English for Careers: Business, Professional and Technical, 11th Edition

English for Careers, 11e (Smith) Chapter 13 Punctuation: The Fine Point 1) Which of the following is used for titles of subdivisions of published works, such as chapters of a book? A) quotation marks B) underline C) italics Answer: A 2) Which of the following means expressing someone else's ideas in your own words? A) direct quotation B) paraphrasing C) plagiarizing D) indirect quotation Answer: B 3) When you ________, always use quotation marks. A) indirectly quote B) directly quote C) paraphrase Answer: B 4) A ________ or ________ is always placed before a closing quotation mark. A) semicolon or colon B) period or comma C) period or question mark D) semicolon or comma Answer: B 5) Use ________ to emphasize a word or an expression. A) quotation marks B) italics C) A or B Answer: B 6) Which of the following means expressing someone else's exact words? A) direct quotation B) paraphrasing C) plagiarizing D) indirect quotation Answer: A 7) The only acceptable way to divide words at the end of a line is ________. A) to let the computer decide B) before the last three letters C) between syllables D) after the first three letters Answer: C 8) Never divide ________. A) the last word on a page B) a word less than two syllables C) a contraction D) all of the above Answer: D 9) A ________ is always placed after a closing quotation mark. A) semicolon or comma B) semicolon or colon C) period or question mark D) period or comma Answer: B 10) To indicate a word is slang or informal usage, ________. A) enclose it in quotation marks B) explain it in parentheses C) underline it D) none of these; do not use slang or informal terms Answer: A 11) My father was a hard working man but didn't earn much money. A) correctly punctuated B) add a comma after hard C) close up hard working D) add a hyphen after hard Answer: C 12) Some people find it difficult to distinguish between "effect" and "affect." A) correctly punctuated B) move the period to follow the quotation mark C) remove the quotation marks from effect and affect D) use italics instead of quotation marks Answer: D 13) He took the womans hat and hid it in the men's room. A) correctly punctuated B) change womans to womens' C) change men's to mens' D) change womans to woman's Answer: D 14) Among her last words were, "I am settled in my own faith." A) correctly punctuated B) change the comma to a semicolon C) move the period outside of the quotation mark D) add a comma after settled Answer: A 15) The case against the Dallas based-company was handled in Seattle. A) correctly punctuated B) add a comma after company C) add a hyphen after Dallas and delete the hyphen after based D) add a hyphen after Dallas Answer: C 16) The article "Bug Off" is in the March issue of Camper's Guide. A) correctly punctuated B) underline or italicize Camper's Guide C) add a comma after off D) underline Bug Off Answer: B 17) Door to door peddling isn't one of your high status jobs. A) correctly punctuated B) add hyphens: door-to-door C) add hyphens: door-to-door and high-status D) change isn't to is not Answer: C 18) Identify the correct sentence. A) My instructor told me "I should add more details to my essay and edit for grammar and spelling." B) My instructor told me "I should add more details to my essay and edit for grammar and spelling". C) My instructor told me, "You should add more details to your essay and edit for grammar and spelling". D) My instructor told me I should add more details to my essay and edit for grammar and spelling. Answer: D 19) Identify the correct sentence. A) The Joneses' factories' are all over the world. B) The Joneses factory's are all over the world. C) The Joneses' factories are all over the world. D) The Jonese's factories are all over the world. Answer: C 20) Identify the correct sentence. A) Wilma does'nt have too much trouble distinguishing between "their, there, and theyre." B) Wilma doesn't have too much trouble distinguishing between their, there, and they're. C) Wilma doesn't have too much trouble distinguishing between their, there, and they're. Answer: C 21) Identify the correct sentence. A) Have you read William Blake's poem "London" from Songs of Innocence and Experience? B) Have you read William Blake's poem "London" from Songs of Innocence and Experience? C) Have you read William Blake's poem London from Songs of Innocence and Experience? D) Have you read William Blake's poem "London" from "Songs of Innocence and Experience"? Answer: A 22) Identify the correct sentence. A) In order to assess you're level of improvement in the course, you need to take both the pre-test and the post-test. B) In order to assess your level of improvement in the course, you need to take both the pre-test and the post-test. C) In order to assess your level of improvement in the course, you need to take both the pretest and the posttest. D) In order to assess your level of improvement in the course, you need to take both the pre test and the post test. Answer: C 23) Identify the correct sentence. A) The mother took her three-year-old daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys. B) The mother took her three year old daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys. C) The little girl was only three-years-old when she saw the monkeys at the zoo. Answer: A 24) Identify the correct sentence. A) When your in the home office, please report underpayments as well as overpayments. B) When your in the home office, please report under-payments as well as over-payments. C) When you're in the home office, please report underpayments as well as overpayments. D) When you're in the home office, please report under-payments as well as over-payments. Answer: C 25) Identify the correct sentence. A) When I went shopping for new appliances, I knew I wanted a selfcleaning oven and a state of the art dishwasher. B) When I went shopping for new appliances, I knew I wanted a self-cleaning oven and a state- of-the-art dishwasher. C) When I went shopping for new appliances, I knew I wanted a self cleaning-oven and a state of the art-dishwasher. Answer: B 26) Identify the correct sentence. A) My friend Arlene called and asked me "if I would pick her up when her car broke down on the highway?" B) My friend Arlene called and asked me "if I would pick her up" when her car broke down on the highway. C) My friend Arlene called and said, "My car broke down on the highway. Can you pick me up?" D) My friend Arlene called asking "My car broke down on the highway. Can you pick me up"? Answer: C 27) Identify the correct sentence. A) I just listened to Britney Spears's song "Cinderella" from her CD Femme Fatale. B) I just listened to Britney Spears's song "Cinderella" from her CD Femme Fatale. C) I just listened to Britney Spears's song Cinderella from her CD Femme Fatale. D) I just listened to Britney Spears's song "Cinderella" from her CD "Femme Fatale." Answer: B 28) Identify the correct sentence. A) I wont go to the party with you because you're friends are rowdy. B) I won't go to the party with you because your friends are rowdy. C) I won't go to the party with you because youre friends are rowdy. Answer: B 29) Identify the correct sentence. A) Somethings are better left unsaid. B) Some-things are better left un-said. C) Some things are better left unsaid. D) Some thing's are better left un-said. Answer: C 30) Identify the correct sentence. A) Matt gave me one piece of sales advice: 'It's the hook, not the book that makes the sale.' B) Matt gave me one piece of sales advice: "Its the hook, not the book that makes the sale." C) Matt gave me one piece of sales advice: "It's the hook, not the book that makes the sale." Answer: C Place a slash at the preferred place to divide each of the following words. If the word cannot be divided, write "No division." 31) impossible Answer: impos/sible 32) again Answer: no division 33) created Answer: creat/ed 34) toothbrushes Answer: tooth/brushes 35) interruption Answer: inter/ruption 6 Copyright © 2014 Education, Inc.