Dr. Norman Prinsky

Engl. 1101

Quiz on Abbreviations (Ch. 58) and Numbers (Ch. 59) in NMHH

Ch. 58 (Abbreviations)

1. Choose the best option: (a) Last Sat. we rode the bus to NYC and had a wonderful time in Cen. Pk. and Tm. Sq. (b) Last Saturday, we rode the bus to New York City and had a wonderful time in Central Park and Times Square. (c) Last Saturday, we rode the bus to NYC and had a wonderful time in Central Park and Times Square.

2. Choose the best option: (a) Theodore Michael Alvarez, Jr., is my newborn cousin’s name. (b) Theodore Michael Alvarez, Junior, is my newborn cousin’s name. (c) Theodore Michael Alvarez Jr is my newborn cousin’s name.

3. Choose the best option: (a) Nurse Tompkins asked me if I had seen the dr. yet. (b) Nurse Tompkins asked me if I had seen the doctor yet. (c) Nurse Tompkins asked me if I had seen the Dr. yet.

4. Choose the best option: (a) Dr. Rhonna Roberts, Ph.D. is my English teacher. (b) Dr. Rhonna Roberts, PhD, is my English teacher. (c) Dr. Rhonna Roberts is my English teacher.

5. Choose the best option: (a) SNCC was far to the left of other civil rights organizations, and its leaders often mocked the “conservatism” of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (b) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was far to the left of other civil rights organizations, and its leaders often mocked the “conservatism” of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (c) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was far to the left of other civil rights organizations, and its leaders often mocked the “conservatism” of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

6. Choose the best option: (a) I plan to purchase the group’s new CD the day it goes on sale. (b) I plan to purchase the group’s new compact disc the day it goes on sale. (c) a or b

7. Choose the best option: (a) The teacher explained that it was not necessary to know HyperText Markup Language (HTML) in order to design our Web sites in English 1101. (b) The teacher explained that it was not necessary to know HTML in order to design our Web sites in English 1101. (c) The teacher explained that it was not necessary to know HyperText Markup Language in order to design our Web sites in English 1101.

8. Choose the best option: (a) I have to be out the door by 11:30 am to make it to class by 12:15 PM. (b) I have to be out the door by 11:30 a.m. to make it to class by 12:15 p.m. (c) I have to be out the door by 11:30 a.m. to make it to class by 12:15 P.M.

9. Choose the best option: (a) The character in the novel explained that he didn’t have enough $$ to make the trip to CA with his friends. (b) The character in the novel explained that he didn’t have enough money to make the trip to Calif. with his friends. (c) The character in the novel explained that he didn’t have enough money to make the trip to California with his friends.

10. Choose the best option: (a) The medical book was illus. by Dr. Jane Broward Jones. (b) The children’s book was illustrated by Dr. Jane Broward Jones. (c) The medical book was illustrated by Doctor Jane Broward Jones. (d) The medical book was illustrated by Dr. Jane Broward Jones, M.D.

11. Choose the best option: (a) To get a clearer picture of what the numbers mean, look at fig. 2 on pg. 23. (b) To get a clearer picture of what the numbers mean, look at figure 2 on page 23. (c) To get a clearer picture of what the numbers mean, look at fig. 2 on page 23.

12. Choose the best option: (a) My sister’s baby, born at 3 in the p.m., weighed almost 8 lbs. (b) My sisters, baby, born at 3 p.m., weighed almost 8 lbs. (c) My sister’s baby, born at 3 p.m., weighed almost 8 pounds.

13. Choose the best option: (a) The central figure moves from Texas to Florida when he is ten years old. (b) The central figure moves from TX to FL when he is ten years old. (c) The central figure moves from Texas to Florida when he is ten yrs. old.

14. Choose the best option: (a) Much technical information is given in book catalogs, e.g., the information from the Galileo website that the ISBN of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook is 0072980508, and that the page size is 23 cm. (b) Much technical information is given in library catalogs, for example, the information from the Galileo website that the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook is 0072980508, and that the page size is 23 centimeters. (c) Much technical information is given in book catalogs, for example, the information from the Galileo website that the International Standard Book Numberf (ISBN) of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook is 0072980508, and that the page size is 23 cm.

15. Choose the best option: (a) The NY Times article shed new light on NATO’s latest controversial decision. (b) The New York Times article shed new light on N.A.T.O.’s latest controversial decision. (c) The New York Times article shed new light on NATO’s latest controversial decision.

Ch. 59 (Numbers)

16. Choose the best option: (a) 2008 will be a great one, for that is the year I graduate. (b) The year 2008 will be a great one, for that is when I graduate. (c) Two-thousand-eight will be a great year, for that is the year I graduate.

17. Choose the best option: (a) Sixty-five percent of the students in the class earned grades of C or above. (b) 65% of the students in the class earned grades of C or above. (c) 65 percent of the students in the class earned grades of C or above.

18. Choose the best option: (a) We sent out questionnaires to 150 individuals but only thirty-three responded. (b) We sent out questionnaires to one-hundred-fifty individuals but only thirty-three responded. (c) We sent out questionnaires to 150 individuals but only 33 responded.

19. Choose the best option: (a) My mom asked me to pick up 2 20-pund bags of potting soil for her. (b) My mom asked me to pick up two 20-pound bags of potting soil for her. (c) a or b

20. Choose the best option: (a) Thirty-two students are in each of the two hundred sections. (b) Thirty-two students are in each of the 200 sections. (c) 32 students are in each of the 200 sections.

21. Choose the best option: (a) He was born on October the eighth, 1957. (b) He was born on October 8th, 1957. (c) He was born on October 8, 1957.

22. Choose the best option: (a) I could not believe that he was knocking on my door at 5:00 in the morning. (b) I could not believe that he was knocking at my door at five o’clock in the morning. (c) I could not believe that he was knocking on my door at 5 a.m. (d) b or c

23. Choose the best option: (a) The baby drank 2-thirds of the bottle of milk. (b) The baby drank two-thirds of the bottle of milk. (c) The baby drank 2/3 of the bottle of milk.

24. Choose the best option: (a) The latest tally indicates that 13,288 voters cast their ballots in the city election before eight o’clock in the morning. (b) The latest tally indicates that 13288 voters cast their ballots in the city election before 8:00 in the morning. (c) The latest tally indicates that thirteen-thousand-two-hundred-eighty-eight voters cast their ballots in the city election before eight a.m.

25. Choose the best option: (a) The elementary school raised four thousand, three hundred and three dollars during their recent campaign of 1998. (b) The elementary school raised $4,303 during their recent campaign of nineteen-ninety-eight. (c) The elementary school raised $4,303 during their recent campaign or 1998.

26. Choose the best option: (a) 10 out of twenty students failed the math exam on June 19th. (b) Ten out of 20 students failed the math exam on June 19. (c) Ten out of 20 students failed the math exam on June nineteenth.

27. Choose the best option: (a) My son has to catch the bus for school at six-thirty a.m. (b) My son has to catch the bus for school at half past six in the morning. (c) My son has to catch the bus for school at 6:30 a.m. (d) b and c

28. Choose the best option: (a) The report stated that over 8 million people live in the small third world country. (b) The report stated that over eight million people live in the small third world country. (c) The report stated that over 8 million people live in the small 3rd-world country.

29. Choose the best option: (a) 100 individuals were driven from their homes during the recent hurricane on October 23, 2005. (b) One hundred individuals were driven from their homes during the recent hurricane on October 23, 2005. (c) One hundred individuals were driven from their homes during the recent hurricane on October 23rd, 2005.

30. Choose the best option: (a) November 11th, 1942 is the day my grandfather left home to fight in World War II. (b) November 11, 1942 is the day my grandfather left home to fight in World War Two. (c) November 11, 1942 is the day my grandfather left home to fight in World War II.

31. Choose the best option: (a) She explained that close to 1/2 of her funds had been stolen. (b) She explained that close to 1-half of her funds had been stolen. (c) She explained that close to one half of her funds had been stolen.

32. Choose the best option: (a) Her lines in the play come in act 2, scene 1, lines 88–95. (b) Her lines in the play come in act 2, scene one, lines eighty-eight through ninety-five. (c) Her lines in the play come in act two, scene 1, lines 88–95.

33. Choose the best option: (a) I have only ninety-nine dollars in my bank account, and I don’t get paid for two more weeks. (b) I have only $99 in my bank account, and I don’t get paid for two more weeks. (c) I have only $99 in my bank account, and I don’t get paid for 2 more weeks.