Chapter 12 | Student Practice Quizzes |Making the Grade 1Ce

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Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT one of the 'six Cs' of good writing?
a) concrete
b) considerate
c) correct
d) cautious

Question 2:

Which of the following words is an example of specifically Canadian spelling?
a) fundamentally
b) anachronism
c) analyze
d) armoire

Question 3:

In which of the following pairs of words is the FIRST word generally considered the preferred option?
a) prior to; before
b) purchase; buy
c) need; require
d) utilize; use

Question 4:

Which of the following might be considered an example of discriminatory language?
a) formal attire
b) black tie
c) evening wear
d) dinner clothes

Question 5:

Describing all female students as ?not good at math? would be an example of ________.
a) jargon
b) stereotyping
c) racist language
d) euphemism

Question 6:

Which of the following does NOT help to define a sentence?
a) a group of words that begins with a capital letter
b) a group of words that does not start with the words 'and' or 'but'
c) a group of words that contains a subject (unless it?s imperative) and a finite verb
d) a group of words that expresses a complete thought

Question 7:

Which of the following would be considered a sentence fragment?
a) Come!
b) I slept.
c) He went; she went, too.
d) Because we want to.

Question 8:

Which of the following would be considered a comma splice?
a) The cat came into the room, and so did the dog.
b) Alper, who wanted to watch hockey on television, was disappointed.
c) Raisa would have gone sooner if she?d know that the sale was over on Friday.
d) Luka had a latte, Dylan had chai tea.

Question 9:

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?
a) The papers were handed back by the professor.
b) The professor was hoping for better scores on the exams.
c) He didn?t know what he wanted.
d) At the front of the exam room, the desk was sitting empty.

Question 10:

Which of the following sentences demonstrates a faulty parallel structure?
a) She spent most of her time going to university, working at the campus book store, and sleeping.
b) He wanted to get take-out Pad Thai, meet a friend for drinks, and watch a lively scrimmage at the rink.
c) She had to do three things: study for exams, putting brownies in the oven to bake, and her facebook page hadn?t been checked for at least ten minutes.
d) He downloaded the movie, watched it on his laptop, and forgot all about his physics assignment.

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Making the Grade 1Ce: Chapter 12