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PART A\u2014Capitalization (40 pts.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Directions<\/span>:  <\/span>Read carefully the statements below.  <\/span>If the statement is true, type T<\/span><\/span>; if the statement is false, type F<\/span><\/span>.  <\/span>Place your answers in the column at the right. <\/strong> <\/span>DO NOT STRIKE ENTER; USE TAB KEY TO MOVE AROUND IN THIS SECTION OF YOUR TEST<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n     <\/span>1.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>The nicknames of specific persons should always be capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>1.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>2.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Do not capitalize federal<\/em><\/strong> unless it is part of the specific name of an agency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>2.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>3.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>The titles of officials affiliated with a company, institution, or association are capitalized when used after the person\u2019s name.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>3.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>4.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Occupational titles are always capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>4.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>5.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>The title sir<\/em><\/strong> is capitalized when substituted for a complete name in a direct address.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>5.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>6.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>The first letters of all four-letter words in titles of books, magazines, or newspapers are capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>6.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>7.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Names of specific language and ethnic designations are capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>7.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>8.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Specific and general educational course titles are capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>8.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n     <\/span>9.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span>E-mail and Web site addresses are usually not capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n     <\/span>9.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 10.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>When compass directions designate specific regions, they are not capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 10.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 11.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Articles, conjunctions, and prepositions with fewer than four letters are not capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 11.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 12.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Seasons of the year connected to specific events are capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 12.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 13.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Always use an official document or a telephone directory to verify the spelling of the name of a group or government unit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 13.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 14.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Capitalize the first letters of words in trademarks and brand names.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 14.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 15.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Never capitalize abbreviations for common nouns.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 15.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 16.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Capitalize all letters in all words in a mailing address on an envelope.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 16.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 17.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>When a word separates the noun and number, capitalize the noun.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 17.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 18.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>Do not capitalize the words elect<\/em><\/strong>, former<\/em><\/strong>, late<\/em><\/strong>, or ex-<\/em><\/strong> when used with titles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 18.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 19.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>A family title is capitalized when it is used with a possessive pronoun.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 19.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n 20.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span>The words magazine and newspaper are always capitalized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n 20.<\/span>     <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n PART B\u2014Periods\/Question Marks (15 pts.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Directions<\/span>:  <\/span>Insert periods and question marks where needed in the following sentences.  <\/span>If a sentence is already punctuated correctly, do nothing. <\/strong> <\/span>Expanded spacing<\/span><\/em> between words has been applied to allow for extra room for inserting punctuation if needed<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>1.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>She said, \u201cMost PCs come with Web browsers and e-mail software\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>2.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Last month No 2601 labels were out of stock, weren\u2019t they<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>3.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Will your company charge extra for shipping special orders<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>4.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Katherine J Lucas was a Brand Bros representative for many years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>5.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Kayla asked if I had ordered the toner for the copier<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>6.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Office Systems, Inc, which sells by catalog, has a stable clientele.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>7.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Please be sure to call me, Brittany, when the Mr. Magic Whiteboard Markers<\/em> arrives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>8.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mrs Liz Alldred told me about a job opening at the TV station WISN.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>9.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>I budgeted $400 for my job search activities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>10.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>My most recent supervisor was KB Stonefield, Jr, CPA, of Baker, Strong, and Lester.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n PART C\u2014Commas (45 pts.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Directions<\/span>:  <\/span>Insert commas where needed in the following sentences.  <\/span>If a sentence is already punctuated correctly, do nothing.<\/strong>  <\/span>Expanded spacing<\/span><\/em> between words has been applied to allow for extra room for inserting punctuation if needed<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>1.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A close friend of mine Kerry Williams transferred to Lexington Kentucky in August 1998.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>2.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>You have read the book Finding a Job on the Internet<\/em> haven\u2019t you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>3.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbara knew what she enjoyed doing but she had problems describing her strengths in a concise positive way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>4.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Use titles such as Mr. Ms. Mrs. Miss etc. in a salutation for an employment cover letter.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>5.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Dunbar Peterson and Edwards has a paralegal position available in its office at 333 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1206 Alexandria Minnesota.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>6.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Shirley please contact Terri Herndon M.D. for an interview on Monday December 12 2004 in Kansas City KS.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>7.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>On the other hand if you want your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to look professional use a laser printer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>8.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The American Accounting Association in Sarasota publishes Accounting Review<\/em> which is a journal describing trends in the accounting profession.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n         <\/span>8.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/span>9.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Brittany Landry who is my niece enjoys her creative writing class.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>10.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Throughout your job search follow these steps to market your skills and attributes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>11.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Some firms are now producing employment tests that evaluate an applicant\u2019s reactions in a real job.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>12.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Many job hunters have little if any knowledge of the best ways to discuss the salary issue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>13.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Make your objective realistic or eliminate this section of the r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>14.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A college degree as you know is one of the job requirements.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>15.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>When you are introduced to the interviewer greet him or her with a firm handshake Ronald.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>16.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The r\u00e9sum\u00e9 not the cover letter is the place for job experience and education details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/span>17.<\/span>   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The receptionist said \u201cMrs. Bankston, the personal manager, will be interviewing you.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n Grading Scale<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 93 \u2013 100 pts. = A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 85 \u2013 92 pts. = B<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 77 \u2013 84 pts. = C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 70 \u2013 76 pts. = D<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n < 70 pts. = U 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