Unit 10—Punctuation
Achievement Test 10
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
1. Which statement is NOT correctly punctuated?
a.
Turn left at the next light, then go four blocks.
b.
Turn left at the next light, and then go four blocks.
c.
Turn left at the next light; then go four blocks.
d.
Turn left at the next light; after that, go four blocks.
2. Which statement is NOT correctly punctuated?
a.
You can round the infinite number pi to 3.14,159.
b.
You can round the infinite number pi to 3.14159.
3. Which statement is NOT correctly punctuated?
a.
Joji bought: a dozen eggs and a gallon of milk.
b.
Joji bought a dozen eggs and a gallon of milk.
4. Which statement is NOT correctly punctuated?
a.
The contract “will be renewed except for just and good cause”.
b.
The contract, “will be renewed except for just and good cause”.
c.
The contract “will be renewed except for just and good cause.”
d.
The contract, “will be renewed except for just and good cause.”
5. Which statement is incorrect?
a.
I work for Odette Clark, M.D.
b.
I work for Dr. Odette Clark.
c.
I work for Dr. Odette Clark, M.D.
SHORT ANSWER
Punctuate the sentence correctly.
1. What do you think of using video podcasts for training
2. The following students have earned high honors Suman Bhati Jerome Coe and Deena Socol
3. The preliminary cost estimates see page 8 include $450000 for site development
4. If I buy the tickets at the box office suggested Reed we can avoid the online service charge
5. The files have been posted on the companys FTP site
6. Ida B Wells a journalist and reformer was one of the 13 founders of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People NAACP
7. Karen Valdes MSW is a marriage and family therapist in Roanoke Virginia
8. Did you mean Oxford Ohio or Oxford Mississippi
9. The flight arrives at 830 pm at Gate 5
10. Ryan has gotten straight As every semester
11. Dr Young ordered a sleep study
12. Did you send Ms Slater and Mr Gaines a copy of the report
13. Turn left at the next stoplight
14. Sgt Julian Forrester received the Air Force Combat Action Medal
15. Gina Morency MBA CLU is a finance instructor at Willmeth College
16. The audit was performed by Damien Jones CPA
17. Look out
18. The US House of Representatives was created in 1789
19. The house that they bought is more than 200 years old
20. Before calling Jack gets together the papers he will need
21. The files on the top shelf should be discarded
22. Next run a complete virus scan
23. The driver in the blue sedan is my cousin
24. Vera signed a noncompete agreement therefore she cant work for a competitor
25. Sean who is looking for a job revised his profile on a social networking site to present a positive
professional image
ANS:
PTS: 1
26. The prime minister lives at 10 Downing Street London
27. The Great Fire of London began on September 2 1666 at the home of the kings baker
28. Arjun a call center worker is using an online learning tool to improve his business English
29. This survey yields some key information for example 89 percent of callers have experienced
frustration with our automated telephone system
30. In December 2007 I left Griggs & Dayton for a job with Narayan Accounting
31. The test of courage comes when we are in the minority said Ralph W Sockman The test of tolerance
comes when we are in the majority
32. Be prepared to discuss these points about the poem Kitchenette Building tone theme and poetic
devices
33. If you think education is expensive try ignorance said Derek Bok
34. Kates unit will be deployed on the ninth of February
35. Adrienne yelled Watch out
36. They just called and told me You won first prize
37. Please read Chapter 22 The Consumer in the Marketplace for next Monday
38. Ive got an interview tomorrow Hisao said
39. Was it Titanic that won the most Academy Awards
40. The application and examination fee is $225 two hundred twenty five dollars
41. Three fourths of the work remains to be done
42. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks the nations fastest growing occupations
43. The movie is based on a short story called The Bear Came Over the Mountain
44. Marita doesnt like putting her personal information online yet she got her new job through a
professional networking site
45. Caleb said that he would be glad to help me
46. Please put xs in all the boxes that apply to you
47. Celia drives in every day Hector takes the subway
48. Now lets go over the terms is that your cell phone ringing
49. The passenger pigeon the last of a population that once reached 3 to 5 billion died at the Cincinnati
Zoo in 1914
50. If your engine overheats your first steps should be to 1 pull over 2 turn off the engine and 3 check the
coolant level in the reservoir