This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Their ..... regarding my performance were inspiring. A) Compliment. B) Compliments. C) Complement. D) Complements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compliments. 6. This book was written by an author ..... characters are based on real persons. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) Which. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 7. ..... not allowed to visit the patient in ICU. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) There are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 8. ..... are ..... ? A) Who, they. B) Whom, them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who, they. 9. I ..... write a story. A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 10. Opinion:Students should be allowed to use cell phones in class.Which evidence does not support this opinion? A) Cell phones can be a tool to look up information. B) Cell phones are easier to carry around than laptops. C) Cell phones might distract students. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell phones might distract students. 11. What type of evidence is this?This interviewer asked how Samantha felt about the new school bus policy. Samantha replied, "I think it's a great idea. The seat belts can help all students in case of any accidents!" A) Quote. B) Research. C) Statistics. D) Eyewitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quote. 12. THE SIMPSONS A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 13. The hydrogen bomb is ..... powerful ..... it can destroy an entire city. A) Too-and. B) Too-that. C) Too-so. D) So-and. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too-that. 14. ..... and ..... are twelve years of age. A) Her, me. B) She, I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She, I. 15. I ..... my keys at home this morning A) Forgetting. B) Forgets. C) Forgot. D) Forgets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgot. 16. The school year begins ..... August 2023. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 17. The world ..... bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Nevertheless, health experts ..... to have found some reason to cheer. A) Is starting-seem. B) Has started-seem. C) Has started-seems. D) Had started-seemed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has started-seem. 18. There ..... fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ..... only one left! A) Is, were. B) Has, have. C) Were, is. D) Have, has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were, is. 19. Throughout Steven's life as a single guy, he was profligate and a spendthrift. PROFLIGATE means: A) Lazy. B) Thift. C) Wasteful. D) Arrogant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasteful. 20. It was ..... who knew the right answer. A) He. B) Him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 21. The ..... of the rare ..... made the winner jump for joy. A) Price-prize. B) Prix-prize. C) Prize-price. D) Price-price. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Price-prize. 22. The cat licked ..... fur. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 23. The ..... blank of the book was beautiful and vivid. A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Plot. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Description. 24. I should of shared my mango. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Should. B) Of. C) Shared. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 25. The voracious ..... of lions ..... the herd of deer in their relentless search for a stray fawn. A) Group-harassed. B) Band-follow. C) Pair-guided. D) Pride-stalked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride-stalked. 26. The college students are studying because ..... taking exams next week. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 27. The windshield was very ..... after I washed the car. A) Charred. B) Clear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear. 28. I found the answer to my question ..... Google. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 29. Of the two courses I like this one ..... A) Least. B) More least. C) Less. D) More less. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less. 30. A ANNOYANCE A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 2Correct Usage Quiz 3Correct Usage Quiz 4Correct Usage Quiz 6Correct Usage Quiz 7Correct Usage Quiz 8Accept Vs. 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