Question 1

Which of the following shows an inappropriate use (or lack of use) of a comma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Last night, he called his mother. 
B)  The man called his mother, and then his mother called her brother. 
C)  The man, his mother and her brother arrived at the location. 
D)  The incident occurred on April 30, 2018, which was a Saturday. 
A)  Last night, he called his mother. 
B)  The man called his mother, and then his mother called her brother. 
C)  The man, his mother and her brother arrived at the location. 
D)  The incident occurred on April 30, 2018, which was a Saturday. C

Question 2

Which of the following exhibits proper word choice involving commonly confused and misused terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are nine principals of effective criminal justice communication. 
B)  Listening to that 3-hour lecture was torturous. 
C)  That newspaper article is slander! 
D)  Irregardless of income, defendants have the right to an attorney. 
A)  There are nine principals of effective criminal justice communication. 
B)  Listening to that 3-hour lecture was torturous. 
C)  That newspaper article is slander! 
D)  Irregardless of income, defendants have the right to an attorney. B

Question 3

Present tense should be used consistently throughout an arrest report.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Spellcheck is a reliable way to prevent just about any spelling errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

____ refers to an accurate reflection of reality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognition 
B)  Truth 
C)  Justification 
D)  Knowledge 
A)  Cognition 
B)  Truth 
C)  Justification 
D)  Knowledge

Question 6

Consistency is a necessary and sufficient condition for correctness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Words that sound the same but have different spellings (and meanings) are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  synonyms 
B)  antonyms 
C)  variants 
D)  homophones 
A)  synonyms 
B)  antonyms 
C)  variants 
D)  homophones

Question 8

Where a(n) ____ is a statement you know or believe to be false, a(n) ____ is a statement you know or believe to be only partially true-a combination of truth and falsehood.

Accepted Answer

A)  half-truth, untruth 
B)  exaggeration, improvisation 
C)  untruth, half-truth 
D)  improvisation, exaggeration 
A)  half-truth, untruth 
B)  exaggeration, improvisation 
C)  untruth, half-truth 
D)  improvisation, exaggeration

Question 9

Accepted standards for writing are universal. For example, there is only way correct way to spell each word.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Present and interpret facts in arrest reports, including what you perceived and thought during the arrest event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Adjectives and adverbs should be placed as close as possible to the word they modify.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the flaw with the following underlined passage? According to the eyewitnesses, the assailant struck the victim on the back of the head with a baseball bat, at which point the victim fell to the ground. Which is how the police found him.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of subject-verb agreement 
B)  run-on sentence 
C)  sentence fragment 
D)  lack of parallel construction 
A)  lack of subject-verb agreement 
B)  run-on sentence 
C)  sentence fragment 
D)  lack of parallel construction

Question 13

Which of the following shows inappropriate use of punctuation surrounding quotation marks? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325)." 
B)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325)". 
C)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process" (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325). 
D)  The researchers concluded that there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process" (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325). 
A)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325)." 
B)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325)". 
C)  The researchers concluded that "there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process" (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325). 
D)  The researchers concluded that there are many reasons to believe that the public has a distorted understanding of the crime problem, the typical criminal, and the punishment process" (Allen & Lee, 2018, p. 325).

Question 14

In which of the following situations should a hyphen be used with compound adjectives? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  With a compound adjective preceding the noun being modified 
B)  With a compound adjective following the noun being modified 
C)  With compound adjectives where the first word is in comparative or superlative form 
D)  With compound adjectives where the first part is a number 
A)  With a compound adjective preceding the noun being modified 
B)  With a compound adjective following the noun being modified 
C)  With compound adjectives where the first word is in comparative or superlative form 
D)  With compound adjectives where the first part is a number

Question 15

Which of the following is not a rule for proper use of abbreviations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduce an abbreviation when you first mention the term that will be abbreviated. 
B)  Use the abbreviation consistently once it has been introduced. 
C)  Introduce an abbreviation whenever one exists for each term in the communication. 
D)  Only use Latin abbreviations within parentheses. 
A)  Introduce an abbreviation when you first mention the term that will be abbreviated. 
B)  Use the abbreviation consistently once it has been introduced. 
C)  Introduce an abbreviation whenever one exists for each term in the communication. 
D)  Only use Latin abbreviations within parentheses.

Question 16

Which verb tense is appropriate for describing conditions that occurred prior to other past conditions, such as noting that the tennis player had eaten a large breakfast before he arrived at the tennis court.

Accepted Answer

A)  past 
B)  past perfect 
C)  past progressive 
D)  past perfect progressive 
A)  past 
B)  past perfect 
C)  past progressive 
D)  past perfect progressive

Question 17

Which of the following are strategies for presenting information properly? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 
B)  Learn the rules. 
C)  Be consistent. 
D)  Remain objective and neutral. 
A)  Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 
B)  Learn the rules. 
C)  Be consistent. 
D)  Remain objective and neutral.

Question 18

Which of the following statements illustrates proper use of its versus it is?

Accepted Answer

A)  The car was red. It's paint job was old. 
B)  The car was red. Its paint job was old. 
C)  The car was red. Its' paint job was old. 
D)  The car was red. Its's pain job was old. 
A)  The car was red. It's paint job was old. 
B)  The car was red. Its paint job was old. 
C)  The car was red. Its' paint job was old. 
D)  The car was red. Its's pain job was old.

Question 19

Improper tense and inconsistent tenses can be unclear, confusing, and incorrect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Collective nouns (e.g., gang) referring to a unified group (e.g., a gang's initiation process) should be treated as plural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following shows an inappropriate use (or lack of use) of a comma?

Which of the following exhibits proper word choice involving commonly confused and misused terms?

Present tense should be used consistently throughout an arrest report.

Spellcheck is a reliable way to prevent just about any spelling errors.

____ refers to an accurate reflection of reality.

Consistency is a necessary and sufficient condition for correctness.

Words that sound the same but have different spellings (and meanings) are called ____.

Where a(n) is a statement you know or believe to be false, a(n) is a statement you know or believe to be only partially true-a combination of truth and falsehood.

Accepted standards for writing are universal. For example, there is only way correct way to spell each word.

Present and interpret facts in arrest reports, including what you perceived and thought during the arrest event.

Adjectives and adverbs should be placed as close as possible to the word they modify.

What is the flaw with the following underlined passage? According to the eyewitnesses, the assailant struck the victim on the back of the head with a baseball bat, at which point the victim fell to the ground. Which is how the police found him.

Which of the following shows inappropriate use of punctuation surrounding quotation marks? Select all that apply.

In which of the following situations should a hyphen be used with compound adjectives? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is not a rule for proper use of abbreviations?

Which verb tense is appropriate for describing conditions that occurred prior to other past conditions, such as noting that the tennis player had eaten a large breakfast before he arrived at the tennis court.

Which of the following are strategies for presenting information properly? Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements illustrates proper use of its versus it is?

Improper tense and inconsistent tenses can be unclear, confusing, and incorrect.

Collective nouns (e.g., gang) referring to a unified group (e.g., a gang's initiation process) should be treated as plural.

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Exam 8: Correctness

Which of the following shows an inappropriate use (or lack of use) of a comma?

Which of the following exhibits proper word choice involving commonly confused and misused terms?

Present tense should be used consistently throughout an arrest report.

Spellcheck is a reliable way to prevent just about any spelling errors.

____ refers to an accurate reflection of reality.

Consistency is a necessary and sufficient condition for correctness.

Words that sound the same but have different spellings (and meanings) are called ____.

Where a(n) ____ is a statement you know or believe to be false, a(n) ____ is a statement you know or believe to be only partially true-a combination of truth and falsehood.

Accepted standards for writing are universal. For example, there is only way correct way to spell each word.

Present and interpret facts in arrest reports, including what you perceived and thought during the arrest event.

Adjectives and adverbs should be placed as close as possible to the word they modify.

What is the flaw with the following underlined passage? According to the eyewitnesses, the assailant struck the victim on the back of the head with a baseball bat, at which point the victim fell to the ground. Which is how the police found him.

Which of the following shows inappropriate use of punctuation surrounding quotation marks? Select all that apply.

In which of the following situations should a hyphen be used with compound adjectives? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is not a rule for proper use of abbreviations?

Which verb tense is appropriate for describing conditions that occurred prior to other past conditions, such as noting that the tennis player had eaten a large breakfast before he arrived at the tennis court.

Which of the following are strategies for presenting information properly? Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements illustrates proper use of its versus it is?

Improper tense and inconsistent tenses can be unclear, confusing, and incorrect.

Collective nouns (e.g., gang) referring to a unified group (e.g., a gang's initiation process) should be treated as plural.

Introduction

Professionalism

Responsiveness

Organization

Logic

Evidence

Completeness

Clarity

Conciseness

Presentation

Filters

Where a(n) is a statement you know or believe to be false, a(n) is a statement you know or believe to be only partially true-a combination of truth and falsehood.