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U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test 2 (Chicago) (Upwork)
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U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test 2 (Chicago) (Upwork)
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25 Questions

1. Which of the following is not a duty generally performed by a proofreader?
2. Read the following options and select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.
3. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?
4. Which of the following sentences does not contain an inconsistency?
5. Read the following passage and select the line that contains an error in punctuation.
6. Which of the underlined sections in the following sentences contains an error in diction?
7. Which of the following lists is punctuated correctly?
8. Review the following examples of main headings for index entries. Which example does not follow best practice for creating main headings?
9. Which of the following sentences contains an error in the author-date style text citation?
10. Read the following passage and select the line that contains an error in grammar or usage.
11. The following represents a complete bibliography for a scholarly paper. Review the entries and identify the line that contains an error.
12. Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the section that contains an error. MANUSCRIPT: Invoice #32158-65 10/08/06 22:15:30 Rcvd J. Cannaro
13. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?
14. Which of the following sentences contains an error in grammar or usage?
15. Read the following passage and identify the line that contains an error or inconsistency.
16. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?
17. Read the following passage and select the line that contains an error in number usage
18. Which of the following sentences is/are punctuated correctly?
19. Which of the following sentences contains an error in apostrophe usage?
20. Read the following passage and identify the type of error or inconsistency it contains. Charlie has never learned to speak German very well; he still thinks in his mother tongue
21. Compare the following manuscript copy to the final proof copy and identify the line that contains an error. MANUSCRIPT: Darling
22. Which of the following represents the correct way to write the publication information for a cited work in a bibliography?
23. Identify the type of error contained in the following sentence. Because I have an extreme allergy to nuts
24. Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates a run-in list?
25. Which of the following sentences contains an error in punctuation?

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