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Proofreading Pre-Test

Welcome to the Red Adept Proofreading Pre-Test.

Once you've chosen an answer, you cannot change it.

This is an "open-book" test. It is not timed. You are encouraged to utilize the internet or reference materials.

We use The Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/).

All positions are part-time subcontractor jobs.

There are 25 questions. Make sure you have time to complete the test. If you refresh the page or attempt to return later, you will not be able to take the test again.

 

This is a part-time, intermittent subcontractor position for a small press and editing service - fiction only.

All work is done from home, but you must live in US.

 

Job Requirements:

Excellent Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Skills

Ability to Work Unsupervised

Excellent Time-Management Skills

Microsoft Word (No other word-processing programs are acceptable, and the online version will not work.)

Communication Skills

Willingness to Continue to Upgrade Skills

Bank Account for Direct Deposit Pay System

Preferred: Knowledge of Track Changes in Word, but we can teach that.

 

 

1. 

The two best things about the party ____ the food and the music.

2. 

Which is correct?

3. 

Wagging his tail, Jon Snow patted the dire wolf's head.


This is an example of a:

4. 

Would you like to attend the party with Khal Drogo and ______?

5. 

Which is correct?

6. 

She healed her breathe as he walked passed her, wondering when he'd last had a bathe.


 


How many words are misspelled in the sentence?

7. 

Which is correct?

8. 

Neither the editors nor the proofreader ___ on the formatting of the book.

9. 

Around Rob Starke _____ a gaggle of geese.

10. 

The teacher ________ his interest in history.

11. 

Brad picked up his sword, and John picked up his knife, and he swung it, slicing off his hand.


This sentence contains:

12. 

Which is correct?

13. 

Which is correct?

14. 

She worked hard to get ____ MBA degree.

15. 

The dog was _____ around the block on a purple leash.

16. 

Her test was later _____ his.

17. 

Turning the corner, the castle came into view.


This is an example of a:

18. 

Which is correct?

19. 

Which is correct?

20. 

His new job meant ____ travel but ____ vacation days.

21. 

Which is correct?

22. 

That movie _________ me greatly.

23. 

Which sentence is correct?

24. 

When you get done with that lab report, can you send it to Farrah and ____?

25. 

Daenerys Targaryen placed the candlestick on the ______.

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