This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She has green eyes A) Elle a les yeux verts. B) Elle a les yeux vert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elle a les yeux verts. 2. From the chart, we could say that women generally work less hours than men. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Her schoolbag is different ..... mine A) Than. B) To. C) No word needed. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 4. The climbers got excited when then finally got to ..... of the mountain A) The top. B) The peak. C) The up. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The top. 5. I think I need ..... new job. A) -. B) The. C) A. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 6. True or False:It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc. A) True; it is always necessary. B) True; it is sometimes necessary. C) False; it is sometimes necessary. D) False; it is never necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True; it is always necessary. 7. You'll be OK. I remember ..... really nervous on my first day too! A) To be. B) Being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 8. I have brown hair A) J'ai. B) Je suis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J'ai. 9. If the teacher is not following the rules, that is ..... A) Injustice. B) Unfair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unfair. 10. It's interesting to see how people ..... towards each other. A) BEHAVE. B) ACT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BEHAVE. 11. Correct the mistake:He was so stressed he can't go there. A) Can't = couldn't. B) Stressed = stress. C) He was = he were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't = couldn't. 12. According to one student the reason Rosa Parks made a good candidate for a legal suit challenging segregation was because ..... A) She served in the NAACP with E.D Nixon. B) She was refusing to get out of the bus because she was not in the back of the bus. C) Exceptional dignity and strength of character. D) Was educated and had a high school diploma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was refusing to get out of the bus because she was not in the back of the bus. 13. ..... he (phone) ..... Angie before he (go) ..... to see her in London? A) Had, phoned, went. B) When, had phone, went. C) Have, phoned, went. D) Was, phoned, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had, phoned, went. 14. I just asked the police officer where were the tennis pitches. A) Where the tennis court were. B) Where were the tennis court. C) I just asked the polices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the tennis court were. 15. You can't ..... this game! A) Lose. B) Loose. C) Lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 16. If I had known, I would/will have helped you. A) A) would. B) B) will. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) would. 17. I wish I could stop her ..... A) Feeling sorry for herself. B) To feel sorry for herself. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling sorry for herself. 18. There was a ten ..... wall in front of them. A) FOOT. B) FEET. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FOOT. 19. The building was ..... finished when I came back from my last trip. A) Finally. B) Eventually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finally. 20. Laura is afraid from the dog. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. Could you tell me where ..... ? A) THE TRAIN STATION IS. B) IS THE TRAIN STATION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THE TRAIN STATION IS. 22. He's now ashamed of his conduct. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 23. (Spelling mistakes)Students will have a lot of *prezure* when they prepare before the exam. A) Persure. B) Presure. C) Pressure. D) Prezzure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure. 24. Van acceptar fer-ho A) They accept to do it. B) They agree do it. C) They agreed to do it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They agreed to do it. 25. How many consonants are doubled in "accommodate" ? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 26. I didn't knew we had an exam today. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 27. The two salesmen both thought they were the best, so they ..... each other to see who could sell the most products next month. A) Challenged. B) Tried. C) Said. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Challenged. 28. I had never seen so many ..... at a market before. A) FISH. B) FISHES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FISH. 29. She asked me how old ..... A) My husband is. B) My husband was. C) Is my husband. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My husband was. 30. In 1995, total expenditures on recreation of United States was 184 billion dollars, nearly as triple as that of Asia, which was only 67 billion. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 31. What should r be in the compound interest formula if 0.3% is the given interest rate? A) 0.03. B) 30. C) 0.003. D) 0.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.003. 32. The hockey players shook hands ..... the end of the match. A) To. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 33. Dear Mr Guterres, ..... (Atentament) A) Yours faithfully. B) Yours faithfuly. C) Yours sincerely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yours sincerely. 34. To have a good relationship A) Bring up. B) Give up. C) Take up. D) Get on with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get on with. 35. I broke my hand last week and had to have surgery. The ..... on the x-ray looked terrible. A) Image. B) Imagined. C) Imagine. D) Imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Image. 36. These jobs cannot be done by unexperienced young people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Art books are expensive to produce, ..... if they contain colour illustrations. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Especially. 38. A little girl was playing the golf with the teacher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. This is an exception to the rule. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 40. The number of buses on our roads has increased each year. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Getting back to the interviewer A) I will reply to your mail with my resume. B) I will reply back to your mail with my resume. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will reply to your mail with my resume. 42. A:What time is it? B:(a) almost eight o'clock. A) A. It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It's. 43. '' Stop running around the house or you're going to ..... something!" , says my mother to my little sister. A) Break. B) Brake. C) Brek. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break. 44. By 2021, more than six hundred children were enrolled in the school. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. The word ..... means "to clear a person of criminal charges; to declare not guilty." A) Boycott. B) Supremacy. C) Acquit. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acquit. 46. My birthday is ..... December. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 47. Which of the following sentences contains a parallelism error? A) He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim. B) She loves painting, drawing, and sculpting. C) They plan to travel, to explore, and visiting museums. D) We will go to the park, have a picnic, and play games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He enjoys hiking, biking, and to swim. 48. The choir from East High School ..... the loudest. A) Sings. B) Sing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sings. 49. Its is possessive (True or False) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. Which rule fits the word "believe" ? A) E before i. B) I before e. C) Silent letter. D) Double consonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I before e. 51. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH. Me levanto a las 7:00. A) I gets up in 7:00. B) I despertar at 7:00. C) I get up in 7:00. D) I get up at 7:00. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I get up at 7:00. 52. Yesterday, I goed to the cinema with my friends. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 53. I will meet you on tomorrow. A) On tomorrow. B) Tomorrow. C) At tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow. 54. Vocabulary check:The first reason is that sitting in front of TV screens for too long is detrimental for children's health. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 55. Find the error in this parallelism: "He enjoys playing football, to sing in the shower, and eating pizza." A) Playing football. B) To sing in the shower. C) And eating pizza. D) There's no mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sing in the shower. 56. Choose a word to replace "so" in the following sentence: "It was so a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch TV." A) Such. B) Very. C) Really. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such. 57. I look forward ..... from you. A) Hearing. B) To hear. C) To hearing. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To hearing. 58. Because I procrastinated, I'll probably be working on this report ..... morning. A) At. B) In. C) By. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 59. Which one is an adverb? (Position:before a verb) A) Everyday. B) Every day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every day. 60. Identify the sentence that contains a parallelism error: "She enjoys reading books, to write stories, and going for walks." A) To write stories. B) Going for walks. C) There's no mistake. D) Reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write stories. ← 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