Style, Punctuation, and Mechanics Post-Test

Introduction

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This quiz is designed to test how well you understand a range of key topics. After you complete the test, you’ll be able to see a report that shows you how well you performed, broken down by topic, to help you practice particular skills more efficiently. Please note that you must answer all questions before proceeding to the next screen. Once you have answered all questions, the "Next" button will appear at the bottom of the screen.

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Apostrophes, Capitalization, Commas, Modifiers, Parallelism, Quotation Marks, Semicolons and Colons, Sentence Structure, Sentence Structure Multilingual, Word Choice

Page 1 of 5

If any of the bolded segments has an error, select the answer option that IDENTIFIES the error. If no segments have an error, select “No error.”

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Lorenzo lives in the Hills of North Carolina.
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Madeline is a midfielder for her High School soccer team.
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A manager should have a confident, self-assured manner in order to create a calm atmosphere in his workplace.
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My doctor said she could not guestimate what my test results would be.
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The poets remark about the longevity of things of beauty did not take into account the effects of such phenomena as acid rain.
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Five refugee families have arrived in our small town and their delight in our peaceful lives makes me happy that we decided to invite them.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who took office in 1985 was forced to step down after a failed coup attempt in 1991.
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The blue jays that like to eat bread off our porch, were chased away by our cat.
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After age sixty, many Americans find they must adjust to: misplacing important papers, forgetting people’s names, gaining hard-to-lose pounds, and trying to convince themselves that these problems are perfectly normal.

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If any of the bolded segments has an error, select the answer option that IDENTIFIES the error. If no segments have an error, select “No error.”

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I had my car’s emergency break checked already at the auto shop near the bakery where I buy rolls.
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"I've been researching Alzheimer’s disease for decades," the doctor said, but I still have so many unanswered questions."
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"Sure, The Shining is a great movie," my brother admitted, "but it doesn't hold a candle to Stephen King's 1977 novel."
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David Finkel’s article The Return, which appeared in the magazine The New Yorker, told the story of traumatized veterans who returned to civilian life from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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As Janice quietly thumbed through the newspaper; Deeter prepared a hearty breakfast; the dog eagerly consumed the scraps of bacon that Deeter dropped on the newly waxed floor.
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Marian Anderson said that life had taught her to obey her own rules, to forget past injustices, to sing her very best, and the importance of acting.
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Many Europeans think that American politicians don’t accomplish hardly anything by their protracted congressional hearings.

Page 3 of 5

If any of the bolded segments has an error, select the answer option that IDENTIFIES the error. If no segments have an error, select “No error.”

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Although driving a truck can allow independent operators to set their own hours, but the work can be exhausting and the pay low.
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In class, the boys at St. Andrew’s School had to wear suit jackets and starched shirts. The boys athletic uniforms were not much more comfortable.
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Volunteers visited homes and distributed pamphlets, in which explained how to use the new siren system.
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Before leaving the consultant must send the client the final reports and detailed recommendations for further action.
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During a heat wave, elderly people who do not have air conditioning can become dangerously dehydrated.
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The social worker sympathized on the child’s situation.

Instructions

If the bolded segment has an error, select the answer choice that CORRECTS the error. If there is no error, select “No change.”

Page 4 of 5

If the bolded segment has an error, select the answer choice that CORRECTS the error. If there is no error, select “No change.”

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Important structural damage often appears first in small signs. A single carpenter ant, for example, may be evidence of a half-destroyed joist.
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My sister’s vacation routine never varied; she always basked in the sun for an hour before she helped set up camp.
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The celebrity was surrounded by cell phones stumbling out of a squad car.
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Steve’s mother-in-law only asked him to paint the porch windows, not the whole porch.
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Babies who cry a lot, their parents usually try feeding them whenever they cry.

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If the bolded segment has an error, select the answer choice that CORRECTS the error. If there is no error, select “No change.”

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Nonsmokers often assume that smokers, who want to quit, can do so fairly easily.
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Convinced of his client’s innocence, every possible tactic was used by the lawyer to delay the trial.
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After I graduated was not easy to gain the hands-on experience that I needed for my first job.
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Picture books are important to a child in three ways: to stimulate imagination, encouraging learning, and they are enjoyable.
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Thirty years ago, the mens’ and women’s dormitories were completely separate, but now men and women share the buildings and common spaces.
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The work was exciting, but she was exhausting by the end of the day.

Student Results | Performance Report

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Class Results

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This report compares overall and per-topic results on the diagnostic pre- and post-tests. Students’ pre-test results appear above their post-test results. Students' scores are expressed within the bar as a percentage of questions answered correctly out of all available questions in the tests. Only students that have taken both the pre-test and post-test appear in this report.

Use the dropdowns below to review results overall and per topic, and to reorder scores. Reordering of scores will be determined using post-test scores.

Roster comparison report

This report compares overall and per-topic results on the diagnostic pre- and post-tests. Students’ pre-test results appear above their post-test results. Students' scores are expressed within the bar as a percentage of questions answered correctly out of all available questions in the tests. Only students that have taken both the pre-test and post-test appear in this report.

Use the dropdowns below to review results overall and per topic, and to reorder scores. Reordering of scores will be determined using post-test scores.

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Results

Class Report

This report shows your class's performance overall and per topic. Expressed as a percentage, the bar indicates how many questions students answered correctly compared to all the questions on that topic.

Use the dropdowns below to sort and to see an individual student's performance report.

This report compares your class's performance overall and per topic on the diagnostic pre- and post-tests. For each topic, the result for the pre-test appears above the result for the post-test. Students' scores are expressed within the bar as a percentage of questions answered correctly out of all available questions in the tests. Only students who have taken both the pre-test and the post-test appear in this report.

Use the dropdowns below to sort and to see an individual student's performance report. Reordering of scores will be determined using post-test scores.

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