Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Editing and Proofreading Techniques 2

Question 1

Which proofreading strategy involves checking one category of error at a time across the entire document?

Accepted Answer

Isolated pass reading

Answer

Making isolated passes—checking spelling in one pass, punctuation in another, and formatting in another—prevents the brain from overlooking errors when trying to monitor multiple things simultaneously.

Question 2

In copy editing, what does 'querying the author' mean?

Accepted Answer

Leaving a comment or question for the author about a specific word, fact, or passage

Answer

A query is a note left by the editor asking the author to clarify, verify, or reconsider a specific element rather than the editor making the decision unilaterally.

Question 3

What is the purpose of performing a 'cold read' during proofreading?

Accepted Answer

Reviewing the document after stepping away from it to see it with fresh eyes

Answer

A cold read, performed after setting the document aside for a period of time, helps the proofreader approach the text fresh and catch errors that familiarity causes the brain to overlook.

Question 4

In traditional proofreading markup, what does the instruction 'stet' mean?

Accepted Answer

Let the original text stand; ignore the previous editorial mark

Answer

'Stet' is a Latin proofreading term meaning 'let it stand,' used to cancel a previous editorial correction and restore the original text.

Question 5

For which editing task is the 'global search and replace' function most valuable?

Accepted Answer

Both correcting consistent misspellings and finding repeated error patterns

Answer

Global search and replace is most powerful for any error that appears repeatedly—whether a misspelled name, an incorrect term, or a consistent grammatical pattern—throughout a document.

Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Practice Test

Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Practice Test

Grammarly Certified Advanced Grammar and Language Specialist Editing and Proofreading Techniques 2