1. Which of the qualities
required for a good document is violated in the following passage?
You now have a good idea
of the overall design and structure of documents, both short and multipage.
Unfortunately, good looks,
proper structure, and creative design aren’t enough to garantee an
effective document.
A.Clarity C.
Conciseness
B.Spelling D.
Incorrect hyphenation
2. In which editor’s
reference text would you find the following entry?
proofread,
v.t., v.i.— proofread, proofreading. To read, as printers’ proofs,
in order to detect and mark
errors to be corrected.—proof-read-er,
n.
A.Thesaurus
C.Style manual
B.Dictionary
D.Style sheet
3. The importance of
thoroughly editing and proofreading a document can be stated as which of the
following?
A.The goal
of a high-quality, well-written document is virtually impossible to achieve
without
performing these two
functions in a professional manner.
B.Proofreading
mechanicals by someone other than the electronic publisher isn’t necessary
unless
multipage documents are
involved.
C.The time
to begin the editing process is when a document’s final proofs are printed for
inspection.
D.The goal
of a high-quality, error-free document can never be achieved unless separate
people
perform these two
functions.
4. How can you find out
which commands the function keys will send to your computer?
A.The
commands appear right on the keys.
B.The
user’s manual for the software program will tell you.
C.Functions
are similar for all programs.
D.Function
keys appear only on typewriter keyboards.
5. The illustration below
is an example of a(n)
A.editorial
style sheet. C.specification sheet.
B.style
manual. D.layout style sheet.
6. The key on a computer
keyboard that lets users depart from an unwanted situation is the ______ key.
A.Alt C.
Esc
B.Ctrl D.
End
7. The editor/proofreaders’
mark =/ means
A.insert a
dash. C.move left.
B.insert a
hyphen. D.align vertically.
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8. Find the error in the
following lines of text.
A computer keyboard is an
input device similar to a typewriter keyboard. An input device allow you to
get data into your
computer for processing.
A.In the
first sentence, the verb is should be replaced with the plural are.
B.In the
second sentence, the verb allow should be singular like the noun device.
C.In the
first sentence, the noun typewriter should be hyphenated to read type-writer.
D.In the
second sentence, the noun computer should be replaced with the plural
computers.
9. Except in short-term
marketing material, using which of the following is a sure way to assure your
document will soon appear
outdated?
A.Unnecessary
words C.Trendy words
B.Adjectives
and adverbs D.Inclusive language
10. Generally speaking,
the ______ should focus mainly on clarity and the ______ should focus mainly
on accuracy.
A.editor/desktop
publisher C.editor/proofreader
B.proofreader/editor
D.desktop publisher/proofreader
11. When an editor is
obliged by his or her place of employment to apply certain preset conventions
to
the text and layout of a
document, the editor is said to be working according to a(n)
A.editorial
style sheet. C.electronic style sheet.
B.specification
sheet. D.house style sheet.
12. What’s the main
difference between mechanical and substantive editing?
A.Mechanical
editing involves closely checking a document for style matters, while
substantive
editing involves rewriting
or reorganizing the text.
B.Mechanical
editing involves rewriting or reorganizing the text, while substantive editing
involves
closely checking a
document for style matters.
C.Mechanical
editing is done by proofreaders, while substantive editing is done by editors.
D.Mechanical
editing involves two or more people reading a document at one time, while
substantive
editing involves only one
person.
13. The purpose of an
editorial style sheet is to help the editor
A.watch for
misspelled words.
B.monitor
word usage.
C.document
the errors made by the author.
D.watch for
and correct improper grammar.
14. Which proofreaders’
mark and marginal symbol would you use to indicate the needed correction in
the following lines of
text?
Using an editorial style
sheet during the reading of a manuscript permits editor’s to monitor the usage
of special words and word
forms.
15. How is an electronic
spell checker likely to read and deal with the following sentence?
The four horseman of the
Apocalypse are mysthical characters.
A.The
program will pause at mysthical and automatically replace it with mythical.
B.The
program will pause at horseman and automatically replace it with horsemen.
C.The
program will pause at horseman and suggest the spelling horsemen.
D.The
program will pause at mysthical and suggest the spelling mythical.
16. The reason for
insisting on proper grammar in nonfiction documents is to
A.impress
readers with the author’s education.
B.promote
the use of appropriate grammar in written documents.
C.present a
professional image to readers and critics.
D.facilitate
clear communication of the document’s message.
17. To learn the proper
way to set up a table of contents, editors can use a
A.style
manual. C.thesaurus.
B.dictionary.
D.grammar checker.
18. Editing and
proofreading are sometimes called “hidden skills” because
A.when
they’re done well, readers are almost completely unaware of them.
B.the names
of the editors and proofreaders aren’t listed on the title page.
C.authors
generally don’t appreciate the contribution of editors and proofreaders to
their document.
D.when
they’re done well, authors are completely unaware that their documents have
been revised.
19. When a proofreader
writes stet in the margin of a document, the person responsible for inputting
corrections should
A.insert a
question mark at the end of that text line.
B.let the
text with dots under it stand as is.
C.set the
text with dots under it in italics.
D.wait for
the rewritten version from the author.
20. Which of the qualities
required by a good document is violated in the following passage?
Every member of the family
has chores to do each day. Fred and Tom feed the horses and cows.
Chopping wood is his
second responsibility.
A.Clarity C.
Conciseness
B.Consistency
D.Spelling