Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Composition
Structure—Use Composition Forms—RIT 201-210
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May
10, 2003
Wellmark Lightbulb Company
660 Main Street
Moscow, ID 83343
Dear Sir or
Madam:
I recently bought a box of your light bulbs and none
of them worked. Please refund my money. I have enclosed a receipt for $4.99.
Yours
Truly.
Jan Monk
Which line of the letter is written
incorrectly?
a. | date
line | c. | body | b. | greeting | d. | closure line |
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Which of the following does
a research paper require?
a. | humor | c. | a list of references | b. | a story | d. | examples from personal
experience |
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Which of the following best
describes the purpose of poetry?
a. | to list | c. | to create a mood or
feeling | b. | to explain how to do something | d. | to define a word |
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May 2, 2002—Today, we
started to study myths.
May 4, 2002—We took a quiz about characters in mythology
today.
What type of writing is
this?
a. | letter | c. | journal | b. | story | d. | poem |
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“Sunny today turning to
partly cloudy”
In which
section of the newspaper would this article most like appear?
a. | weather | c. | community | b. | sports | d. | education |
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Read the following
passage.
We had just begun our hike, when it began to snow. One trail was slick and many of us
were wearing sandals, but our crazy teacher insisted that the flakes would stop falling soon and the
sun would melt off the drifts that were forming. Later that afternoon, as we climbed back on the bus,
our teacher apologized. Too bad many of us had frostbite by then. We will never forget that trip.
To revise the passage, where should you start a new paragraph?
a. | after “ . . . it began to
snow.” | c. | after “ . .
our teacher apologized.” | b. | after “ . . . drifts that were
forming.” | d. | after “ . . . is certain
though.” |
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Which of the following is true
when writing paragraphs in an essay?
a. | Essays should be
single-spaced. | c. | Paper must contain
at least six paragraphs. | b. | Unlined paper must be used. | d. | Each paragraph should be
indented. |
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Composition
Structure—Use Composition Forms—RIT 211-220
Read the limerick.
1—I went to the mall and
paid cash
2—For a coat and a dress with a sash
3—I jogged to my car
4--
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5—Just to run a stop sign and go crash!
Which of the following
lines would best fit line 4?
a. | I opened the
door | c. | It was raining
outside | b. | Then, I drove very far | d. | I threw my bags in |
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Read the selection.
What a
day it’s been! My math teacher gave me an award for improving my grades on fractions. Then, the
cafeteria served my favorite food—chop suey! This afternoon, the principal announced that I had
won a bike. I think this is the best day of my life.
This paragraph is probably from
a:
a. | book
report | c. | play | b. | poem | d. | diary |
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Composition
Structure—Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose—RIT
211-220
Which of the following
is an interrogative sentence?
a. | When Jerry calls please come get
me | c. | When will your family be going on
vacation | b. | When you finish your math, you can watch TV | d. | When the cookies are one, bring one to
Mary |
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Punctuation—Use
Apostrophes--RIT 191-200
Choose the correct missing word.
I know ________ the right
choice.
a. | your | c. | your’e | b. | you’re | d. | youre |
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Punctuation—Use
Appropriate End Punctuation--RIT 191-200
Do you know the name of the governor of the
state____
Which punctuation is needed for the above sentence?
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Which of the following is not punctuated
correctly?
a. | Dear Bob: | c. | I am
going to start in the game Friday. | b. | How have you
been? | d. | Are you getting along with your
roommate? |
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Punctuation—Use Commas
Appropriately--RIT 191-200
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. | Since, I’m starting in the game today, I’m
really nervous. | c. | Since I’m starting, in the game
today, I’m really nervous. | b. | Since I’m
starting in the game today, I’m really nervous. | d. | Since I’m
starting in the game today; I’m really nervous. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Tim- worrying about his lost dog- missed the
teacher’s instructions for the assignment. | c. | Tim
(worrying about his lost dog) missed the teacher’s instructions for the
assignment. | b. | Tim: worrying
about his lost dog, missed the teacher’s instructions for the
assignment. | d. | Tim, worrying about his lost dog, missed the teacher’s instructions for
the assignment. |
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Which sentence has the comma in the right
place?
a. | Jose went to the game, and, Karla went to a
movie. | c. | Jose went to the game, and Karla went to a
movie. | b. | Jose went to the game and, Karla went to a
movie. | d. | Jose went, to the game, and Karla, went to a
movie. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | I wrote a letter to my grandmother, and I mailed it the
next day. | c. | I wrote a letter to my grandmother and, I mailed it the
next day. | b. | I wrote a letter, to my grandmother, and I mailed it the
next day. | d. | I wrote a letter to my grandmother and I mailed it, the next
day. |
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Which word should have a comma following
it?
Carrying a huge box the janitor knocked me into a drinking fountain.
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Choose the correctly punctuated
sentence.
a. | My uncle the one with the fast car offered to give me
driving lessons. | c. | My uncle the one, with the fast car,
offered to give me driving lessons. | b. | My uncle, the one
with the fast car, offered to give me driving lessons. | d. | My uncle the one
with the fast car, offered to give me driving lessons. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Mrs. Barnes our English teacher, taught us how to use
commas. | c. | Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher taught us how to use
commas. | b. | Mrs. Barnes our English teacher taught us how to use
commas. | d. | Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher, taught us how to use
commas. |
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Punctuation—Use
Enclosing Punctuation--RIT 191-200
Which sentence uses quotation marks
correctly?
a. | Let’s go now, “said Joe,” I
can’t wait to get there. | c. | “Let’s go now”, said
Joe. “I can’t wait to get there”. | b. | “Let’s go now, said Joe, I can’t wait to get
there.” | d. | “Let’s go now,” said Joe, “I can’t wait to get
there.” |
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Punctuation—Use
Underlining for Titles--RIT 191-200
1. Which sentence punctuates the title Great
Expectations correctly?
a. | Have you read Dickens’ Great
Expectations? | c. | Have you read Dickens’
“Great Expectations”? | b. | Have you read
Dickens’ “Great Expectations”? | d. | Have you read
Dickens’, Great Expectations? |
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Punctuation—Use
Apostrophes--RIT 201-210
Which words mean that the uniforms belong to both
girls?
a. | he girl’s
uniforms | c. | the girls’
uniforms | b. | the girls’ uniforms’ | d. | the girls uniforms |
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Which sentence is not
written correctly?
a. | She can’t drive a car until
she is 16. | c. | The boys
shouldn’t wear such bright colors. | b. | Thinking about his team, the coach didn’t extend
practice. | d. | The cheerleader isnt going to the
game. |
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Punctuation—Use
Appropriate End Punctuation--RIT 201-210
Which indicates the speaker is
excited?
a. | Sure, I can do
that. | c. | Sure, I can do
that? | b. | Sure, I can do that! | d. | I can do that. |
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Which sentence is not
punctuated correctly?
a. | I have a dog with white
spots? | c. | I love this
game! | b. | I ate in a restaurant last night. | d. | Were you tardy again? |
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Choose the appropriate
places for periods.
In the
trees by our house(a) the birds were chattering(b) the air was crisp and the sun was bright(c) for a
winter day(d)
a. | a and b | c. | a and d | b. | b and d | d. | c and d |
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Punctuation—Use Commas
Appropriately--RIT 201-210
1. Choose the punctuation that should go in the
blank.
James __ clean up your
room now!
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Waiting impatiently(a) the
students shoved(b) and jostled each other(c) at the bus stop.
Weighed down by his heavy
backpack(d) Pete was squeezed to the end of the line. The bright
yellow bus(e) arrived in a blur
of flashing lights and familiar faces. Knowing it was inevitable(f)
the students boarded the bus
to school.
Where should commas
be placed?
a. | b, c, d | c. | b, c, f | b. | a, c, d | d. | a, d, f |
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Which sentence is correctly
punctuated?
a. | When you’re finished cleaning
your room you may leave for the game. | c. | When you’re finished cleaning your room. You may leave for the
game. | b. | When you’re finished cleaning your room, you may leave for the
game. | d. | When you’re finished cleaning your room; you may
leave for the game. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Billy, on the other hand turned his
report in yesterday. | c. | Billy, on the
other hand, turned his report in yesterday. | b. | Billy on the other hand turned his report in
yesterday. | d. | Billy on the other hand, turned his
report in yesterday. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | The parakeet meanwhile squawked
endlessly. | c. | The parakeet
meanwhile, squawked endlessly. | b. | The parakeet meanwhile squawked, endlessly. | d. | The parakeet, meanwhile, squawked
endlessly. |
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Punctuation—Use
Enclosing Punctuation--RIT 201-210
Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Have you read The Most Dangerous
Game in English class? | c. | Have you read
“The Most Dangerous Game” in English class? | b. | Have you read the most Dangerous Game in English
class? | d. | Have you read The Most Dangerous Game in English
class? |
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Which sentence uses commas
correctly?
a. | The students, gave the principal Mr.
Smith a special award. | c. | The students gave
the principal, Mr. Smith a special award. | b. | The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith, a special
award. | d. | The students gave the principal Mr. Smith, a special
award. |
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