This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He was found guilty for murder. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 2. Don't go out in the night. A) At night. B) In night. C) In the night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At night. 3. He was a man of ..... and good to his word A) Principle. B) Principal. C) Principple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle. 4. Joe ..... football on Monday at 5pm. A) Played. B) Is paying. C) Is played. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is paying. 5. I feel ..... about the exam. A) Worry. B) Worried. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worried. 6. Which is the mistake when someone reads the Bible as a collection of moral tales? A) I don't know. B) Ignoring passages of the Bible. C) Treating the Bible allegorically. D) Fairy tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treating the Bible allegorically. 7. Choose the correct word to finish this sentence:He went over ..... A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 8. Correct or incorrect:Luis goes to home at 7 pm. A) That's correct. B) That's incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That's incorrect. 9. I will contact you as soon as I will/have finished the report. A) A) will. B) B) have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) have. 10. Mr Smith has arrived in London. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 11. Is it true that $3^3=9$ A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. We ..... that rocket scientists and brain surgeons are super-brainy. A) Think. B) Need. C) Suggest. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think. 13. "Emmett Till's murder by white men during the summer of 1955 shocked the nation and helped galvanize the civil rights movement." Here "galvanize" means ..... A) A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show disapproval or bring about change. B) To inspire people to act for a cause or a purpose. C) To clear a person of criminal charges; to declare not guilty. D) Having to do with citizenship; community minded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inspire people to act for a cause or a purpose. 14. Your pencil is the same ..... mine. A) As. B) For. C) No word needed. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 15. Elke's very careful of her health. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. Look at this video that I found ..... Youtube. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 17. Those are ..... cameras. A) Her. B) He. C) I. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 18. Many people like to go on vacation in the summer. A) People like. B) People likes. C) Peoples like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People like. 19. The main character in a story A) Resolution. B) Theme. C) Protagonist. D) Character traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 20. My friends and I go ..... every weekend in Shinjuku. A) To drinking. B) Drinking. C) Drink. D) Drank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinking. 21. Which one is an adjective (Position:before a noun) A) Everyday. B) Every day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyday. 22. What's your PIN number? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 23. She likes to go on internet in the evenings. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. After lunch, I always ..... down on the sofa. A) Lay. B) Laid. C) Lain. D) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lie. 25. James boasted for his strength. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 26. (in reported speech, interjections are replaced with appropriate verbs to convey their meaning) A) He said "splendid" when I told him about my new job. B) He gave an exclamation of delight when I told him about my new job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He gave an exclamation of delight when I told him about my new job. 27. My brother started to indulge in video games. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The photos are ..... Instagram. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 29. Hurry up! Grab your bags and ..... A) Get to the bus. B) Get in the bus!. C) Get on the bus. D) Get inside the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get on the bus. 30. Taking a train or subway to work is quite ..... in Japan. A) Popular. B) Big. C) Economy. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Common. 31. My ..... house is much better compared to the old one. A) Now. B) Nowadays. C) Current. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Current. 32. Asian countries have their own ..... and ideology. A) Civilisation. B) Culture. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 33. The last week I spent hours and hours studying. What's painfully wrong in this sentence? A) Hours is repeated. B) Last week does not need "the" . C) Spent and studying are apart. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last week does not need "the" . 34. Water and wind are used for ..... A) Power. B) Coasts. C) Blades. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power. 35. Elle est assez ..... A) Grande. B) Grand. C) Petit. D) Marrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grande. 36. You must guard from bad habits. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 37. Famous song lyrics, such as "I can't get no satisfaction" and "We don't need no self-control" are wrong because ..... A) The tense is not correct. B) There is a double negative. C) There are spelling mistakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is a double negative. 38. He is looking for formation/training in digital marketing. A) A) formation. B) B) training. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) training. 39. Japanese trains are famous for arriving ..... time. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 40. The oil field lies to the east of Shetland; ..... the east of England. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 41. I met Manju for the first time in Mumbai ten years ago. A) Ago. B) Back. C) Before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ago. 42. Where, wear, we're, wereChoose the correct word to finish this sentence:She is happy but ..... feeling sad. A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 43. Listening Part 4:Name of film:The ..... A) Doms. B) Dance. C) Dam. D) Dand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dance. 44. I can write 7 + 7 + 7 with exponents A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. (countable/ uncountable nouns)It is suggested that the school should cancel all **examination** in order to lessen the burden of the students. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I'm not sure . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 46. What hour is it? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 47. Choose the correct word:The two companies are in competing/competitive markets. A) A) competing. B) B) competitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) competitive. 48. Find a mistake in the following sentence: "If your cousin will come here tomorrow, I'll tell him to phone you." A) Here. B) Will come. C) To phone. D) 'll tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will come. 49. I've been here ..... an hour. A) Since. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 50. We usually run the dishwasher ..... to save on electricity costs. A) By. B) Late at night. C) Midnight. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late at night. 51. Even when she's angry she never ..... A) SHOUTS. B) CRIES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHOUTS. 52. The correct way to ask for the time ..... A) What time is it?. B) What is the time?. C) How many hour are there?. D) What is the hour?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What time is it?. 53. Are you free on Saturday? A) Yes, I have. B) Yes, I do. C) Yes, I am. D) Yes, I will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I am. 54. The childrens are playing outside. A) Children. B) Childrens. C) Children's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children. 55. I like watching military and war movies. The movie "Blackhawk Down" was ..... A) Amazed. B) Amazing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazing. 56. When ..... that bridge built? A) Was. B) Did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 57. Which word needs changed to make this sentence correct? I don't like my sisters cat. A) Don't. B) Cat. C) My. D) Sisters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sisters. 58. The number of expenditure parents spent on children's sport increased significantly from 2008 to 2014 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. Subject of film:a ..... "It isn't about a disco. It's about a bird. I've always like drawing animals." A) Disco. B) Bird. C) Animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird. 60. My flight to Miami arrives ..... November 2nd at 3 p.m. A) At. B) Last. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. ← 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