Question 1

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. In fact, psychologist s have identified four major types of stress. The first type is stress that comes from major life changes.
A) psychologist s
B) identified
C) comes

Accepted Answer

The word "psychologist" should not have an "s" at the end since it is referring to the profession in general and not multiple individuals.

Question 2

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Families in Great Britain volunteered to open their homes to endangered children they had never met.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence is free of mechanics errors. The sentence is free of mechanics errors.

Question 3

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport As Adolph Hitler rose to power in the dark years before world war II, jewish parents in Europe agonized over how to protect their children from the murderous plans of Hitler s Nazis.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

"Adolph Hitler" should be capitalized.

Question 4

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. I never thought I would become a scientist, Craig said, but after taking cell biology, I became very interested in cancer research.
A) Correct
B) Not correct

Accepted Answer

The direct quote and the rest of the sentence are not separated properly. It should be: "I never thought I would become a scientist," Craig said, "but after taking cell biology, I became very interested in cancer research."

Question 5

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. A third kind of stress is cause by conflict. Being forced to choose between two things can be very stressful, even if the two things are good.
A) cause
B) forced
C) two

Accepted Answer

The correct word should be "caused" instead of "cause" as it needs to be in past participle form.

Question 6

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Unable to escape themselves, Jewish parents brought their young ones to railway stations and put them on trains bound for england. For many of the children, the ride seemed like an adventure; they did not understand that most would never see their families alive again.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence contains a capitalization error. The word "england" should be capitalized.

Question 7

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Life was not easy for the children of the Kindertransport, especially in the first weeks and months. Most spoke little or no english, and they longed for their families and familiar ways.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: The following sentences form a passage....

Question 8

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport The Kindertransport a valiant rescue mission was planned to evacuate thousands of children to England during the ten months before the outbreak of the war in 1938.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

There is a missing comma after "Kindertransport" to set off the appositive phrase "a valiant rescue mission."

Question 9

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Unlike one-time life changes, chronic stress is ongoing. Like a long-term illness an unpleasant job or financial problems .
A) changes, chronic
B) is
C) Like a long-term illness an unpleasant job or financial problems

Accepted Answer

The beginning phrase "Like a long-term illness" is a comparison without a proper subject and predicate. It should be revised to "Similar to a long-term illness."

Question 10

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Most of us would say that we live stressful lives but you might not be aware that we are probably experiencing several kinds of stress at once.
A) lives but
B) probably
C) several kinds

Accepted Answer

The error is in the use of the word "but". It should be replaced with "and" to better connect the two ideas in the sentence.

Question 11

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. There are three things you need to bring when you go to Jones Beach: a towel, sunscreen, and a good book.
A) Correct
B) Not correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence is correctly punctuated. It has a colon to introduce a list and proper use of commas between each item in the list.

Question 12

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Once in England, children from infants to teenagers were selected by foster parents. Older adolescents went different ways some were sent to boarding schools, some went to work on farms, and others received job training to help them join British society.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

There is a missing comma before the coordinating conjunction "and" in the second sentence. The correct sentence should be "Older adolescents went different ways; some were sent to boarding schools, some went to work on farms, and others received job training to help them join British society." The second sentence is missing a comma after "adolescents."

Question 13

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport One foster daughter asks her adoptive father why he took part in the Kindertransport. I knew I could not save the world, he says. I knew I could not stop the war from starting, but I could save one human life.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: The following sentences form a passage....

Question 14

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. With chronic stress, the body doesn t get a sudden physical and emotional jolt, instead , the stress is slow and grinding .
A) doesn t
B) jolt, instead
C) slow and grinding

Accepted Answer

The underlined portion "jolt, instead" is not incorrect on its own, but it is inappropriately separated from the preceding portion of the sentence. A better option would be to write "With chronic stress, instead of getting a sudden physical and emotional jolt, the stress is slow and grinding."

Question 15

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Foster families saved 10,000 lives in the Kindertransport, a single flame against the sea of human ignorance.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence is free of mechanics errors.

Question 16

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. These are single events that alter the way we live. A life change can be positive, like getting marry , or negative, like the death of a close friend or family member.
A) alter
B) can be
C) marry

Accepted Answer

The correct word is "getting married" which is the gerund form of the verb "to marry".

Question 17

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Either way, we experience stress physically and in an emotional sense . A second type is chronic stress.
A) experience
B) in an emotional sense
C) type is

Accepted Answer

The phrase "in an emotional sense" is redundant because stress is already implied to have emotional components. The sentence would make more sense without it: "Either way, we experience stress physically and emotionally."

Question 18

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. When asked his opinion about the family s move, Juan said, I think it s a mistake.
A) Correct
B) Not correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence is correctly punctuated with a comma before and after the direct quotation.

Question 19

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Gradually, however, the young people adapted to their new homes and grew up to lead useful and successful lives. A documentary film, Into the Arms of Strangers, shares many of these young people s stories and those of the heroes who took them in.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: The following sentences form a passage....

Question 20

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select the type of error in the sentence. If the sentence is free of mechanics errors, select Correct. Children of the Kindertransport Before the war ended in 1945, the Nazis had murdered an estimated 5.7 million Jews in the Holocaust, widely considered the most horrific and evil act of modern times.
A) Capitalization error
B) Title error
C) Quotation error
D) Minor mark of punctuation error
E) Correct

Accepted Answer

The sentence is free of mechanics errors. The sentence is free of mechanics errors.

Quiz 1: Writing Effective Paragraphs

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. In fact, psychologist s have identified four major types of stress. The first type is stress that comes from major life changes.

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. I never thought I would become a scientist, Craig said, but after taking cell biology, I became very interested in cancer research.

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. A third kind of stress is cause by conflict. Being forced to choose between two things can be very stressful, even if the two things are good.

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Unlike one-time life changes, chronic stress is ongoing. Like a long-term illness an unpleasant job or financial problems .

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Most of us would say that we live stressful lives but you might not be aware that we are probably experiencing several kinds of stress at once.

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. There are three things you need to bring when you go to Jones Beach: a towel, sunscreen, and a good book.

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. With chronic stress, the body doesn t get a sudden physical and emotional jolt, instead , the stress is slow and grinding .

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. These are single events that alter the way we live. A life change can be positive, like getting marry , or negative, like the death of a close friend or family member.

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Either way, we experience stress physically and in an emotional sense . A second type is chronic stress.

Instructions: If the sentence is correctly punctuated, select Correct. If the sentence is not correctly punctuated, select Not correct. When asked his opinion about the family s move, Juan said, I think it s a mistake.