This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Mistakes – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Mistakes Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My roommates and I like to ..... at game centers, like Round One. A) Have fun. B) Go. C) Play. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have fun. 2. What happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story A) Flashback. B) Plot. C) Personification. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 3. Four years ..... a long time to spend away from your friends and family. A) Are. B) Seem to be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 4. Which word needs changed to make this sentence correct? I would of done it but I didn't have time. A) I. B) Of. C) Didn't. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 5. She accused the man for stealing. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 6. Children are not allowed A) Travelling alone. B) To travel alone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To travel alone. 7. They will be going to Corsica A) Ils/elles aller en Corse. B) Ils/elles irons a Corse. C) Ils/elles vont aller Corse. D) Ils/elles iront en Corse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ils/elles iront en Corse. 8. Choose the correct preposition:I have been living here since/for five years. A) A) since. B) B) for. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) for. 9. The ..... of global warming haven't ..... the politicians much. (affect/effect). A) Affects / effected. B) Effects / affected. C) Affects / affected. D) Effects / effected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects / affected. 10. The baseball team ..... an excellent batting average. A) Boasts. B) Boast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boasts. 11. Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart say: "Interpretation that aims at ..... uniqueness can usually be attributed to pride ..... " What common mistake are they pointing out? A) "We assume that the Bible doesn't need to be interpreted.". B) "We assume that the Bible applies uniquely to us.". C) "We feel that our study is fruitless if we have not discovered a new truth.". D) "We take the Bible out of context.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "We feel that our study is fruitless if we have not discovered a new truth.". 12. He started to get interested in ..... at a very early age. A) ATHLETIC. B) ATHLETICS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ATHLETICS. 13. He ..... to pass the CFP exam but it was too difficult, and he failed. A) Challenge. B) Tried. C) Challenged. D) Try. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tried. 14. Relaxing holidays A) Vacances relaxant. B) Relaxant vacances. C) Vacances relaxantes. D) Relaxantes vacances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vacances relaxantes. 15. The only thing I worried about now is housing availability A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 16. The lawyer had ..... her not to sign any document without reading it . She did not take his ..... seriously . ( advice / advise) A) Advised / advise. B) Adviced / advise. C) Adviced / advice. D) Advised / advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advised / advice. 17. $\left(3^2\right)^5$ A) $3^7$. B) $3^{10}$. C) $3^{32}$. D) $243^{32}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $3^{10}$. 18. My sister like horror movies. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. She graduated from Harvard Law School, so I ..... she's very intelligent. A) Imagination. B) Imagery. C) Image. D) Imagine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagine. 20. Vocabulary check:James is making a steady progress in his recovery. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 21. She is funny A) Elle est marrante. B) Elle a marrante. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elle est marrante. 22. The number of garbages we produce is increasing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. My ..... is pretty awesome!I like were I live, my job, my friends. Etc. A) Live. B) Lives. C) Leaf. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life. 24. "experience" A) Countable noun. B) Uncountable noun. C) It depends geezz. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It depends geezz. 25. The coordinates of the endpoints of $\overline{SC}$ $S(-7, 3)$ $(2, -6)$ $M$ $\overline{SC}$ $M$ $SM:MC$ A) (-4, 0). B) (-3, -1). C) (-2, -2). D) (-1, -3). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (-4, 0). 26. We've been waiting for you since two hours. A) From. B) Since. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 27. Sentence structure check:We can witness a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 28. Exam results were high on January and after that month, they fell. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. [ Paired Conjunctions ] Choose the appropriate conjunction:I'm so bored! This novel is ..... entertaining ..... interesting! A) Either or . B) Neither nor . C) Both and TagsPaired Conjunctions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither nor . 30. Which regular polygon has a minimum rotation of 45$^\circ$ to carry the polygon onto itself? A) Octagon. B) Decagon. C) Hexagon. D) Pentagon. 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