Deck 33: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

Question 1

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes.
Well have to borrow Toms toothpaste because we left ours at home.

A) We'll
B) We'll, Tom's
C) We'll, Tom's, our's

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Aaron has moved to 123 Main Street Seattle Washington.

A) correct
B) incorrect

Answer 2

B

Question 3

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes.
My ideas dont always agree with yours.

A) idea's, don't
B) don't
C) don't, your's

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Select "correct" if the sentence is correctly punctuated. Select "incorrect" if commas are missing or used incorrectly.
When Alex stepped up to bat the crowd went wild.

A) correct
B) incorrect

Question 5

December 7, 2004, is a date we will all remember.

A) correct
B) incorrect

Question 6

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

A) You need to add salt to the meat loaf Peter commented.
B) "You need to add salt to the meat loaf," Peter commented.
C) "You need to add salt to the meat loaf, peter commented."

Question 7

Lydia my best friend, calls me every other day.

A) correct
B) incorrect

Question 8

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized.
The american author ralph ellison wrote the invisible man.

A) American, Ralph, Ellison, The
B) American, Ralph, Ellison, Invisible, Man
C) American, Ralph, Ellison, The, Invisible, Man
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.

Question 9

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes.
You shouldnt have asked Sam to give you his math notes.

A) shouldn't
B) note's
C) shouldn't, note's

Question 10

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

A) I would love to learn salsa Lyle remarked.
B) "I would love to learn salsa, Lyle remarked."
C) "I would love to learn salsa," Lyle remarked.

Question 11

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

A) I'll pick you up at two o'clock, Paola called.
B) "I'll pick you up at two o'clock, Paola called."
C) "I'll pick you up at two o'clock," Paola called.

Question 12

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

A) Dan said that he did not like the movie.
B) Dan said that "he did not like the movie."
C) Dan said that, "He did not like the Movie."

Question 13

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

A) Ann Marie said that we wanted coffee.
B) Ann Marie said, "That we wanted coffee."
C) Ann Marie said that, "We wanted coffee."

Question 14

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes.
Its obvious that the copy machine wont be repaired in time.

A) It's
B) won't
C) It's, won't

Question 15

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized.
Last august, we visited the south.

A) August
B) South
C) August, South
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.

Question 16

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized.
We loved the lakes in washington when we toured the northwest.

A) Lakes, Washington
B) Washington
C) Washington, Northwest
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.

Question 17

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes.
Rudys going to leave before its too late to drive down the mountain.

A) Rudy's
B) it's
C) Rudy's, it's

Question 18

In the corner of the room, a spider was spinning its web.

A) correct
B) incorrect

Question 19

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized.
The detroit lions play all of their games in the silverdome.

A) Detroit, Lions
B) Detroit, Lions, Silverdome
C) Detroit, Lions, Games, Silverdome
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.

Question 20

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized.
She asked doctor lamazares to send her to mardale hospital.

A) Doctor, Mardale
B) Doctor, Lamazares, Mardale
C) Doctor, Lamazares, Mardale, Hospital
D) None of the words in the sentence should be capitalized.

Question 21

This strange sea is one of ____________ oddities.

A) natures
B) nature's
C) natures'

Question 22

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one out of four _____________ has high blood pressure, and anyone can develop this dangerous condition.

A) American adults
B) American adult's
C) american adults

Question 23

By 1906, 300,000 _____________ and 500,000 ____________ were being sold yearly.

A) razor's, blade's
B) razors', blades'
C) razors, blades

Question 24

Your systolic pressure should be no higher than 120. The second type of blood pressure is the diastolic, which is the amount of ____________ your heart is resting.

A) force when
B) force, when
C) force when,

Question 25

While shaving with his old-fashioned one-piece razor one __________ had an inspiration.

A) morning, he
B) morning he
C) morning he,

Question 26

For years scientists wondered how seaweed began growing in open water. They now believe some seaweed once drifted from the West __________________ multiplied wildly.

A) indies adapted to growth in open water, and
B) Indies adapted to growth in open water and,
C) Indies, adapted to growth in open water, and

Question 27

Lacking land ______________ is marked only by a dark patch of rippling weeds.

A) boundaries, it
B) boundaries it
C) boundaries it,

Question 28

When the United States entered ____________the government ordered 2.5 million razors and 36 million blades.

A) World War I
B) World War I,
C) world war I,

Question 29

"As I stood there with the razor in my ________________ Gillette razor and disposable blade were born."

A) hand, he recalled years later, the
B) hand," he recalled years later. "The
C) hand, "he recalled years later, "the

Question 30

_________ name comes from a ___________ word for the kind of seaweed that floats in great quantities on its surface.

A) It's, portuguese
B) Its, Portuguese
C) Its', Portuguese

Question 31

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank.
The ____________________ of the Canary Islands.

A) Sargasso sea is set in the Atlantic ocean just West
B) Sargasso Sea is set in the Atlantic Ocean just West
C) Sargasso Sea is set in the Atlantic Ocean just west

Question 32

If you want to live a healthy, long _________ way to help yourself is to have your blood pressure checked.

A) life. One
B) life, one
C) life one

Question 33

The sailors ideas of course are not true.

A) sailors' ideas, of course, are
B) sailors' ideas of course are
C) sailor's ideas, of course, are

Question 34

For years, King Camp Gillette tried to make his fortune by inventing an item that could be ____________ easily replaced.

A) used discarded and
B) used, discarded, and
C) used, discarded and,

Question 35

The first is called the systolic ___________ is how much force is in your arteries when your heart pumps.

A) pressure. Which
B) pressure, which
C) pressure which

Question 36

In fact, the seaweed in the Sargasso Sea is merely the home of __________________ barnacles.

A) crabs, shrimp, and
B) crabs shrimp and
C) crabs shrimp and,

Question 37

Consequently, a whole generation of ____________ men became everyday users of __________ invention.

A) American, Gillette's
B) American, Gillettes
C) american, Gillettes'

Question 38

High blood pressure causes serious health problems by making your heart work harder than it should. When you have your blood pressure ____________ will measure two types of blood pressure.

A) checked, a Doctor
B) checked a doctor
C) checked, a doctor

Question 39

The Sargasso __________________ to frighten sailors, who imagined monster-infested islands underneath the water.

A) sea, a mysterious black spot, used
B) Sea a mysterious black spot used
C) Sea, a mysterious black spot, used

Question 40

Unfortunately the reality was harder to produce than the idea. Only with the help of William Nickerson, a professor from the Massachusetts ______________ the safety razor finally hit the market in 1903.

A) Institute of Technology, did
B) institute of technology, did
C) Institute of Technology did

Question 41

On the other hand, __________________ blood pressure, but only temporarily.

A) caffeine which is in coffee and other drinks raises
B) caffeine which is in coffee and other drinks, raises
C) caffeine, which is in coffee and other drinks, raises

Question 42

Reducing your intake of salt and sodium __________ also important.

A) is
B) are
C) am

Question 43

Finally, smoking does not cause high blood __________ it does increase the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases.

A) pressure, however
B) pressure, however;
C) pressure; however,

Question 44

Other risk groups include overweight ___________ people with a family history of high blood pressure.

A) people and
B) people, and
C) people and,

Question 45

In addition to making the heart work harder than it should, hypertension can lead to hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis) and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and ____________.

A) you could go blind
B) becoming blind
C) blindness

Question 46

Along with eating healthy foods, you can help lower your blood pressure by exercising __________ you do not need to go to a gym or take up jogging to get the exercise you need.

A) regular. However,
B) regularly. However,
C) regularly. However;

Question 47

High blood pressure usually cannot be ____________ it can be prevented or, if you already have hypertension, controlled.

A) cured; but
B) cured but
C) cured, but

Question 48

You need to maintain a healthy weight and eat with your health-and your blood pressure-in mind. A ____________________ can help you lower your blood pressure.

A) diet, that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and lowfat dairy foods,
B) diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and lowfat dairy foods
C) diet which includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and lowfat dairy foods,

Question 49

As they get older, many American develop high blood ___________ Americans have a 90 percent chance of developing hypertension during their lives.

A) pressure middle-aged
B) pressure, middle-aged
C) pressure; middle-aged

Question 50

Preventing or ___________high blood pressure means living more healthily.

A) control of
B) controlling
C) controlled

Question 51

Once your doctor has measured both the systolic and diastolic pressures, __________ the number with the systolic pressure first.

A) they write
B) he or she writes
C) you write

Question 52

If you do not have heart disease or have not been ________ by your doctor to avoid caffeine, you can probably continue to drink coffee and other caffeinated beverages while still maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

A) warn
B) warned
C) warning

Question 53

Blood pressure readings between 120/80 and 140/90 indicate a patient with _____________ person will possibly develop high blood pressure.

A) prehypertension, this
B) prehypertension; this
C) prehypertension this

Question 54

One year after quitting smoking, a __________ risk of heart disease drops by more than 50 percent.

A) persons
B) person's
C) persons'

Question 55

For a person with a systolic pressure of 110 and a diastolic pressure of 75, a doctor would write "110/75." A consistent blood pressure reading of 140/90 or higher ________ considered high blood pressure, or hypertension.

A) is
B) are
C) be

Question 56

Although people in any of these groups have the highest chance to develop ____________ can get it.

A) hypertension, anyone
B) hypertension anyone
C) hypertension; anyone

Question 57

If you drink alcoholic beverages, you should exercise __________ drink per day is about the limit.

A) restraint, one
B) restraint. One
C) restraint one

Question 58

Simpler activities such as walking, housework, gardening, dancing, cycling, and_____________ can give you all the exercise you need, as long as you make an effort to do some kind of physical activity daily.

A) if you play with your children
B) playing with your children
C) to play with your children

Question 59

This number should be _________ lower.

A) 80 or
B) 80. Or
C) 80, or

Question 60

By combining a health-conscious diet with simple daily exercise, you can help yourself live a _________life and keep your heart pumping.

A) safer
B) more safe
C) more safer