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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following sentences would a spell checker mark as correct?

a)

Clearly, his decisions are not nessessarily wrong.

b)

Clearly, his decisions is not necessarily wrong.

c)

clearly, his decisions are not necessarily wrong.

d)

Clearly, his decisions are not necessarily wrong.

2.

Spot the error. What is wrong with the sentence below?

It may have been more to consider internal candidates.

a)

Comma missing

b)

Word missing

c)

Spelling mistake

d)

Capital used incorrectly

3.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Select one:

a)

It is advisable to keep your passport with you.

b)

It is advisable to keep you’re passport with you.

4.

Spot the error. What is wrong with the following sentence?

I have asked for an extension of my currant hours.

Select one:

a)

Missing apostrophe

b)

Spelling mistake

c)

Comma missing

d)

Word missing

5.

Look at the piece of text below. How many errors can you spot?

At the point the post should have been re-advertised. however simon again acts unilateraly and overrules other member of the interview panel, by taking the short-term view that this will waste time and money.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

6.

Spot the error. What is wrong with the following sentence?

Simons lack of communication skills continue to cause difficulties for Fiona’s colleagues.

a)

Word missing

b)

Missing apostrophe

c)

Spelling mistake

d)

word wrong

7.

The following sentence is correct – true or false?

He did not consider the impact of imposing a new superviser on people who had been doing the job a long time.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Spot the error. What is wrong with the following sentence?

John ran the marathon in a personnel best time of 4 hours and 10 minutes. This was an improvement of 25 minutes compared to his previous best time.

a)

Missing apostrophe

b)

wrong word

c)

missing comma

d)

Word missing

9.

The sentence below is correct. True or False

Recruitment refers to the decisions made regarding the type of post required and how to attract potential employees to the organisation (Taylor).

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Spot the error. What is wrong with the following sentence?

The barges were used of transporting coal along the canal. This continued until the end of the nineteenth century, when the railway was used instead.  

a)

Word missing

b)

Word wrong

c)

Missing apostrophe

d)

Missing comma

11.

An in-text citation looks like:

a)

(Hafiz, 2019)

b)

(Mohamed Khalaf Hafiz, 2019)

c)

(Hafiz, M. A., 2019)

d)

M. K. Hafiz (2019)

12.

The reference list must be in alphabetical order

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If there are four or more authors, use the following in the in-text citation:

a)

Adam and others (2016)

b)

Adam, Ali, Ahmed and Hassan (2016)

c)

Adam et al. (2016)

d)

Adam, Ali et al. (2016)

14.

One of the importance of providing reference in your academic assignment is:

a)

to show that your ideas are worthy

b)

to distinguish your ideas from others'

c)

to persuade the readers

15.

If you don't cite your sources, you could be plagiarising someone's work.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

What are the 2 components of Harvard referencing?

a)

The name of the author and the date of publication.

b)

In-text citations and a reference list.

c)

The publisher's name and address.

d)

The page number and the author's name.

17.

Where would one indicate the date when using a direct quote?

a)

at the beginning of the sentence.

b)

directly after the surname of the author, in brackets.

c)

directly after the surname of the author, not in brackets.

18.

When would you not need to use an in text citation?

a)

When you are quoting someone

b)

When you are rewriting someone else's words into your own words

c)

When you are writing about your own opinion or prior knowledge

19.

A reference list must be in the following order:

a)

Alphabetically

b)

Numerically

c)

The order in which you referred to each source in your essay/task.

20.

How confident are you about referencing properly?

a)

Very

b)

I think I understand how to do it

c)

I'm not sure

d)

Absolutely no idea how to do it