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.
Are you accustomed ___ taking your shoes off when you go into a house?
2.
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?
4.
Turning the corner, the castle came into view.
This is an example of a:
5.
His new job meant ____ travel but ____ vacation days.
6.
When you get done with that lab report, can you send it to Farrah and ____?
7.
Varys enjoys _______ the seeds of discontent.
8.
The dog was _____ around the block on a purple leash.
9.
His remarks were designed to ___________ truthful responses.
10.
Daenerys Targaryen placed the candlestick on the ______.
11.
He should __ looked up the answers.
13.
How many misspelled words are in this sentence: The queen lead her people to victory, but her rein ended when cancer ran its coarse.
14.
Which sentence is correct?
15.
He felt as though his career had _______ when his book hit the bestseller list.
17.
Robert Baratheon died, Ned Stark was beheaded.
This sentence contains a:
18.
Her test was later _____ his.
19.
Checking her calender, she tried to find a date to accomodate him, but apparantly, their were none.
How many words are misspelled in the sentence?
20.
Brad picked up his sword, and John picked up his knife, and he swung it, slicing off his hand.
This sentence contains:
21.
She likes to ____ on the couch and read.
23.
Some of the books on that table ___ to Tyrion Lannister.
25.
That movie _________ me greatly.
