Practice in Copyediting Quiz

Question

1A good journalist is also a good:

(1 point)
Responses

Reporter
Reporter

Copy-editor
Copy-editor

Speaker
Speaker

Writer

Answer 1

Writer

Answer 2

Copy-editing means:
(1 point)
Responses

Rewriting stories
Rewriting stories

Copying stories
Copying stories

Correcting stories
Correcting stories

Drafting stories

Answer 3

Correcting stories

Answer 4

Which of the following is the best sentence:
(1 point)
Responses

Either Susan or I will attend the conference
Either Susan or I will attend the conference

Either Susan or I was going to attend the conference
Either Susan or I was going to attend the conference

Either Susan or I were attending the conference
Either Susan or I were attending the conference

Either Susan or I attended the conference

Answer 5

Either Susan or I will attend the conference

Answer 6

To a copy editor, what does GSPS stand for:
(1 point)
Responses

Guidelines, style, punctuation and spelling
Guidelines, style, punctuation and spelling

Grammar, style, pronunciation and spelling
Grammar, style, pronunciation and spelling

Grammar, setting, punctuation and spelling
Grammar, setting, punctuation and spelling

Grammar, style, punctuation and spelling

Answer 7

Grammar, style, punctuation and spelling

Answer 8

Which of the following is the best sentence:
(1 point)
Responses

Neither Billy or I are straight A students.
Neither Billy or I are straight A students.

Neither Billy nor I are straight A students.
Neither Billy nor I are straight A students.

Neither Billy or I am straight A students.
Neither Billy or I am straight A students.

Neither Billy nor me are straight A students.

Answer 9

Neither Billy nor I are straight A students.

Answer 10

Either Miss Stacey or Miss Marissa will take ______ class to the zoo today.
(1 point)
Responses

There
There

Their
Their

Its
Its

Her

Answer 11

Their

Answer 12

_ is one of the hallmarks of journalism.
(1 point)
Responses

Transition
Transition

Accuracy
Accuracy

Sourcing
Sourcing

Copy-editing

Answer 13

Accuracy

Answer 14

Which of the following is the best sentence:
(1 point)
Responses

No one has offered to let us use his/her computer for the science experiment.
No one has offered to let us use his/her computer for the science experiment.

Julie have offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.
Julie have offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.

Julie has offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.
Julie has offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.

No one has offered to let us use their computer for the science experiment.

Answer 15

No one has offered to let us use their computer for the science experiment.

Answer 16

Which of the following is the best sentence:
(1 point)
Responses

Neither of us was able to predict who would win the basketball game.
Neither of us was able to predict who would win the basketball game.

Neither Terry or Tiffany was able to predict who would win the basketball game.
Neither Terry or Tiffany was able to predict who would win the basketball game.

Neither of us were able to predict who would win the basketball game.
Neither of us were able to predict who would win the basketball game.

Neither Terry or Tiffany were able to predict who would win the basketball game.

Answer 17

Neither of us was able to predict who would win the basketball game.

Answer 18

1.copy editor
4. grammar, style, punctuation and spelling.
6. her
8. juile has offered 2 let us use her computer for the science experiment.
Everything else is correct.

Answer 19

Thank you for providing the correct answers. Here are the revised responses:

1. Copy-editor
4. Grammar, style, punctuation and spelling.
6. Her
8. Julie has offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.

Corrected Answers:

1. Copy-editor
4. Grammar, style, punctuation and spelling.
6. Her
8. Julie has offered to let us use her computer for the science experiment.

Thank you for pointing out the errors.