SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Proofreading Marks
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Insert apostrophe - To insert an apostrophe where the arrow points.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
2. Spell out - Specify - explain in detail
cap or three lines under the word.
[
sp in a circle or just sp
^ a period in a circle or .
3. Insert a period - To place a period
stet
^ a period in a circle or .
tr or ~
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
4. Move left - To move a letter or word to the left.
]
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
[
# # or ^
5. Move right - To move a letter or word to the right
sp in a circle or just sp
# # or ^
]
[
6. Begin a new paragraph - To tab the first sentence over - to make new paragraph
^ ' or the other way around.
stet
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
go to a lowercase/small letter. /
7. Insert Comma - To insert a comma where the arrow points.
[
^ or >
]
^ ,
8. Set in capitals - To make a whole word uppercase
( )
^ or >
cap or three lines under the word.
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
9. Transpose - Cause to change places
go to a lowercase/small letter. /
stet
tr or ~
# # or ^
10. Space - A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
^ a period in a circle or .
^ ' or the other way around.
go to a lowercase/small letter. /
# # or ^
11. Let stand - To leave it alone.
^ a period in a circle or .
]
stet
^ or >
12. Set in lowercase - To make a uppercase/big letter
/ with a loop on the end
^ ' or the other way around.
tr or ~
go to a lowercase/small letter. /
13. Delete - To erase - wipe out - cut out
/ with a loop on the end
^ ' or the other way around.
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
^ ,
14. Caret - A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
tr or ~
^ or >
( )
^ ' or the other way around.
15. Close up/Bring together - To bring two letters together; to delete a space
stet
sp in a circle or just sp
A backwards P with a line going down the middle.
( )