Clerical Exams CLERICAL Proofreading 2

Question 1

Which of the following sentences contains a spelling error?

Accepted Answer

The new proceedure requires all forms to be submitted electronically.

Answer

"Proceedure" is a misspelling; the correct spelling is "procedure."

Question 2

In the sentence 'The office recieved twelve applications for the clerical position,' what error is present?

Accepted Answer

A misspelled word

Answer

"Recieved" violates the i-before-e rule and should be spelled "received."

Question 3

Which revision correctly fixes this sentence? 'Each of the employees need to submit their timesheets by Friday.'

Accepted Answer

Each of the employees needs to submit his or her timesheet by Friday.

Answer

"Each" is singular and requires "needs" and the singular pronoun "his or her" with "timesheet."

Question 4

A proofreader finds the phrase 'the affect of the new policy' in a memo. What correction should be made?

Accepted Answer

Change "affect" to "effect"

Answer

As a noun meaning result or impact, the correct word is "effect," not "affect."

Question 5

Which of the following contains a punctuation error?

Accepted Answer

The department's policy states: employees must badge in daily.

Answer

After a colon introducing a complete sentence in formal writing, the first word should be capitalized, but more critically the sentence lacks proper quotation or formatting to set off the rule.

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Clerical Exams CLERICAL Proofreading 2