This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My ..... laundromat has vending machines, free wifi, and a seating area. It's perfect for studying while doing laundry. A) Local. B) Rural. C) Common. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local. 2. Given the following growth equation $f\left(x\right)=42\left(3.56\right)^x$ A) 5.6%. B) 56%. C) 356%. D) 256%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 256%. 3. My grandmother fell down the stairs and had to have ..... replacement surgery. A) Rear end. B) Bottom. C) Top. D) Hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hip. 4. ..... a good chance I will come to the dinner and ..... go to the party ..... A) There's, than, to. B) Theirs, then, too. C) Theirs, than, to. D) There's, then, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There's, then, too. 5. Choose the correct word to finish this sentence:This is what I will ..... tomorrow. A) We're. B) Wear. C) Where. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wear. 6. He makes a lot of bad decisions. He ..... things through. A) Thinks hardly. B) Thinks hard. C) Hardly thinks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardly thinks. 7. I am having a large family. A) Am having. B) Have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 8. ..... this blank with your name. A) Fill in. B) Fill up. C) Fill out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fill in. 9. Shravan studies at an university and works for a MNC A) A ; an. B) An ; a. C) A ; a. D) An ; an. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ; an. 10. Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 11. Spectators at a football match often get very exciting. A) Spectators in a football match. B) Get very excited. C) Spectators at a football game. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get very excited. 12. T/F:This sentence is correct: "He says me he loves me" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What is the plural of baby? A) Babys. B) Babyes. C) Babies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babies. 14. How can the following comma splice be corrected? 'The rain fell, the streets flooded.' A) The rain fell, and the streets flooded. B) The rain fell; the streets flooded. C) The rain fell. The streets flooded. D) All of the them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the them. 15. The concerto starts at 2 p.m., but we have to be there ..... 1:45 p.m. when they close the doors. A) In. B) After. C) By. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 16. Emma is married. She showed us ..... ring today. A) His. B) Her. C) Its. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 17. I ..... in this company for more than 10 years. A) Work. B) Have worked. C) Worked. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have worked. 18. Harold was surprised by the loud bang. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Between 1990 and 2000, there was a drop of 15% in energy costs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Wish I was/were on holiday. A) A) was. B) B) were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) were. 21. Liz ..... a new bike ..... A) Haven't bot / yet. B) Has bout / already. C) Hasn't buyed / yet. D) Hasn't bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasn't bought. 22. The list of items are kept on the table A) List of items are. B) List of items is. C) List of item is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List of items is. 23. Choose a, an, the or zero article.When was ..... last time you went to the cinema? A) The. B) An. C) /. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 24. The opening scene of the movie Saving Private Ryan was incredibly realistic. I was quite ..... by it. A) Moving. B) Moved on. C) Moved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moved. 25. Vocab check:I discussed about my problem with my parents. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. $\frac{a}{2}-4=$ A) $\frac{a-8}{2}$. B) $\frac{a-4}{2}$. C) $a-8$. D) $\frac{a}{2}-8$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $\frac{a-8}{2}$. 27. For ..... the Bell Tolls is a famous novel ..... wrote it? A) Whom, Who. B) Who, Whom. C) Whom, Whom. D) Who, Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whom, Who. 28. She gave ..... lectures at Hong Kong University last year. A) Serieses of. B) A serieses. C) A series of. D) A series. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A series of. 29. The man was cured of his illness. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 30. Which of the following should be written at the beginning of the letter? A) Hello, I am Chris Wong. B) I am writing to propose that the school should cancel examinations. C) How do you do?. D) Hello, I am writing to propose that the school should cancel examinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am writing to propose that the school should cancel examinations. 31. Our class is composed of thirty students. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 32. The driver was lucky. He was only slightly ..... A) INJURED. B) DAMAGED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INJURED. 33. A teenager is a person between ..... A) 10-18. B) 3-12. C) 12-18. D) 13-20. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13-20. 34. According to Hebrews 4:12, the Word of God is ..... A) Dead and gone. B) Silent. C) Living and active. D) Both living and dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living and active. 35. I have ..... time to spare before my flight leaves; let's go and have a coffee. A) A few. B) A little. C) Little. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A little. 36. ..... the man ..... took my purse! Stop him and ..... call the police! A) There, whom, than. B) Theirs, who, then. C) There's, who, then. D) Their, whom, than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's, who, then. 37. People do little exercise ..... A) This days. B) These days. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These days. 38. Although the film was very long, I ..... it very much. A) ADMIRED. B) ENJOYED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ENJOYED. 39. Kurt Cobain got married with Courtney Love. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 40. I prefer to live in ..... areas, like Chichibu, because there is a lot of space and they are not crowded. A) Local. B) Metropolitan. C) Rural. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural. 41. I'm ..... of being blamed for other people's mistakes. A) Tired. B) Tiring. C) Tiringly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tired. 42. Melissa is an honest girl who always ..... the truth. A) TELLS. B) SAYS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TELLS. 43. What's the name of this part of the letter? Yours sincerely, Lopez Mieres Esteban. A) Closing. B) Signature. C) Greetings. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Signature. 44. I wish I could spend fewer hours ..... household chores and more ..... watching television. A) On/on. B) For/for. C) In/in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On/on. 45. I hope he'll succeed at his work. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 46. Do you know who is that woman? A) Who is that?. B) Who is that woman?. C) Who that woman is?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who that woman is?. 47. Which set of numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a right triangle? A) 10, 24, 26. B) 4, 7, 8. C) 12, 16, 30. D) 3, 4, 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10, 24, 26. 48. The French won the Dutch, three goals to two A) The French wons the Dutch. B) The French beat the Dutch. C) Tree goals to two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The French beat the Dutch. 49. ..... not going to make it to ..... party, are they? ..... is ..... of traffic. A) Their, they're, There, a lot. B) They're, they're, There, a lot. C) They're, their, There, a lot. D) They're, their, Their, a lot. E) Their, their, There, a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're, their, There, a lot. 50. The kid was quite happy when he ..... the cake. He loved the flavours A) Smelled. B) Eated. C) Tasted. D) Proved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tasted. 51. When you HAVE to do something, it means is ..... A) Obligatory. B) Mandatory. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandatory. 52. He opened the door without he thought about what would happen next. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. What is the mistake in the sentence:Their living in Colombia A) Their. B) Colombia. C) Living. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 54. After I ..... from my job, I plan to travel the world with my wife. A) Promote. B) Retire. C) Quit. D) Raise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retire. 55. The second line graph showed that the number of children aged from 10 to 20 decreased. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 56. I prefer a blue pen to a red one. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 57. The passenger asked the flight attendant when they ..... A) LAND. B) WOULD LAND. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WOULD LAND. 58. The teacher is pleased with me. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 59. It was ..... food that I felt sick A) Too much. B) So many. C) Very good. D) So much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too much. 60. If I knew it was your birthday yesterday, I would have bought you a present. A) I knew it was. B) I had known it was. C) I had known it were. D) None of the above. 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