US English Proofreading (Chicago Style) MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Read the following passage and select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

To the Esteemed Members of the Partners in Crime Adventure Club:

Due to my deep-seeded fear of spiders and bats, I

regret that I will be unable to join you in the spelunking

expedition scheduled for next week.

No error

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Due to my deep-seeded fear of spiders and bats, I

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Which of the following sentences contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

I drove seventeen miles in the rain at 30 mph to pick up some 35 mm film for you, and all you can do is complain that I got only one roll instead of two.

Please write your memos on 8½ x 11-inch paper rather than on the A4 size.

The biggest lasagna in the world was forty-five M long and used one hundred and 22 KG of tomatoes.

Only 36 percent of our town's population voted in the last election, which means that more than five thousand people stayed away from the polls.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The biggest lasagna in the world was forty-five M long and used one hundred and 22 KG of tomatoes.

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Which of the following is not a duty generally performed by a proofreader?

Comparing a galley or first proof word for word against an edited manuscript

Correcting minor errors of accuracy and consistency in spelling, grammar, capitalization, hyphenation, and other style elements

Checking for errors in running heads, page numbers, word breaks, and formatting

Checking the overall consistency and effectiveness of the author's voice and of the plot, characterization, organization, and structure of the text

Ensuring that the author's final changes to the manuscript have been correctly transferred to the proof

Checking the accuracy of numbers, abbreviations, titles, bulleted lists, tables, figures, and captions

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Checking the overall consistency and effectiveness of the author's voice and of the plot, characterization, organization, and structure of the text

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Which of the following represents a correct bibliographic entry?

Keegan, Michelle. The First Rule: Societal Restrictions at the Turn of the Century. New York: Rand McNally, 2004.

Barrington, Gavin R., and T. R. Yang. History of the Universe. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.

Harrison, Walter C., trans.

U.S. Senate. Committee on Public Lands. National Parks Report. 104th Cong., 1st sess., 1995.

a and c

All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Read the following passage and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

That boat has cost us a fortune so far: more than $25,000 to repair the hull

after the hurricane; $10,000 upgrading the interior; and $5,000 to keep it docked

for the summer. What do you say we get rid of it and buy a beach cottage?

No error

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: after the hurricane; $10,000 upgrading the interior; and $5,000 to keep it docked

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Which of the following sentences contains an inconsistency?

We are preparing shipments to Augusta, Sacramento, and Kansas City.

Dr. Amanda Bellingham will be the guest of honor at the dinner. Please have the driver pick up Dr. Bellingham at her hotel at 5:00 p.m.

Today is Monday, August 15; the committee will not meet until Friday, August 20.

The 10% discount he negotiated on that $730 printer saved the company $73.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Today is Monday, August 15; the committee will not meet until Friday, August 20.

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The following represents a complete bibliography for a scholarly paper. Review the entries and identify the line that contains an error.

Salmon, Harry R. Digestive Tracts: News and Views from the Belly of the Beast. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

———.

Talley, Annie O. and Alice Talley, eds. Gastroenterology in the Modern Hospital. University of Chicago Press: 1983.

Yarnoff, Malek, trans. Signs of Recovery. London: Stratton Books, 2004.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Talley, Annie O. and Alice Talley, eds. Gastroenterology in the Modern Hospital. University of Chicago Press: 1983.

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Read the following options, which collectively form a passage, and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

"Did you happen to see that huge dent in the front fender?" Agatha casually

called out to her son who, having detected a distinct chill in the air, had

already slipped out the back door and was halfway over the hedge.

No error

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: called out to her son who, having detected a distinct chill in the air, had

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Which of the following sentences is/are punctuated correctly?

According to the surgeon, no one had ever left his operating room alive, why he boasted of such a thing remains a mystery.

My dog is not only trained to bring me my slippers: but also to dry the dishes and hang out the laundry.

Terrence's audition repertoire includes the songs "Luck Be a Lady" and "Lily's Eyes."

"My favorite part of the movie," said Alice, "is when he yells out the window."

c and d

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: c and d

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Which of the following index entries is incorrect?

Blumenthal, Dr., Richard, 105

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 15

Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 34

Twain, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), 98

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Blumenthal, Dr., Richard, 105

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