Circle the right answer for each question. A) I can attend the interview on Monday. B) I can attend the interview on Munday

Quiz Editing and proofreading Level A Circle the right answer for each question. 1) Which of these sentences is correct? A) I saw your adert in the p...
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Quiz Editing and proofreading Level A Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these sentences is correct? A) I saw your adert in the paper. B) I saw your advert in the paper.

2) Which of these sentences is correct? A) I can attend the interview on Monday. B) I can attend the interview on Munday.

3) In a formal letter where do you put your address? A) top right hand corner B) bottom right hand corner

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4) How should you write the date in a letter? A) 20 march 2015 B) 20 March 2015

5) What should you put at the end of your address? A) your security code B) your postcode

6) What should you check when you have written a draft? A) your spelling B) the time

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Quiz Editing and proofreading Level B Circle the right answer for each question.

1) You are writing to Ms Jones in Housing. How would you start the letter? A) Hi there B) Dear Ms Jones

2) How would you end a formal letter? A) Cheers B) Regards

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3) Which of these contains the correct spelling? A) 19 June B) 19 Joon

4) Which of these sentences contains a mistake? A) can I make an appointment please? B) Can I make an appointment please?

5) Which of these sentences contains a mistake? A) My address is 39 boris close. B) My address is 39 Boris Close.

6) Which of these things is NOT something you do after you've written a draft? A) Check for full stops. B) Tear it up and start again. C) Check for capital letters for names and places.

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Quiz Editing and proofreading Level C Circle the right answer for each question.

1) What is the missing word in this sentence?

Please could send me an application form.

A) I B) man C) you

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2) What is the missing word in this sentence?

I enjoy going the gym.

A) to B) from C) of

3) What is the missing word in this sentence?

My son missed school yesterday because was ill.

A) she B) he C) they

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4) If you write a birthday card which is the best greeting? A) Happy Birthday Tom! With love from Mari B) Happy Birthday Tom! Yours sincerely, Mari

5) When you type, sometimes you hit the wrong letters. What do you think this word was meant to be?

Dera

A) Deer B) Dear C) Dere

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6) When you type, sometimes you hit the wrong letters. What do you think this was meant to say?

Best whsise

A) Best washes B) Beat it C) Best wishes

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Quiz - answers Editing and proofreading Level A

1) Which of these sentences is correct? The correct answer is B. 'Advert' is spelt with a 'v'.

2) Which of these sentences is correct? The correct answer is A. 'Monday' is spelt with an 'o'.

3) In a formal letter where do you put your address? The correct answer is A. In a formal letter you put your address in the top right hand corner.

4) How should you write the date in a letter? The correct answer is B. 20 March 2015 is the right answer. The month has a capital letter.

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5) What should you put at the end of your address? The correct answer is B. You put your postcode at the end of your address.

6) What should you check when you have written a draft? The correct answer is A. You should check your spelling after writing a draft.

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Quiz - answers Editing and proofreading Level B

1) You are writing to Ms Jones in Housing. How would you start the letter? The correct answer is B. The right answer is 'Dear Ms Jones'. That is the best way to start a formal letter.

2) How would you end a formal letter? The correct answer is B. The right answer is 'Regards'. That is a good way to end a formal letter.

3) Which of these contains the correct spelling? The correct answer is A. The correct spelling is 19 June.

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4) Which of these sentences contains a mistake? The correct answer is A. 'can I make an appointment please?' is the right answer as it contains a mistake. Use a capital letter at the start of a sentence.

5) Which of these sentences contains a mistake? The correct answer is A. The right answer is 'My address is 39 boris close' as it contains a mistake. Street names need to have capital letters.

6) Which of these things is NOT something you do after you've written a draft? The correct answer is B. That is the right answer. You should NOT tear up your first draft!

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Quiz - answers Editing and proofreading Level C

1) What is the missing word in this sentence? Please could send me an application form. The correct answer is C. The right answer is 'you'. The sentence should be 'Please could you send me an application form.'

2) What is the missing word in this sentence? I enjoy going the gym. The correct answer is A. The right answer is 'to'. The sentence should be 'I enjoy going to the gym.'

3) What is the missing word in this sentence? My son missed school yesterday because was ill. The correct answer is B. The right answer is 'he'. The sentence should be 'My son missed school yesterday because he was ill.'

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4) If you write a birthday card which is the best greeting? The correct answer is A. 'With love from' is the right answer. 'Yours sincerely' is more formal.

5) When you type, sometimes you hit the wrong letters. What do you think this word was meant to be? Dera The correct answer is B. The right answer is 'Dear'.

6) When you type, sometimes you hit the wrong letters. What do you think this was meant to say? Best whsise The correct answer is C. 'Best wishes' is the right answer. When you type you can sometimes muddle up the letters.

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