Question 1

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. ____ invited to sit for moldings, a process that takes six months and costs over $100,000. Mother Teresa was one of the few people ever to decline an invitation from Madame Tussaud's.

Accepted Answer

A)   You are
B)   He or she is B

Question 2

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. "Madame Tussaud's. Come and find out who's in. And who's out." That's how English advertisers lure visitors to a most unusual show ⎯ a display of the rich, ____, and the infamous in the form of lifelike wax statues.

Accepted Answer

A)   people who became famous
B)   the famous B

Question 3

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. Nearly 3 million people line up each year to rub shoulders with the images of historic and contemporary celebrities. ____ make Madame Tussaud's the most popular paid tourist attraction in England.

Accepted Answer

A)   You
B)   They B

Question 4

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. ____ on the sales staff must have ____ presentation ready by Friday.

Accepted Answer

A)   Everyone, their
B)   Everyone, his or her
C)   Everyone, your

Question 5

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. Last year I ____ 140 pounds; this year I ____ 125 pounds.

Accepted Answer

A)   weighed, weigh
B)   weigh, am weighing
C)   weighed, weighing

Question 6

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. Professional musicians ____ instruments for several hours each day.

Accepted Answer

A)   practice their
B)   practice his or her
C)   practices their

Question 7

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Steven and Sarah are less prepared for the job market than he or she think.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 8

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Every citizen should exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 9

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. As the basketball team scored the winning point, the fans ____, ____, and ____ their feet.

Accepted Answer

A)   screamed, waved, stamp
B)   scream, wave, stamped
C)   screamed, waved, stamped

Question 10

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. I like everything about Lamont: his natural good looks, his witty conversational style, and reading his short stories.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 11

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. Otis likes ____ to work rather than ____ the bus.

Accepted Answer

A)   walking, taking
B)   walking, take
C)   walk, take

Question 12

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. Visitors can see and have ____ photograph taken with more than 400 eerily lifelike statues of such people as Barack Obama, Joan of Arc, Elvis Presley, David Beckham, the Dalai Lama, and Jennifer Lopez.

Accepted Answer

A)   one's
B)   their

Question 13

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. The sign ____, "No Parking Any Time," but we ____ there anyway.

Accepted Answer

A)   said, park
B)   said, parked
C)   said, parking

Question 14

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. The popular Chamber of Horrors displays the most notorious criminals of all time. Recently two new Tussaud Museums have opened. In New York, tourists now can mingle with the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Pattinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Carmelo Anthony. In Las Vegas, ____ can pose with Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Simon Cowell, and nearly 100 others.

Accepted Answer

A)   they
B)   we

Question 15

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Paula spent two years in the army and then she goes to college.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 16

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. Each of the nominees prepared ____ acceptance speech ⎯ just in case.

Accepted Answer

A)   their
B)   its
C)   his or her

Question 17

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Before you buy a new car, one should read the most recent Consumer Reports car issue.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 18

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Claude occasionally drops by my dorm room for a visit, but you don't expect him to visit every time he's in my neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 19

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. We are going to the sushi bar before we met Julian for coffee.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Question 20

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. As program coordinator, I was responsible for maintaining the organization's database, filing new reports, and assessed each student's progress.

Accepted Answer

A)   inconsistent tense
B)   inconsistent person
C)   faulty parallelism

Exam 21: Revising for Consistency and Parallelism

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. ____ invited to sit for moldings, a process that takes six months and costs over $100,000. Mother Teresa was one of the few people ever to decline an invitation from Madame Tussaud's.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. Nearly 3 million people line up each year to rub shoulders with the images of historic and contemporary celebrities. ____ make Madame Tussaud's the most popular paid tourist attraction in England.

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. on the sales staff must have presentation ready by Friday.

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. Last year I 140 pounds; this year I 125 pounds.

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. Professional musicians ____ instruments for several hours each day.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Steven and Sarah are less prepared for the job market than he or she think.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Every citizen should exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. As the basketball team scored the winning point, the fans , , and their feet.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. I like everything about Lamont: his natural good looks, his witty conversational style, and reading his short stories.

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. Otis likes to work rather than the bus.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. Visitors can see and have ____ photograph taken with more than 400 eerily lifelike statues of such people as Barack Obama, Joan of Arc, Elvis Presley, David Beckham, the Dalai Lama, and Jennifer Lopez.

Select the letter of the correct words for the blanks in each of the following sentences. The sign , "No Parking Any Time," but we there anyway.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Paula spent two years in the army and then she goes to college.

Choose the correct words to insert in each of the following sentences. Then select the letter of the correct response. Each of the nominees prepared ____ acceptance speech ⎯ just in case.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Before you buy a new car, one should read the most recent Consumer Reports car issue.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. Claude occasionally drops by my dorm room for a visit, but you don't expect him to visit every time he's in my neighborhood.

Proofread the following sentence(s) for inconsistent tense and person. In addition, check for faulty parallelism. Select the type of error each sentence contains. We are going to the sushi bar before we met Julian for coffee.