Deck 9: Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Errors

Question 1

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. Reading __________ makes it easier to skip over mistakes.

A) silently
B) out loud
C) to others

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The "bottoms up" proofreading technique involves reading your paper one sentence at a time,

A) from the last sentence to the first sentence.
B) from the first sentence to the last sentence.
C) randomly choosing just two or three sentences to check.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Proofreading is most effective when you do it

A) immediately after completing the first draft of your paper.
B) when you're tired.
C) in a quiet place where you won't be distracted.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Proofreading is most effective when you

A) read your paper silently to yourself.
B) read your paper aloud or have someone else read it aloud to you.
C) wait until about two minutes before you have to turn it in, and then it read it over quickly.

Question 5

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. People who proofread on _____________ tend to miss more errors.

A) computers
B) paper
C) Fridays

Question 6

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. If you make many mistakes, you should proofread ____________.

A) for all of your error patterns at the same time
B) for each error pattern separately
C) for only the most serious error patterns

Question 7

Which of the following is the most effective way to increase your awareness of the errors you tend to make?

A) Ask your classmates to identify the mistakes you're making.
B) Go to your school's writing lab and ask a tutor to help you.
C) Put away your graded papers without looking at them.

Question 8

To catch errors most effectively,

A) proofread your paper on the computer screen before printing it.
B) print your paper, and then proofread it.
C) proofread your handwritten rough draft before you type it.

Question 9

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. For best results, proofreading should be done _____________.

A) slowly and carefully
B) only if you have time left after you finish writing
C) during the two minutes before class starts

Question 10

An error you make two, three, or more times is called a(n)

A) proofreading strategy.
B) error pattern.
C) correction.

Question 11

Slowly reading your revised paragraph or essay in order to find and correct any errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling is called

A) proofreading.
B) studying.
C) revising.

Question 12

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. One way to fool the brain into taking a fresh look at something you've written is to read _________.

A) from the end backward to the beginning
B) from the beginning forward to the end
C) every other sentence

Question 13

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. Proofreading is most effective when you _____________ revising your draft.

A) do it immediately after
B) take a break after
C) do it as you are

Question 14

For each of the following questions about the six proofreading strategies presented in Chapter 9, select the correct answer for the blank. One way to help the brain focus on just one sentence at a time is to reformat the paper to __________.

A) make the size of the words in each sentence very large
B) reduce the size of the margins so that there is little white space on the page
C) put every sentence on a separate line