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1
Click on the item that uses numbers or numerals correctly.
A)Enrolment in each class is limited to twenty-five students.
B)Enrolment in each class is limited to 25 students.
C)25 students is the limit on enrolment in each class.
2
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A)50,000 tickets to the concert were sold on the first day; the price of the tickets ranged from thirty-five dollars to sixty dollars.
B)Fifty thousand tickets to the concert were sold on the first day; the price of the tickets ranged from $thirty-five to $sixty.
C)Fifty thousand tickets to the concert were sold on the first day; the price of the tickets ranged from $35 to $60.
3
Click on the item that uses numbers or numerals correctly.
A)They begin their workday at 8:15 every morning.
B)They begin their workday at eight-fifteen every morning.
C)They begin their workday at eight-fifteen a.m. every day.
4
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A)On a normal day I spend four hours on my computer and 3 hours in class.
B)On a normal day I spend four hours on my computer and three hours in class.
C)On a normal day I spend 4 hours on my computer and three hours in class.
5
Click on the item that uses numbers or numerals correctly.
A)My Russian history course required six textbooks; my English literature course required 2.
B)My Russian history course required 6 textbooks; my English literature course required two.
C)My Russian history course required six textbooks; my English literature course required two.
6
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A)As a result of the blaze, 8 firefighters had to be hospitalized, but two were released within hours.
B)As a result of the blaze, eight firefighters had to be hospitalized, but two were released within hours.
C)As a result of the blaze, eight firefighters had to be hospitalized, but 2 were released within hours.
7
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A)The director advertised for four men to play Rhett, Ashley, and the 2 Tarletons.
B)The director advertised for 4 men to play Rhett, Ashley, and the 2 Tarletons.
C)The director advertised for four men to play Rhett, Ashley, and the two Tarletons.
8
Click on the item that uses numbers or numerals correctly.
A)Two of Antonio's favourite authors are Anne Rice and John Irving.
B)2 of Antonio's favourite authors are Anne Rice and John Irving.
C)Antonio's 2 favourite authors are Anne Rice and John Irving.
9
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A)Mary Beth's wedding day is only 34 days away.
B)Mary Beth's wedding day is only thirty-four days away.
C)It's only 34 days to Mary Beth's wedding.
10
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A)Anthony spent eighteen years in the Merchant Marine and twelve in the Navy.
B)Anthony spent 18 years in the Merchant Marine and 12 in the Navy.
C)Anthony spent eighteen years in the Merchant Marine and 12 in the Navy.
11
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A)We were told to read pages one hundred seventeen to one hundred sixty in the text.
B)We were told to read pages 117 to 160 in the text.
C)We were told to read pages one hundred seventeen to 160 in the text.
12
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A)She was born on August 4, 1950, and lived at 37 Gesner Street until she was sixteen.
B)She was born on August fourth, nineteen hundred and fifty, and lived at 37 Gesner Street until she was sixteen.
C)She was born on August 4, 1950, and lived at thirty-seven Gesner Street until she was sixteen.
13
Click on the item that uses numbers or numerals correctly.
A)That bus can carry only one hundred fifty people safely.
B)That bus can carry only 150 people safely.
C)150 people is the maximum the bus can carry safely.
14
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A)1 vote was the margin by which the he council passed the bill.
B)The council passed the bill by just 1 vote.
C)The council passed the bill by just one vote.
15
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A)There are 250 envelopes that need letters placed in them.
B)There are two hundred fifty envelopes that need letters placed in them.
C)250 envelopes need letters placed in them.
16
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A)The quotation you need is on page 301.
B)The quotation you need is on page three hundred one.
C)301 is the page on which you will find the quotation you need.
17
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A)Dragsters can reach speeds of 300 km/h.
B)300 km/h is the speed dragsters can reach
C)Dragsters can reach speeds of three hundred km/h.
18
Choose the correct version of the item below.
A)Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in nineteen forty-nine, William Faulkner wrote about human suffering in Southern society after the Civil War.
B)Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1949 and the Pulitzer Prize in '54 and '62. William Faulkner wrote about human suffering in southern society after the Civil War.
C)Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1949 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 and 1962, William Faulkner wrote about human suffering in Southern society after the Civil War.







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