Question 1

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Were you able to illicit
B)  the response that you wanted
C)  by asking that inane question?"
D)  Stephan asked him. A

Question 2

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabriel went to the public library,
B)  and checked out The Stranger after
C)  being enthralled by an excerpt
D)  in his AP English class. A

Question 3

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-With over 200 ethnic groups represented the people of the Congo have a wide variety of customs, traditions, and values.

Accepted Answer

A)  With over 200 ethnic groups represented the people
B)  With over 200 ethnic groups represented, the people
C)  With over 200 ethnic groups represented. The people
D)  With over 200 ethnic groups represented; the people B

Question 4

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
After the closed-door meeting had ended, a few off-hand remarks inferred that I would be passed over for a promotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Remove the hyphen from closed-door.
B)  Remove the word over.
C)  Change inferred to implied.
D)  Change the comma to a semicolon.

Question 5

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-The population grow each year at a rate of about 2.05 percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  The population grow
B)  The population grew
C)  The population grows
D)  The population has grown

Question 6

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-As water resources dwindle, competition for available sources rose.

Accepted Answer

A)  rose
B)  rises
C)  risen
D)  raised

Question 7

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Accepted Answer

A)  She attended public schools in Montana, and
B)  She attended public schools in Montana; and
C)  She attended public schools in Montana and
D)  She attended public schools in Montana. And

Question 8

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-The economy in Egypt has suffered due to the fact that there was a political upheaval caused by the revolution and the removal of President Mubarak.

Accepted Answer

A)  due to the fact that
B)  due to
C)  because
D)  through

Question 9

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-In 2008, scientists used satellite imagery to illustrate the degradation of oyamel fir forests.

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2008, scientists used satellite imagery to illustrate the degradation of oyamel fir forests.
B)  Scientists use satellite imagery to illustrate in 2008 the degradation of oyamel fir forests.
C)  In 2008, scientists had satellite imagery illustrating the degradation of oyamel fir forests.
D)  Scientists uses satellite imagery illustrating the degradation of oyamel fir forests from 2008.

Question 10

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  For all intensive purposes,
B)  there is no difference between
C)  using cake mix and
D)  baking a cake from scratch.

Question 11

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-If further efforts are not made, some scientist predict the total collapse of the ecosystem that supports monarch butterflies in Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A)  some scientist predict
B)  scientist predicts
C)  scientists predict
D)  some scientists predict

Question 12

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-The commander in chief of Japan's fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed that attacking Pearl Harbor would allow Japan to rebuild its defenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan's fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
B)  Japan's fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
C)  Japan's fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed
D)  Japan's fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed

Question 13

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  I'm traveling to London
B)  by means of an airplane
C)  because it is both faster and
D)  cheaper than driving.

Question 14

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people thought
B)  of the priest as kind and generous,
C)  and a few people thought
D)  of him as discrete.

Question 15

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
Once it became clear that the hedge fund had been involved in some dirty deals, the SEC sent an auditor to pour over the company's books.

Accepted Answer

A)  Change pour to pore.
B)  Change auditor to adjudicator.
C)  Capitalize hedge fund.
D)  Change the comma to a semicolon.

Question 16

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Change badly to bad.
B)  Remove but.
C)  Change canceling to cancelling.
D)  Change at to in.

Question 17

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
Tom Brady is one of the NFL quarterbacks who has won more than one Super Bowl.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insert a comma after quarterbacks.
B)  Lowercase Super Bowl.
C)  Change has to have.
D)  Fix the parallel structure.

Question 18

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the US Senate, a simple majority
B)  of senators are able to pass a bill,
C)  but a supermajority is necessary
D)  to end a filibuster.

Question 19

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-Palladium mining is an intricate process because it is spread out under the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A)  earth's
B)  earths'
C)  Earth's
D)  Earths'

Question 20

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
-[1] At the center of the controversy is Jammu and Kashmir (a territory both nations claim). [2] When the British government controlled the region, it appointed a Hindu leader - called the Maharaja - to rule over the Jammu and Kashmir territory. [3] Jammu is predominately Hindu while the majority of Kashmir residents are Muslim.

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3
B)  1, 3, 2
C)  2, 3, 1
D)  3, 1, 2

Exam 2: Hiset: Editing and Improving Sentences and Passages

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -With over 200 ethnic groups represented the people of the Congo have a wide variety of customs, traditions, and values.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? After the closed-door meeting had ended, a few off-hand remarks inferred that I would be passed over for a promotion.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -The population grow each year at a rate of about 2.05 percent.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -As water resources dwindle, competition for available sources rose.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -The economy in Egypt has suffered due to the fact that there was a political upheaval caused by the revolution and the removal of President Mubarak.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -In 2008, scientists used satellite imagery to illustrate the degradation of oyamel fir forests.

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -If further efforts are not made, some scientist predict the total collapse of the ecosystem that supports monarch butterflies in Mexico.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -The commander in chief of Japan's fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed that attacking Pearl Harbor would allow Japan to rebuild its defenses.

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? Once it became clear that the hedge fund had been involved in some dirty deals, the SEC sent an auditor to pour over the company's books.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? Tom Brady is one of the NFL quarterbacks who has won more than one Super Bowl.

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. -Palladium mining is an intricate process because it is spread out under the earth's surface.