This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. [ 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. 3. (modal verbs)It is believed that students ..... perform well in class in order to get a higher daily marks. A) May. B) Might. C) Maybe. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 4. $\frac{4}{10}-\frac{1}{5}=$ A) $\frac{3}{5}$. B) $\frac{1}{5}$. C) $\frac{3}{50}$. D) $-\frac{1}{5}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\frac{1}{5}$. 5. 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. 6. We can show kindness ..... helping each other. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. The researchers ..... using 'It's not brain surgery' is OK when we need rapid problem solving A) Say. B) Suggest. C) Compare. D) Think. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Say. 12. I woke up ..... because I heard a strange noise outside my bedroom window. A) Noon. B) Midnight. C) Nighttime. D) In the middle of the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the middle of the night. 13. I need to ..... for the exam A) Practise. B) Practice. C) Practical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Never give up ..... your dreams! A) In. B) On. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 17. You / arrive / at the train station? (already) A) You has already arrived at the train station. B) You already arrive at the train station. C) You already arrived at the train station. D) You have already arrived at the train station. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You have already arrived at the train station. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. Elenor ..... a delicious chocolate cake A) Made. B) Did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. ..... no way we will miss these questions on the exam. We have had ..... much practice! A) There's, too. B) There's, to. C) Their, too. D) Their, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There's, too. 29. 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. 30. The Sahara (a) is a very hot and dry place. A) A. desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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