General US English Proofreading (Chicago Style) MCQs

1. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

2. Which sentence correctly punctuates a run-in list?

3. Identify error contained in the following sentence.

4. Which sentence does not contain an inconsistency?

5. Which sentence contains an error in comma usage?

6. Which sentence is most correct in terms of punctuation?

7. Which index entry is incorrect?

8. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line with error.

9. Which sentence contains an inconsistency?

10. Which sentence does not contain an error in comma usage?

11. Read passage and identify the type of error or inconsistency it contains.

12. Which entry does not follow best practice for indexing the names of titled persons?

13. Which one is not a duty generally performed by a proofreader?

14. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the section with error.

15. Which of the following sentences is/are punctuated correctly?

16. Which author-date style text citations is incorrect?

17. Compare manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the section that contains an error.

18. Which sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

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

20. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

21. Read passage and identify error or inconsistency it contains.

22. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

23. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

24. Which list is punctuated correctly?

25. Which sentence contains an error in the author-date style text citation?

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

27. Which one represents a correct bibliographic entry?

28. Read and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

29. Which entry does not follow best practice for indexing titles of publications?

30. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

31. Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

32. Which example does not follow best practice for creating main headings?

33. Which part of sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

34. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

35. Which sentence is correct in terms of number usage, style, or consistency?

36. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

37. Select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

38. Because I have an extreme allergy to nuts, I only ate the cake and not the pecan pie.

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

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

41. Identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

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

43. It is imperative to include the author's last access date when citing online sources.

44. Which underlined section in given sentence contains an error in diction?

45. Identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.

46. Which sentence contains an error in apostrophe usage?

47. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

48. Which statement about typeset matter is correct?

49. Select line that contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency.

50. Read passage and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

51. Correct way to write the publication information for a cited work in a bibliography?

52. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

53. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

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

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

56. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

57. Which sentence does not contain an error or inconsistency?

58. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or inconsistency it contains.

59. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

60. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?

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

62. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

63. Read lines that together form a passage and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.

64. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

65. Which sentence contains an error in grammar or usage?.

66. Which sentence is correct in terms of number usage, style, or consistency?

67. Which sentence contains an error in sentence structure?

68. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

69. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

70. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

71. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

72. Which sentence contains an error in number usage, style, or consistency?

73. Which sentence contains an error or inconsistency?

74. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.

75. Which sentence contains an error in punctuation?

76. Which sentence contains an agreement error?

77. Select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.