This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He came 30 minutes ..... the meeting started because he was stuck in traffic. A) After. B) Later. C) Until. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 2. Try ..... the video with subtitles. This might help you understand better. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 3. What is the pat of:sing A) Singed. B) Sang. C) Sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang. 4. How do you write these names? A) Cinemark, pizza hut, papa john's. B) Cinemark, Pizza Hut, Papa John's. C) Cinemark, pizza hut, papa johns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cinemark, Pizza Hut, Papa John's. 5. Correct or incorrect: "Please ask to someone else" A) That's incorrect. B) That's correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's incorrect. 6. Ella era descuidada. A) She was careful. B) She was careless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was careless. 7. After a brief trial in juvenile (youth) court, Claudette Colvin was found guilty of ..... A) Assault. B) Sitting in the white's only section. C) Breaking Montgomery's segregation laws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assault. 8. You like ice cream, isn't it? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 9. The children in my neighborhood often ..... in the park near the school. A) Go. B) Like. C) Play. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play. 10. It's a high-paying job A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 11. Even though baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, I think it's a bit ..... A) Bored. B) Boringly. C) Boring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring. 12. The children ..... in the play yesterday evening. A) Perform. B) Are performing. C) Are spending. D) Performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performed. 13. My grandfather in the U.S. will turn 65 soon and will ..... next year. A) Transfer. B) Be promoted. C) Retire. D) Quit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retire. 14. My favorite band is The Beatles. I love ..... ! A) -. B) It. C) Them. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Them. 15. We spent over VND 3.000.000 to buy food for the party. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. My cat ate (a) food and then fell asleep. A) A. its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. its. 17. I don't ( 1 ) the answer ..... do you? No, I don't ( 2 ) either. A) 1:remind2:remind. B) 1:remind2:remember. C) 1:remember2:remind. D) 1:remember2:remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1:remember2:remember. 18. Congratulations, you ..... a very good job! A) Did. B) Made. C) Had. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 19. Choose which statement is correct. A) We have a bread for breakfast. B) We have some bread for breakfast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We have some bread for breakfast. 20. ..... more difficult ..... I thought it would be ..... got to be an easier way! A) Its, then, There's. B) It's, than, There's. C) It's, then, Their's. D) Its, than, Their's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's, than, There's. 21. You said a new word and someone doesn't get it, you will say ..... A) It's means . B) It's meaning . C) It means . D) It's mean . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It means . 22. Decide whether the following sentence is correct or contains a GRAMMAR AND/OR VOCABULARY mistake(s):I met by best friend at a party. We know each other for five years. A) It contains only a grammar mistake. B) It contains only a vocabulary mistake. C) It contains both grammar and vocabulary mistakes. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains only a grammar mistake. 23. What's wrong in this paragraph? I am very good at cooking, I cook everything but I like cooking pizzas, also I am gentle. A) Verbs. B) Overuse of commas. C) Overuse of the pronoun I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overuse of commas. 24. Many of them spend time ..... online. A) Plaing. B) Played. C) Playing. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 25. What decimal is 5.2% equivalent to? A) 0.0052. B) 0.52. C) 0.052. D) 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.052. 26. If something ..... you improve your English, you need to change your strategy. A) Don't make. B) Doesn't make. C) Doesn't makes. D) Don't makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't make. 27. You can only use exponents when re-writing a ..... problem A) Subraction. B) Multiplication. C) Division. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiplication. 28. I always ..... my homework after class A) Am. B) Do. C) Make. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 29. He as well as I am at home. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 30. I always forget ..... my alarm for Monday morning. A) Setting. B) To set. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 31. I will be transferred to Italy ..... next October. A) (nothing). B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (nothing). 32. I'm thinking ..... making pizza for dinner. A) About. B) As. C) Of. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 33. The Queen of England is extraordinarily beautiful. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 34. Most people have a computer at home. A) Most people has. B) Most people have. C) Most of people have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most people have. 35. Hybrid cars are ..... because they get better gas mileage, but they are not cheap. A) The economy. B) Economics. C) Economy. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economical. 36. Mail boxes are quite ..... in convenience stores. A) Convenience. B) Wide. C) Common. D) Popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common. 37. Pick the correct statement. A) "There are less participants in the course.". B) "There are fewer participants in the course.". C) Not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "There are fewer participants in the course.". 38. [ Minor Mistakes ] Which sentence is correct? A) I'd love to go with you. B) Its a pleasure to meet you. C) I will go their after I finish my work. D) I haven't met her for a long time.TagsMinor Mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I haven't met her for a long time.TagsMinor Mistakes. 39. He is a ..... better driver than the instructor. A) More. B) (nothing). C) Most. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (nothing). 40. Clare's independent of her parents. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 41. [ Everyday Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:I want to take a break, ..... I've been working for a very long time A) For. B) So. C) But. D) AndTagsEveryday Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 42. Choose a, an, the or zero article.What's your ..... favourite colour? A) /. B) The. C) A. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) /. 43. Choose the correct version. A) How much is the temperature?. B) What is the temperature?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is the temperature?. 44. The programme is ..... at a very wide audience. A) INTENDED. B) AIMED. C) POINTED. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AIMED. 45. I fell off of my skateboard yesterday and landed on my ..... It is quite bruised and painful. It hurts when I sit. A) Hip. B) Bottom. C) Rear up. D) Hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bottom. 46. I need to ..... my kids at school before I go to work A) Drop off. B) Left. C) Pass. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drop off. 47. Which one is the correct one ..... A) I do siegtseeing, I find it very relaxing. B) I do sightseeing, It helps me to release my pressure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I do siegtseeing, I find it very relaxing. 48. I prefer ..... music to pop. A) Classic. B) Classical. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classical. 49. Ells van firmar els papers. A) They firm the papers. B) They signatured the papers. C) They signed the papers. D) They firmed the papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They signed the papers. 50. Choose the most correct answer! A) Nigeria comprises 36 states. B) Nigeria comprises of 36 states. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nigeria comprises 36 states. 51. He traveled by train yesterday. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 52. Which of the following sentences is right? A) A. Kashmir is known for its sceneries. B) B, Kashmir is known for its scenery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B, Kashmir is known for its scenery. 53. If you wish you hadn't done something in the past you ..... doing something. A) Apologize. B) Want not. C) Are sorry. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regret. 54. We do not have ..... at the end of each meal. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 55. A new piece of music was ..... written for the occasion. A) Specially. B) Especially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Especially. 56. Choose the correct word to finish this sentence:Do you know ..... this book belongs? A) Wear. B) Where. C) We're. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where. 57. Have you seen the ..... ? A) New. B) News. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News. 58. ..... , I would like to introduce myself. () A) AT FIRST. B) FIRST OF ALL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FIRST OF ALL. 59. Grammar check:It was a crisis for that she was totally unprepared. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 60. My father's cooking tastes ..... better than my mother's. A) More. B) Bit. C) (nothing). D) None of the above. 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