Question 1

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly capitalize the geographical place name or topographical place?

Accepted Answer

A) I have visited the Saharan Desert. 
B) I am planning a trip to an Eastern State. 
C) Next January, we're travelling to the South Pole. 
D) I enjoyed my trip to the Far East.

Question 2

One difference between acronyms (e.g., NALA) and most abbreviations is that acronyms ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are all abbreviated using periods. 
B) are used after a person's name. 
C) are pronounced phonetically. 
D) are used only to abbreviate a corporate name.

Question 3

Which of the following abbreviations is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Patty Paralegal, ACP 
B) Cecil R. Jackson, C.P.A. 
C) Sharon Paxton, Ph.D. 
D) AT&T 
E) Dr. Stanley R. Smithson, M.D.
F)Ms. Sally B. Smith
G)115 B.C.
H)Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly use the pronoun and/or noun in the introductory phrase?

Accepted Answer

A) In its motion for summary judgment, the corporate plaintiff argued that the defendant was liable for breach of the contract. 
B) In Kramer's suit against George, Kramer asserted a negligence claim arising from George's failure to write a script for Kramer's new television show. 
C) After Carol closed the deal, she celebrated by taking everyone to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town. 
D) After several complaints were filed with the Better Business, Ricky Retailer ordered his sales staff to stop using aggressive sales tactics.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences uses correct pronoun case?

Accepted Answer

A) The Chair of the Board and I are opposed to the change in business strategy. 
B) The change of strategy is opposed by the Chair of the Board and me. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
E) Judge Williams and me disagree with the appellate court's decision.
F)Among those who disagree with the appellate court's decision are Judge Williams and I.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present perfect tense?

Accepted Answer

A) Ms. Osaka had worked with the Jackson firm. 
B) Mr. Jones will fly to New York. 
C) Ms. Olafson left without her briefcase. 
D) Mr. Guerrero has left for the office.

Question 7

Which of the following possessives is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) John's car 
B) The Jones' car. 
C) An ambassador's car. 
D) None of the above. 
E) The rule in Shelley's case.
F)He reviewed the ACP's resume.
G)He repaired his mother's-in-law car.
H)Ten days' time.
I)The judges's library.
J)The children's books.
K)Wanda and Henry's home.
L)The fathers-in-law's perspective.
M)The ACPs's certificates.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about grammar is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Conjunctions link prepositions and clauses. 
B) A pronoun is a substitute word for a noun. 
C) Articles precede words used as nouns. 
D) Adjectives modify nouns, and adverbs modify verbs. 
E) A noun is a person, place, or a thing.
F)A pronoun is a word that can be used in place of a noun.
G)A verb is the action or state-of-being word in a sentence.
H)Adjectives describe some aspect of a verb.

Question 9

Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct capitalization of the reference to a court?

Accepted Answer

A) The court ruled on our client's motion to dismiss. 
B) The Court held the state law unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade. 
C) The California Supreme Court has seven justices. 
D) The state supreme courts have the final word on state law. 
E) In the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court did not overturn the Massiah decision.
F)In most states, the Superior Court is a court of general jurisdiction.
G)The Wisconsin Supreme Court granted our petition for review.
H)The Court has the final word on issues involving the U.S. Constitution.

Question 10

Which of the following hyphenations is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Main Street is a one-way street. 
B) Gabe used a correctly-hyphenated word. 
C) Miller set an all-time record. 
D) None of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following two examples of quotes correctly uses brackets?
Example 1:
Original: One of the parties to the contract was a minor. The lawyer argued that a contract had not been formed because his client lacked capacity.
Quote: "The lawyer argued that a contract had not been formed because his client [who was a minor] lacked capacity."
Example 2:
Original: On the videotape of the meeting, Bob only said that he was thinking about selling his car. His lawyer, therefore, argued that Bob had not made an offer to sell his car.
Quote: "[Bob's] lawyer . . . argued that Bob had not made an offer to sell his car. [Because Bob only stated he was thinking about selling it]."

Accepted Answer

A) Example 1. 
B) Example 2. 
C) Both Example 1 and Example 2. 
D) Neither Example 1, nor Example 2.

Question 12

Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

A) The Millers are not attending the wedding. 
B) Jackson wore a dark blue suit. 
C) Darrel are expecting us at the restaurant. 
D) The Ericsons buy only the best. 
E) Jerry and George gives money to charity every year.
F)Alice and Max bought a new house in Evanston.
G)Elaine likes to go shopping with Kramer.
H)Newman works for the post office.
I)A plaintiff who does not properly serve a defendant cannot proceed against that defendant.
J)A plaintiff seeking a default judgment must prove that the defendant was properly served.
K)Attorneys' fees in a default judgment case must be requested in the complaint.
L)A defendant who wants to set aside a judgment under Rule 60 have to show good cause.
M)The police officer who arrested the defendant testified that the defendant was fleeing the scene.
N)Some scientists with advanced training in physics works as accident reconstruction specialists.
O)Employers that operate factories or construction companies often pay high premiums for workers' compensation insurance.
P)A criminal defendant who takes the witness stand waives certain constitutional rights.
Q)Each one of the defendants, who were all present in the courtroom, entered a plea of "not guilty."
R)None of the plaintiffs who were still recovering from their injuries was present in the courtroom.
S)Under the Rules of Evidence, all offers to settle a civil dispute is inadmissible to prove liability.
T)All of the plaintiffs who consumed the town's well water developed leukemia.
U)Under the Universal Service Fund, telecommunications in rural and low-income areas are subsidized.
V)Under the long-arm statute, no one who causes an event to occur within the state can avoid liability.
W)Every one of the jurors agreed that the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff arising from the operation of the plane.
X)Under the constitution, some FCC regulation of material broadcast over the air is permissible.

Question 13

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the future tense?

Accepted Answer

A) Martin shall be the first recipient of the volunteer service award. 
B) Millie was the first recipient of the volunteer service award. 
C) Max has been a recipient of the volunteer service award. 
D) Michael received the first volunteer service award. 
E) The warranty deed will be valid because it stated that title is to pass, and will include the names of the parties, the legal description, and the grantor's signature.
F)The warranty deed will be valid because it will state that title is to pass, and will include the names of the parties, the legal description, and the grantor's signature.
G)The warranty deed is valid because it will state that title is to pass, and will include the names of the parties, the legal description, and the grantor's signature.
H)The warranty deed was valid because it stated that title was to pass, and included the names of the parties, the legal description, and the grantor's signature.

Question 14

Which of the following correctly uses the conjunction?

Accepted Answer

A) Jerry and Elaine went to see Silence of the Lambs, while George went to see a science fiction movie. 
B) Lonnie Lawyer was still preparing for the hearing, and the judge entered the courtroom. 
C) Marsha wanted to go to lunch but Sandra was not ready. 
D) Sonia revised the discovery requests and Peter entered the changes.

Question 15

Which of the following sentences properly uses a colon?

Accepted Answer

A) Oliver Wendell Holmes said: "The life of the law is not logic; it is experience." 
B) Sheldon kept knocking on Penny's door: "Penny," "Penny," "Penny." 
C) George used the buzzer to call Jerry: Jerry let George in the building. 
D) None of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT correctly capitalized?

Accepted Answer

A) President Barack Obama. 
B) thomas edison 
C) Alexander Graham Bell 
D) Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 
E) George Costanza.
F)e.e. cummings.
G)Jerry Seinfeld.
H)Albert Jackson, jr.
I)FDR
J)James D.
K)Antonio De La Rosa.
L)Haile Gebrselassie.
M)Jean Luc Picard, president of the United Federation of Planets.
N)President Jean Luc Picard.
O)Jean Luc Picard, the President.
P)The United Federation of Planets, and its president, Jean Luc Picard.
Q)The Far East.
R)The Indian Subcontinent.
S)The Hawaiian Chain of Islands.
T)The Sonoran Desert.
U)The Federal Courthouse.
V)On Main Street.
W)The New York Thruway.
X)The Hoover Building.
Y)The Los Angeles City Council.
Z)The tribal council of the Navajo Nation.
A
A) The Indiana legislature.
A
B) The office of the Governor of Georgia.
A
C) The United States Supreme Court.
A
D) The Supreme Court of New York.
A
E) The Delaware court of chancery.
AF)The criminal court.

Question 17

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The burglar accessed the building through an unlocked window. 
B) The access work was reassigned to another paralegal. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above. 
E) JoAnne past the exam.
F)JoAnne passed the exam.
G)Bill is the supposed mastermind behind my surprise birthday party.
H)I suppose Bill is the mastermind behind my surprise birthday party.
I)I look foreword to the movie.
J)I look forward to the movie.
K)The defendant was libel for actual and punitive damages.
L)The defendant was liable for actual and punitive damages.
M)Opposing counsel cited Brown v. Board of Education.
N)Opposing counsel sited Brown v. Board of Education.
O)The car overheats when its hot.
P)The toy truck lost it's wheel.
Q)The baseball hit the hood of my car, which is now dented.
R)The baseball hit the hood of my car, that is now dented.
S)Buildings that were built before the current building code are unsafe.
T)Buildings which were built before the current building code are unsafe.
U)The building manager painted the hallway, which is now off-white.
V)The car that ran the red light collided with the delivery truck.
W)The golfer who was in the red hat made a hole-in-one.
X)The dean, who is African-American, took offense to the statement.
Y)The judge who entered the judgment in the Jones case has a good reputation.
Z)The judge, who entered the judgment in the Jones case, has a good reputation.
A
A) Mick Nicholson was a principle of the law firm.
A
B) Mick Nicholson was a principal of the law firm.
A
C) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a later time.
A
D) The chairman moved to have the issue considered at a latter time.
A
E) If given a choice between deficit spending and fiscal discipline, I choose the latter.
AF)If given a choice between deficit spending and fiscal discipline, I choose the later.
AG)The tribal council adopted an ordinance regulating hunting on tribal land.
AH)The criminal attorney counseled her client not to take the stand.
AI)Counsel for the plaintiff called an expert witness.
AJ)All of the above.
AK)Penny adviced Sheldon against suing the manufacturer of the video game.
AL)Leonard's advise was to purchase the Star Wars™ memorabilia.
AM)Jerry let George into the building, and later Kramer came over to the apartment.
AN)Jerry let Elaine into the building and later Newman delivered Jerry's mail.
AO)Darth Vader believed in the force, but succumbed to its dark side.
AP)Darth Vader believed in the force but succumbed to its dark side.
AQ)Luke Skywalker believed in the force, but did not succumb to its dark side.
AR)Luke Skywalker believed in the force, and did not succumb to its dark side.
AS)Lana Lawyer walked to the podium and began her closing argument.
AT)Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, and began her closing argument.
AU)Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook and began her closing argument.
AV)Lana Lawyer walked to the podium, opened her notebook, and began her closing argument.
AW)The ingredients include coconut, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
AX)The ingredients include coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts.
AY)To complete the work, Sally stayed all night.
AZ)As part of due diligence, we reviewed the UCC records at the secretary of state's office.
B
A) To prepare for the exam Bob studied all night.
B
B) After he saw the other car, Bob swerved to avoid hitting it.
B
C) Accordingly, the decision cannot be overturned.
B
D) Finally the plaintiff suffered damages because he incurred medical bills.

Question 18

When a text includes a long quotation, the block quotation format is followed that places the quotation after a colon and in a separate paragraph that is indented from each margin, without quotation marks. What is the length of a quotation that requires block quotation?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 words or more. 
B) 40 words or more. 
C) 50 words or more. 
D) 75 words or more.

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT correctly capitalize the reference to a government?

Accepted Answer

A) The City of Chicago. 
B) The state of Florida. 
C) Henry County. 
D) New York State.

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT correctly use ellipses?

Accepted Answer

A) "The rule on negligence includes . . . breach of duty . . ." 
B) "Constitutional democracy is . . . government by the people." 
C) ". . . [T]he governor supports the bill." 
D) "Congress passes legislation . . ., and the President signs the legislation into law."

Exam 1: Communication