time at Stanford University when he was working on his ________.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The master of ceremonies then announced, " ________ Herbert and ________ Linwald would now like to share a few thoughts with the audience."

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of capitalized or lowercase words, according to the AP Stylebook.

The boss offered the reluctant employee an ultimatum: ________ the task now or face the consequences. And the employee knew what the consequences were: ________ of wages, a permanent black mark on his record, and possible dismissal.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The family was recently forced out of its long-time home at ________ and has had to take refuge at the Mission Shelter on ________.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of numerals, words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The group of ________bowlers, who were all in their ________ , brought in scores that included _________ and __________.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

Jack decided to ________ his share of the company for a song, which made us all think he was a real ________ .

Read the following passage and identify the type of error in spelling, grammar or usage it contains, according to the AP Stylebook.

The tomato factory effuses such a strong odor of rotten produce that the town's citizens have become skeptical about the quality of the products it churns out.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of numerals, words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The government provided between ________ in aid to several struggling countries.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The deadline for submissions is ________, although some applicants may be granted an extension until the end of _________ . The fall semester will begin on ________.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of numerals, words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

My ________ daughter has already read _________ of the encyclopedia.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The guest list included ________ Johnson and Howe, ________ Arthur and Lovitz and ________ Hannigan.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The ________ is currently reviewing the case against disgraced police ________ Frank Papetti.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The recipe called for 2 ________ of sugar, 3 _________ of cream cheese and ½  ________ of vanilla.

Fill in the following passage with the correct sequence of abbreviated or unabbreviated words or phrases, in accordance with the AP Stylebook.

The hostess required us to send in our ________ card by ________ 26.

Which of the following sentences contains an error in spelling, grammar or usage, according to the AP Stylebook?

Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line in the proof copy that contains an error.

MANUSCRIPT:

One plane, eight yachts, 16 luxury cars, numerous houses, villas and apartments —

my grandfather was disgustingly rich, but also disgustingly stingy. Upon his death, we discovered that, rather than divide his estate equally among his family members,

Grandpa had decided to leave a tiny morsel to every person in town — total

strangers! — so that none of us could "slip so easily into the lap of luxury."

FINAL PROOF:

Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line in the proof copy that contains an error.

MANUSCRIPT:

Darling, Helga L. Ext. 2331 hdarling@millingscuff.nz.cc

Hilyam, Harper S. Ext 2535 hhily@millingscuff.nz.cc

Offhart, Nellie A. Ext 3323 noffha@millingscuff.nz.cc

Parvcel, Jerome M. Ext 3330 jparvc@millingscuff.nz.cc

Ralston, Lucrezia F. Ext 2393 lralsto@millingscuff.nz.cc

FINAL PROOF: