This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We make sales calls ..... the morning and then visit clients after lunch. A) On. B) At. C) After. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 2. I saw (a) brother at the shopping mall yesterday. A) A. your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. your. 3. It is ..... adapt to a new living environment in the UK. A) Hard to. B) Hardly. C) Hardly to. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard to. 4. The audience ..... the singer a standing ovation. A) Gives. B) Give. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gives. 5. I will graduate next March, and my job will start ..... April. A) This. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 6. The man was absorbed in his work. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 7. They are having a loving family to look after them. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 8. The list of items ..... on the desk. A) Are. B) Is. C) Lie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 9. He's very proud for his promotion. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 10. Which word is spelled correctly? A) Receive. B) Receeve. C) Recive. D) Recieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receive. 11. I have hotpot ..... winter. A) With. B) In. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 12. The situation is becoming more complicate/complicated due to poor communication. A) A) complicate. B) B) complicated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) complicated. 13. My boss made me to wear a horrible uniform. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Choose the correct word to finish this sentence:Did you know that ..... going to the park? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 15. My friend got married to his childhood sweetheart last weekend. I really ..... the wedding ceremony and after-party. A) Have fun. B) Go. C) Like. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoyed. 16. Vocabulary check:It was typical family entertainment. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 17. They're anxious for his health. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 18. It is important that he attend class every day. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 19. What's wrong in this sentence?Dear authorities: A) Choice of words. B) Punctuation. C) Word order. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctuation. 20. Decide whether the following sentence is correct or contains a GRAMMAR AND/OR VOCABULARY mistake(s):My best holiday was last year, when I've gone to Canada. It was the first time I travelled on my own. A) It contains only grammar mistakes. B) It contains only vocabulary mistakes. C) It contains both grammar and vocabulary mistakes. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains only grammar mistakes. 21. There are a lot of in the sky. A) Star. B) Stars. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stars. 22. I ..... go to work tomorrow. A) Must to. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 23. Correct the mistake:He are so many people at the party! A) He are = they are. B) He are = there are. C) He are = he have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He are = there are. 24. I suspect Kate of stealing the pen. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 25. $7\times7\times7$ A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. His computer game is new, ..... A) Isn't it?. B) Isn't he?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't it?. 27. I'll be glad to get rid of him. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. ..... to the strike, we have to solve more problematic situations. A) Addition. B) In adittion. C) In addition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In addition. 29. I ..... 30 years A) Is. B) Am. C) Have. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 30. I congratulate you for your success. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 31. He was sitting ..... the back of the car when the accident happened. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 32. Choose the correct word to finish this sentence:What is ..... name? A) His. B) He's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 33. Choose a, an, the or zero article.What's ..... most expensive thing you've ever bought? A) An. B) The. C) /. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The. 34. At football practice, I am not ..... , I am excited! A) Bored. B) Boring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 35. He repented of his crime. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 36. How do you say "exitoso" in English? A) Successful. B) Sucessful. C) Suxesfull. D) Successfull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Successful. 37. I'm sorry, I've lost the bus. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 38. The word ..... means "an admission; a compromise." A) Supremacy. B) Concession. C) Boycott. D) Acquit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession. 39. The jar was full of oil. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 40. I've never seen him open his textbooks. He ..... A) Hardly studies. B) Studies hard. C) Studies hardly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly studies. 41. Club activities allow students to expanding their personal relationships. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. Which of the following is NOT a correct way to begin the letter? A) Dear Principal Cheung,. B) Dear Cheung,. C) Dear Mr. Cheung,. D) Dear Mr. Cheung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dear Cheung,. 43. $\frac{5}{2}x-4x=\frac{ }{ }$ A) $\frac{3}{2x}$. B) $-\frac{3}{2x}$. C) $\frac{3}{2}x$. D) $-\frac{3}{2}x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $-\frac{3}{2}x$. 44. My brother wanted that I be a doctor A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 45. What is the correct way to write the date at the beginning of the passage? A) A) wednesday 8th november. B) B) Wednesday 8th November. C) C) Wednesday 8th november. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Wednesday 8th November. 46. The news about the CEO's resignation was ..... A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) Surprisingly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprising. 47. (countable/ uncountable nouns)It is clear that too many homework is not good for our students. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 48. Grammar test:Recently, life changed and it's not like it was in the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. He asked me for advice about the problem. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. We need to focus on other topics, ..... civil rights. A) BESIDE. B) BESIDES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BESIDES. 51. I will tell ..... Saraa that she's too late. A) No word needed. B) From. C) To. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No word needed. 52. I ..... go to school tomorrow. A) Must to. B) Must. C) Have. D) Should to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 53. They don't ..... the inmates to keep cell phones. A) ALLOW. B) ALLOW TO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ALLOW. 54. We arrived at the village at night. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 55. The sales strategy meeting starts ..... 16:30 and will last about 2 hours. A) At. B) Next. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 56. The doctor told me I would have to undergo surgery for my broken collarbone. I ..... the surgery will be painful. A) Imagination. B) Image. C) Imagine. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagine. 57. Our section had a farewell party for Richard ..... last month. A) On. B) (nothing). C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (nothing). 58. Young children often feel shy to talk to adults. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. [ Minor Mistakes ] What is the mistake in this sentence?Its height is very Tall. A) Capitalization. B) Typo. C) PunctuationTagsMinor Mistakes. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalization. 60. He's been ..... English since he was a child. A) Studied. B) Studies. C) Studying. D) Study. 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