This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Researchers ..... 329 aerospace engineers and 72 neurosurgeons on six areas of cognition. A) Compared. B) Tested. C) Wanted. D) Needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tested. 2. He's been working four hours of overtime for the past three months. He ..... A) Hardly works. B) Works hard. C) Takes a break. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works hard. 3. I ..... to eat Mexican food.We ..... to eat Maxican food.He ..... to eat Maxican food.They ..... to eat Maxican food.She ..... to eat Maxican food. A) Wants-wants-want-wants-want. B) Want-want-want-want-want. C) Want-wants-wants-want-wants. D) Want-want-wants-want-wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Want-want-wants-want-wants. 4. "I like singing." (Miss Sparkle) A) She said that she like sang. B) Miss Sparkle said that she like sang. C) She said she liked sing. D) She said she liked sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she liked sing. 5. Los Angeles is ..... the west coast of the United States. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 6. Annette complained for the weather. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 7. What's wrong in these sentences?Furthemore a housewife died after falling into the river. Also parents were disappointed. A) Absence of capital letters. B) Word choice. C) Absence of commas. D) Word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absence of commas. 8. They didn't played the piano. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 9. Which sentence uses the correct verb form? A) A) It is actually an old farmhouse which people are changing to make it modern. B) B) It is actually an old farmhouse which people is changing to make it modern. C) C) It is actually an old farmhouse which people are change to make it modern. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) It is actually an old farmhouse which people are changing to make it modern. 10. The bank manager was sitting on his desk. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. [ Formal Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:There was a terrible accident this morning ..... , the road is congested. A) However. B) Furthermore. C) ConsequentlyTagsFormal Conjunctions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ConsequentlyTagsFormal Conjunctions. 12. (modal verbs)It is believed that students ..... perform well in class in order to get a higher daily marks. A) Maybe. B) Might. C) Should. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 13. $\frac{4}{10}-\frac{1}{5}=$ A) $\frac{3}{50}$. B) $\frac{3}{5}$. C) $\frac{1}{5}$. D) $-\frac{1}{5}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $\frac{1}{5}$. 14. The lizard lost ..... tail when the cat attacked it. A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 15. We can show kindness ..... helping each other. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 16. I have a few/few suggestions for you.b) few A) A) a few. B) A) few. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) a few. 17. The class ..... going on a bus to the art museum. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. We will have to ..... to pass the CPA exam. A) Hardly study. B) Study hard. C) Study hardly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study hard. 19. Choose the correct preposition:He is responsible for/to managing the team. A) B) of. B) A) for. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) for. 20. The researchers ..... using 'It's not brain surgery' is OK when we need rapid problem solving A) Compare. B) Say. C) Think. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Say. 21. I woke up ..... because I heard a strange noise outside my bedroom window. A) In the middle of the night. B) Noon. C) Nighttime. D) Midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the middle of the night. 22. I need to ..... for the exam A) Practise. B) Practice. C) Practical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice. 23. I'd forgotten ..... to Canada when I was small, but then my parents showed me the photos. A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 24. Which of the following are NOT true about diagonals of a rhombus? A) They are perpendicular. B) They bisect each other. C) They are congruent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are congruent. 25. Never give up ..... your dreams! A) In. B) Of. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 26. You / arrive / at the train station? (already) A) You has already arrived at the train station. B) You already arrived at the train station. C) You have already arrived at the train station. D) You already arrive at the train station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You have already arrived at the train station. 27. I was so ..... that I fell asleep during the presentation. A) Boring. B) Bored. C) Boringly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 28. He explained the plan ..... improve communication. A) A) for. B) B) to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) to. 29. I ..... to send you a birthday card, but I forgot. A) Meant. B) Was meant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meant. 30. In the closing of the letter you should start that paragraph with "In conclusion ..... " A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. The school children ask her how long did the picture take to paint A) School children asks her. B) How long the picture took to pain. C) How much the picture take to paint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How long the picture took to pain. 32. Last month I saw an awful film ..... the cinema. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 33. Elenor ..... a delicious chocolate cake A) Made. B) Did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 34. In a letter of application:It is a good idea to mention something about money or to look desperate for the job position. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. I don't have enough money. I need to ..... ten dollars. A) Borrow. B) Lend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borrow. 36. My house has a ..... living room and connected dining room. We often host parties of about 15 to 20 people. A) Big. B) Small. C) Narrow. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big. 37. ..... no way we will miss these questions on the exam. We have had ..... much practice! A) Their, to. B) There's, to. C) There's, too. D) Their, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's, too. 38. Why is it a mistake to treat the Bible allegorically? A) Because the Bible is mainly about me. B) Allegories may be irritating, but they're mostly seasonal. C) The lives of the people in the Bible aren't relevant today. D) Because we need to see the entire Bible as God's story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because we need to see the entire Bible as God's story. 39. The Sahara (a) is a very hot and dry place. A) A. desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. desert. 40. We hurriedly ..... the car and left that night. A) Got to. B) Got inside. C) Got on. D) Got in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got in. 41. I met him ..... a party A) On. B) To. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 42. You can write your name and address ..... the back of the envelope. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 43. Her Dad thinks that having buying 5 cars for one person doesn't ..... sense A) Makes. B) Has any. C) Have. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 44. The article is about the ..... of pollution on the urban population. A) EFFECT. B) AFFECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EFFECT. 45. Je ..... trouve gentille A) La. B) Le. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) La. 46. Their mother is very clever, ..... A) Aren't they?. B) Isn't she?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't she?. 47. "Which sentence contains an error in parallelism?" A) He is a man of integrity, courage, and wisdom. B) They value honesty, loyalty, and perseverance. C) She spends her time reading, writing, and to paint. D) The speaker was both informative and entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She spends her time reading, writing, and to paint. 48. Which is the correct one? A) Set fire. B) Turn on fire. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set fire. 49. [ Frequently Misused Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:I was listening to music ..... my sister was cooking. A) Since. B) IfTagsFrequently Misused Conjunctions. C) As. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 50. Lucy is very good ..... maths. A) No word needed. B) In. C) At. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 51. I am interested in/with learning new skills. A) A) in. B) B) with. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) in. 52. Will the rainy weather (a) your travel plans? A) A. affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. affect. 53. Decide whether the following sentence is correct or contains a GRAMMAR AND/OR VOCABULARY mistake(s):Playing computer games is funny, so I pass a lot of time playing with my friends. A) It contains only a grammar mistake. B) It contains only vocabulary mistakes. C) It contains both grammar and vocabulary mistakes. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains only vocabulary mistakes. 54. She ..... 30 years old A) Does. B) Makes. C) Is. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 55. [FAZER] the homework, the housework, exercises, a favor A) DO. B) MAKE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DO. 56. Please Maria an ..... on dealing with irate customers. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 57. The newspaper boy ..... by yesterday morning A) Pass. B) Happened. C) Passed. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passed. 58. How will this problem ..... you? A) Effective. B) Effect. C) Affect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect. 59. Joe ..... to a school play with Ben next Friday. A) Is going. B) Go. C) Went. D) Is went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is going. 60. Which sport can students do there?A: "Will you go horse-riding?" B: "That's not possible. But there are some mountain bikes you can use." A) Cycling. B) Horse-riding. C) Climbing. D) None of the above. 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