This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sentence structure check:We can witness a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 2. Exam results were high on January and after that month, they fell. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. [ Paired Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:I'm so bored! This novel is ..... entertaining ..... interesting! A) Either or . B) Neither nor . C) Both and TagsPaired Conjunctions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither nor . 4. Which regular polygon has a minimum rotation of 45$^\circ$ to carry the polygon onto itself? A) Decagon. B) Octagon. C) Pentagon. D) Hexagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Octagon. 5. What can I derive from $\frac{2+x}{5}=\frac{y}{3}\\?$ A) $2+x=\frac{y}{3}-5$. B) $2y+xy=15$. C) $10+5x=3y$. D) $6+3x=5y$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $6+3x=5y$. 6. ..... good to feel confident ..... no way I will fail ..... doubts me? I worked ..... on this! A) It's, There's, Who, a lot. B) It's, Their, Who, a lot. C) Its, Their's, Whom, alot. D) Its, There's, Whom, alot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's, There's, Who, a lot. 7. $\frac{a}{2}\div\frac{1}{4}=$ A) $\frac{8}{a}$. B) $2a$. C) $\frac{1}{2a}$. D) $\frac{a}{8}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $2a$. 8. My shirt doesn't fit well . It's ..... (lose/loose). A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 9. I'm so sorry to hear that ..... ill. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 10. I didn't bring my umbrella, so I had to ..... one from the client when I left their facilities. A) Borrow. B) Sell. C) Lend. D) Bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borrow. 11. There is a problem with the availability of clean water in some villages. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Excuse me? Where's ..... toilet? A) -. B) An. C) A. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The. 13. Complete it:I didn't ..... A) Tell nothing. B) Say anything. C) Say something. D) Said anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Say anything. 14. We're meeting at the cinema ..... Friday evening. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) What?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 15. Vocabulary check:These punishments could help deter potential offenders and prevent people to re-offend. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 16. Which option illustrates correct parallelism in a list? A) For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and to drink coffee. B) For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and coffee. C) For breakfast, I had to eat eggs, toast, and drinking coffee. D) For breakfast, I had eggs, toasting bread, and coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and coffee. 17. I was born in 1970. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 18. My parents will ..... a big party for me when I turn 16. A) Do. B) Make. C) Take. D) Throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throw. 19. After so much, he ..... found the right job. Even though he suffered a lot to get that job position ..... A) Finally/eventually. B) Finally/finally. C) Eventually/finally. D) Eventually/finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finally/eventually. 20. How can the following run-on sentence be corrected? 'I wanted to go for a walk it was raining.' A) I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining. B) I wanted to go for a walk and it was raining. C) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. 21. We must conform with the rules. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 22. And ..... , we will talk about our last product. A) Finally. B) Eventually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finally. 23. What is the plural of journey? A) Journeys. B) Journeies. C) Journeyies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Journeys. 24. My best friend and I ..... billiards at a high level and we often enter tournaments. A) Play. B) Go. C) Like. D) Have fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 25. Choose the correct word A) Seperate. B) Separate. C) Seperat. D) Seprate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separate. 26. Correct or incorrect:I send the image in a few minutes. A) That's wrong. B) That's correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's wrong. 27. A child is dependent on its parents. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. They ..... their tree house A) Already finished. B) Have already finished. C) Haven't yet finished. D) Have already finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have already finished. 29. I live in a pretty village, wich I grew up A) Where I grew up. B) I live at a pretty village . C) I lives in a pretty village . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where I grew up. 30. The Fuji Rock Festival will start ..... two hours. A) After. B) By. C) Later. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 31. His sister's name is Tina, ..... A) Isn't she?. B) Isn't it?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't it?. 32. My computer is working slower than before, It needs an ..... A) Update. B) Up to date. C) Upgrade. D) Ungrade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Update. 33. Don't watch that series because it is ..... A) Bored. B) Boring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boring. 34. Which word means "very strange" ? A) Weird. B) Furious. C) Definitely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weird. 35. Il ..... Canadien A) Est. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Est. 36. Complete the following sentencesMy cousin is so well off that he ..... work. A) Mustn't. B) Doesn't have to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't have to. 37. "There's a bank ..... " A) Near my house. B) Near to my house. C) Near for my house. D) Near at my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near my house. 38. Its eating its food. A) Its ; it's. B) It's ; it's. C) It's ; its. D) Its ; its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's ; its. 39. WITH MORE, RESEARCH I'M SURE WE WILL FIND A CURE FOR CANCER ..... A) Finally. B) Eventually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eventually. 40. Atul didn't spent all his money A) Spent. B) Spend. C) Spends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spend. 41. My parents couldn't afford ..... for my college education. A) PAYING. B) TO PAY. C) TO PAYING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO PAY. 42. For that reason, I never eat ..... of beans, even though I know they have ..... of protein. A) A lot, alot. B) Alot, a lot. C) A lot, a lot. D) Alot, alot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lot, a lot. 43. I heard it ..... the radio A) In. B) At. C) For. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 44. The entire class ..... a trip to Washington, DC. A) Takes. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Takes. 45. Another method, used ..... for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Especially. 46. Vocabulary test:Cars make serious pollution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Two hundred forty-six A) 26. B) 2246. C) 246. D) 2046. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 246. 48. Nikhil is married with a Math teacher. A) To a. B) A. C) With a. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To a. 49. My sister / not do / her homework (yet) A) My sister haven't done her homework yet. B) My sister hasn't do her homework yet. C) My sister not no her homework yet. D) My sister has not done her homework yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister has not done her homework yet. 50. Which number that will have a reminder 5 when it is divided by 6? A) 47. B) 37. C) 38. D) 48. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 47. 51. He brought me back home ..... his car. A) With. B) In. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 52. What is the mistake in the sentence?I want go home. A) To. B) Want. C) Go. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 53. She had to get up ..... because the baby was hungry. A) In night. B) At the night. C) At night. D) In the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the night. 54. A:Hello ..... ( in phone)B: ..... A) Hello. This is Ryan. B) Hello. I am Ryan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hello. This is Ryan. 55. Jesus made exclusive claims to being THE Son of God. What common mistake might try to change this? A) Make the Bible fit contemporary standards for political correctness. B) Assume that the Bible doesn't need to be interpreted. C) Reading the Bible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make the Bible fit contemporary standards for political correctness. 56. The children (collect) ..... the chestnuts after they (fall) ..... from the tree. A) Collected, fell. B) Collected, had fell. C) Collected, had fallen. D) Collected, have falleb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collected, had fallen. 57. They didn't see ..... at the office. A) Nobody. B) Anybody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anybody. 58. The houses were destroyed ..... strong winds. A) For. B) By. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 59. He left at 3 am. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 60. ..... to Thomas, the bridge will be repaired soon. A) According. B) Acorrding. C) Acording. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Mistakes Quiz 1Common Mistakes Quiz 2Common Mistakes Quiz 3Common Mistakes Quiz 4Common Mistakes Quiz 5Common Mistakes Quiz 6Common Mistakes Quiz 7Common Mistakes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books