This document provides directions and examples for a proofreading test. It includes multiple choice questions about proofreading marks and errors in capitalization, grammar, punctuation and spelling. It also provides sentences to proofread and correct. The document covers identifying and correcting common typing and writing errors through use of proofreading symbols. It aims to test understanding of proofreading skills and conventions of written English.

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MC-01 DIRECTIONS FOR NUMBER s 1- 18 : Read each of the following multiple-choice items and the
possible answers carefully. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet or as instructed by your
teacher. REMEMBER: MAKE NO MARKS ON THIS TEST.
Which proofreading mark would be used to correct Which sentence is capitalized CORRECTLY?
1 the following EXAMPLE? 4
A Do you have an appointment with president
EXAMPLE: Organization and time managment Harris?
are very important skills to master. B He plans to introduce Mrs. Goldberg, Mayor of
A the city.
C Please send your suggestions to senator
B
Blackwood.
C D The next person on the agenda is Ms. Perez,
vice president of the corporation.
D
Which proofreading mark would be used to correct
Which proofreading mark would be used to correct 5 the following EXAMPLE?
2 the following EXAMPLE?
EXAMPLE: the dog jumped over the fence.
EXAMPLE: Save your work before logging off,
the teacher said. A
A B
B C
C D
D
Which proofreading mark would be used to correct
6 the following EXAMPLE?
Which proofreading mark would be used to correct
3 the following EXAMPLE? EXAMPLE: Its a beautiful day!
EXAMPLE: Monitors, printers and speakers are A
examples of output devices.
B
A
C
B
D
C
D
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Which proofreading mark would be used to correct The proofreading mark # means that the typist
7 the following EXAMPLE? 11 should do what?
EXAMPLE: Social Studies is my favorite Class. A Center
A B Delete
C Move
B
D Space
C
D Stet . ..
Jenny is comparing the letter that she typed to the
12 original document. What is Jenny doing?
Sarah is peer editing a classmate’s report. Which A Creating
8 proofreading mark should she use to let her
B Editing
classmate know to start a new paragraph?
C Proofreading
A
D Viewing
B
C
Which will your word processing software’s
D 13 TOOLS feature find?
A Grammar errors
B Homonyms
Which type of error is in the following sentence?
9 C Names of proper nouns
The teacher said, “come to class early
tomorrow.” D Omitted words
A Capitalization
B Grammatical
C Punctuation When proofreading a document, what do the letters
14 “lc” mean?
D Spacing
A Locate
B Lock caps
C Look carefully
The proofreading mark means that the typist
10 should do what? D Lowercase
A Align with
B Close up
C Move left
D Move right
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Which type of error is in the following sentence?
15 Halloween is on october 31.
A Capitalization
B Grammatical
C Punctuation
D Spacing
Which type of error is in the following sentence?
16 My favorite class is Social Studies.
A Capitalization
B Grammatical
C Punctuation
D Spacing
Which type of error is in the following sentence?
17 It is better to give then to receive.
A Capitalization
B Grammatical
C Punctuation
D Spacing
Which sentence is capitalized CORRECTLY?
18
A Have you ever been to the south of france?
B I like Southern food.
C They are from the Midwest.
D We are studying explorers from the old West.
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Directions: Type the following sentences. Supply any missing capitals.
19
1. people tend to sleep more during the winter months.
2. Our class picnic is usually held on the first weekend after the fourth of july.
3. Our fbla chapter raised money for the march of dimes this year.
4. My father invests on the new york stock exchange.
5. I will be taking business computer technology in the spring.
6. My favorite classes are social studies, english, and keyboarding.
7. Our school is on the east side of town.
8. The doctor’s office is on west doctor avenue.
9. This is dr. John Smith, president of deca.
10. We will be introducing senator Bill Jones at our assembly.
11. The teacher said, “we will be taking our unit test on Thursday.”
12. “i do not understand the question,” Jim admitted.
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Directions: Select the verb that correctly completes each sentence. Key the
20 sentences correctly.
1. Each team member and his parents (is, are) attending the ceremony tonight.
2. Every one of the club members (type, types) at least 40 words a minute.
3. Many new students (is, are) surprised by the new dress code.
4. One old magazine and one new magazine (remain, remains) on the library shelf.
5. Becky and Belinda (was, were) able to explain all details of the project.
6. Neither John nor Bob (ask, asks) questions in class.
7. Either cake or brownies (is, are) a good choice for dessert.
8. Organization skills and time management (is, are) necessary to be successful in
school.
9. No one (realize, realizes) the dangers of sitting incorrectly at the computer.
10. Each (is, are) an acceptable way of achieving a goal.
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MC-01 DIRECTIONS FOR NUMBER s 21- 28 : Read each of the following multiple-choice items and the
possible answers carefully. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet or as instructed by your
teacher. REMEMBER: MAKE NO MARKS ON THIS TEST.
FIGURE 3A
Line 1 All computers need hard ware and software to work.
sp
Line 2 CTE Week is in Feb.
Line 3 We learned how to format reports in our Language Arts class.
Line 4 I met former president Clinton when I went to New York.
Line 5 Remember to save work before logging off of your computer.
your
The proofreading mark on Line 1 in FIGURE 3A The proofreading mark on Line 3 in FIGURE 3A
21 means that the typist should do what? 23 means that the typist should do what?
A Capitalize A Change case
B Close up B Close up
C Spell out C Delete all
D Transpose D Leave capitals
The proofreading mark on Line 2 in FIGURE 3A The proofreading mark on Line 4 in FIGURE 3A
22 means that the typist should do what? 24 means that the typist should do what?
A Capitalize A Capitalize
B Close up B Delete
C Spell out C Insert
D Transpose D Lowercase
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The proofreading mark on Line 5 in FIGURE 3A
25 means that the typist should do what?
A Capitalize
B Delete
C Insert
D Lowercase
FIGURE 3C
Line 1 Microsoft Windows is an operating system.
yellow
Line 2 Please bring your blue notebooks with you to class.
Line 3 Knowing how to type allows me to to finish my work faster.
The proofreading mark on Line 1 of FIGURE 3C The proofreading mark on Line 3 of FIGURE 3C
26 means that the typist should do what? 28 means that the typist should do what?
A Center A Delete
B Delete B Lowercase
C Move right C Replace
D New paragraph D Underline
The proofreading mark on Line 2 of FIGURE 3C
27 means that the typist should do what?
A delete
B lowercase
C replace
D underline
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Teacher Directions
Directions for item 19
Objective 3.02
Performance Activity 1 – KEY
Directions: Type the following sentences. Supply any missing capitals.
1. People tend to sleep more during the winter months.
2. Our class picnic is usually held on the first weekend after the Fourth of July.
3. Our FBLA chapter raised money for the March of Dimes this year.
4. My father invests on the New York Stock Exchange.
5. I will be taking Business Computer Technology in the spring.
6. My favorite classes are social studies, English, and keyboarding.
7. Our school is on the east side of town.
8. The doctor’s office is on West Doctor Avenue.
9. This is Dr. John Smith, president of DECA.
10. We will be introducing Senator Bill Jones at our assembly.
11. The teacher said, “We will be taking our unit test on Thursday.”
12. “I do not understand the question,” Jim admitted.
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Teacher Directions
Directions for item 20
Objective 3.02
Performance Activity 2 - Key
Directions: Select the verb that correctly completes each sentence. Key the sentences
correctly.
1. Each team member and his parents is attending the ceremony tonight.
2. Every one of the club members types at least 40 words a minute.
3. Many new students are surprised by the new dress code.
4. One old magazine and one new magazine remain on the library shelf.
5. Becky and Belinda were able to explain all details of the project.
6. Neither John nor Bob asks questions in class.
7. Either cake or brownies is a good choice for dessert.
8. Organization skills and time management are necessary to be successful in school.
9. No one realizes the dangers of sitting incorrectly at the computer.
10. Each is an acceptable way of achieving a goal.
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Scoring Directions
19 19 Objective : MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in k... Scale: SCALE 01
0 - NOT CORRECT
1 - CORRECT
No scoring direction for this objective.
20 20 Objective : MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in k... Scale: SCALE 01
0 - NOT CORRECT
1 - CORRECT
No scoring direction for this objective.
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Scoring Key
? Answer/ Objective ? Answer/ Objective
Scale Scale
1 1 B MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks 16 16 A MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
2 2 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks 17 17 B MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
3 3 B MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks 18 18 C MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
4 4 D MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke... 19 19 0 NOT CORRECT MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
1 CORRECT
5 5 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
20 20 0 NOT CORRECT MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
1 CORRECT
6 6 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
21 21 B MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
7 7 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
22 22 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
8 8 B MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
23 23 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
9 9 A MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
24 24 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
10 10 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
25 25 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
11 11 D MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
26 26 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
12 12 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
27 27 C MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
13 13 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
28 28 A MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
14 14 D MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks
15 15 A MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in ke...
Minimum points
required to achieve
Total questions on test: 28 mastery category
Objectives measured: 2 Items Points Questions measuring this objective
MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks 20 20 15 13 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13
MK03.01 Interpret proofreaders' marks 14 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
MK03.02 Apply correct language skills in keyed... 8 8 6 - 4 9 15 16 17 18 19 20
Totals 28 21 19
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Scoring Key
Items used in test
? Item name ? Item name ? Item name
1 MK03.01.08 11 MK03.01.09 20 MK03.02.02P
2 MK03.01.02 12 MK03.01.04 21 MK03.01.13
3 MK03.01.03 13 MK03.01.05 22 MK03.01.14
4 MK03.02.03 14 MK03.01.12 23 MK03.01.15
5 MK03.01.11 15 MK03.02.01 24 MK03.01.16
6 MK03.01.07 16 MK03.02.02 25 MK03.01.17
7 MK03.01.10 17 MK03.02.05 26 MK03.01.18
8 MK03.01.01 18 MK03.02.04 27 MK03.01.19
9 MK03.02.06 19 MK03.02.01P 28 MK03.01.20
10 MK03.01.06
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