This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To pay legally, the housemaid is considered an employee and will need to disburse social security and income taxes. The synonym of the word DISBURSE is: A) Collect. B) Payout. C) Discard. D) Hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Payout. 2. I submitted my assignment ..... Schoology. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 3. Even though Karen has an average-paying job, she's living like a maggot in bacon. LIVING LIKE A MAGGOT means: A) Living luxuriously. B) Being thrifty. C) Always eating meat. D) A vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living luxuriously. 4. I ..... a new mobile phone yesterday. A) Buyed. B) Had bought. C) Did bought. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bought. 5. Her cousin is younger than ..... or ..... A) Her, me. B) She, I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She, I. 6. I had seen a perfect ..... for my project. A) Site. B) Cite. C) Sihgt. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site. 7. A fictitious or false name taken by a writer is called ..... A) Suedoname. B) Pseudonym. C) Shuedoname. D) Psuedonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudonym. 8. Cedric said he manhandled all three thieves out of the store but Remy thinks he's just inflating the cow. INFLATING THE COW means: A) Exaggerating. B) Telling a different story. C) No telling the truth. D) Boasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggerating. 9. In first-world countries, a traditional bourgeois family consists of two parents, two children, and a family pet. BOURGEOIS mean: A) Middle-class. B) Poor. C) Big. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle-class. 10. Her sisters are smaller than ..... but she is taller than ..... A) We, I. B) Us, me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We, I. 11. We ..... see Peter last night. A) Did not. B) Does not. C) Dont. D) Is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not. 12. With little patience, we will be able to get through these trying and challenging times. No error A) With little patience. B) We will be able to. C) Trying and challenging times. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With little patience. 13. Eight dollars ..... the price of a movie these days. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 14. The teacher instructed the students to ride ..... a taxi cab for their transportation home. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 15. All the necessary ..... were delivered this morning. A) Equipments. B) Eqiupment. C) Equippments. D) Equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equipment. 16. Opinion:The driving age for a car should be raised from 16 to 18.Which evidence supports this opinion? A) Many 16 year olds need to drive their brothers/sisters around. B) 16 year olds need cars to get to work. C) 18 year olds are more mature and ready to drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18 year olds are more mature and ready to drive. 17. He went too Pineapple Fest. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Too. B) Fest. C) Went. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 18. What type of evidence is this?From 2000-2014, the percentage of public schools reporting that they required students to wear uniforms increased from 12 to 20 percent. A) Quote. B) Research. C) Statistics. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 19. ..... I drink water? A) May. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 20. He effects her mood whenever he sneaks into the Riddletons' Annual Christmas party. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Effects. B) Sneaks. C) Annual. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 21. I like those shoes because ..... very comfortable. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 22. The flopping fish fell of the edge of the Boston Whaler 180 Dauntless. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Flopping. B) Of. C) Whaler. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 23. Did you ..... about the race next week? A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 24. The graduation ceremony will take place ..... May 30. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 25. Which word is used in regards to three or more people? A) Beyond. B) Between. C) Among. D) Goofball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among. 26. Their ..... regarding my performance were inspiring. A) Complements. B) Compliment. C) Complement. D) Compliments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compliments. 27. This book was written by an author ..... characters are based on real persons. A) Which. B) Who's. C) What. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whose. 28. ..... not allowed to visit the patient in ICU. A) They're. B) There are. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 29. ..... are ..... ? A) Who, they. B) Whom, them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who, they. 30. I ..... write a story. A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 2Correct Usage Quiz 3Correct Usage Quiz 5Correct Usage Quiz 6Correct Usage Quiz 7Correct Usage Quiz 8Accept Vs. Except Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books