Website Content Content Editing and Proofreading 2

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'copyediting' in a web content workflow?

Accepted Answer

Correcting grammar, punctuation, style, and consistency at the sentence level

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Rewriting entire sections for clarity and tone

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Designing page layout and visual hierarchy

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Optimizing meta descriptions for search engines

Question 2

A web editor is reviewing a page and finds that some headings use title case while others use sentence case. This inconsistency violates which editorial document?

Accepted Answer

A style guide

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A content audit report

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An editorial calendar

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A content brief

Question 3

When editing for web readability, what is the recommended maximum sentence length to aid comprehension?

Accepted Answer

20–25 words

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10 words

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40–50 words

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No limit if grammatically correct

Question 4

Which passive-to-active voice revision is correct for the sentence 'The report was written by the team'?

Accepted Answer

The team wrote the report.

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The report written by the team.

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Written by the team, the report.

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The team was writing the report.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a style guide entry specifying serial (Oxford) comma usage?

Accepted Answer

To ensure consistent punctuation in series across all content

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To improve keyword placement in lists

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To signal list items are hyperlinked

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To reduce total word count on the page

Question 6

An editor spots the phrase 'a historical event' vs. 'an historical event' in different articles. Which is correct for American English?

Accepted Answer

'A historical event' because the 'h' in 'historical' is pronounced

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'An historical event' because 'historical' starts with a vowel sound

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Both are equally accepted in formal American English

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Neither; 'historical' should always be replaced with 'historic'

Question 7

During a final proofread of a published web page, an editor finds an internal hyperlink returning a 404 error. Which action should they take first?

Accepted Answer

Flag the broken link for correction and update it to the correct URL or remove it

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Delete the hyperlink immediately

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Replace it with a link to the homepage

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Ignore it since the text content is correct