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Diagnostic Exercise Two: Increase in Campus Drinking Causes Concern
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Thomas McCarver, Herald-Journal

Here is a second diagnostic exercise that will help you find your strengths and weaknesses.

Choose (a) or (b) in each of the following sentences, then click the "Score Test" button to evaluate your work.

1
A survey of more than 14,500 students (a) show (b) shows a slight increase in the number of students who do not drink (a) semicolon (b) comma but a (a) five % (b) 5 percent increase in those who reported they had been drunk at least three times in the month preceding the survey.
A)show
B)shows
2
A survey of more than 14,500 students (a) show (b) shows a slight increase in the number of students who do not drink (a) semicolon (b) comma but a (a) five % (b) 5 percent increase in those who reported they had been drunk at least three times in the month preceding the survey.
A)semicolon
B)comma
3
A survey of more than 14,500 students (a) show (b) shows a slight increase in the number of students who do not drink (a) semicolon (b) comma but a (a) five % (b) 5 percent increase in those who reported they had been drunk at least three times in the month preceding the survey.
A)five %
B)5 percent
4
Among the students who did drink (a) comma (b) no punctuation 52 percent said their major reason was "to get drunk (a) ," (b) ", the survey found.
A)comma
B)no punctuation
5
Among the students who did drink (a) comma (b) no punctuation 52 percent said their major reason was "to get drunk (a) ," (b) ", the survey found.
A),"
B)",
6
The most recent survey was conducted last year (a) comma (b) semicolon the previous survey was conducted five years ago.
A)comma
B)semicolon
7
George Pomfret, state director of alcohol studies said the recent study shows a lack of (a) committment (b) commitment by colleges.
A)committment
B)commitment
8
"The colleges are looking for a single cause," he said, "and too many are dealing with the (a) affects (b) effects rather than causes."
A)affects
B)effects
9
Colleges must deal with the college culture, he said (a) comma (b) semicolon that considers heavy drinking to be "cool."
A)comma
B)semicolon
10
Pomfret said the recent survey showed abstainers had increased from 15.6 percent to 19 percent (a) comma (b) no punctuation a figure he described as a "hopeful sign that college administrations are not (a) stationery (b) stationary in approaching the problem.
A)comma
B)no punctuation
11
Pomfret said the recent survey showed abstainers had increased from 15.6 percent to 19 percent (a) comma (b) no punctuation a figure he described as a "hopeful sign that college administrations are not (a) stationery (b) stationary in approaching the problem.
A)stationery
B)stationary
12
The survey found a slight increase in binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks at a sitting for a man and four or more for (a) women (b) a woman.
A)women
B)a woman
13
Pomfret said college should pay special attention to alcohol (a) hyphen (b) semicolon related activities by fraternities.
A)hyphen
B)semicolon
14
"Their practices have been ignored far too long (a) semicolon (b) comma it's time for a change," he said.
A)semicolon
B)comma
15
Faced with what some students and faculty members consider inadequate anti-alcohol efforts on their campuses (a) comma (b) no punctuation some student groups held meetings at which they (a) have decided (b) decided to take the initiative.
A)comma
B)no punctuation
16
Faced with what some students and faculty members consider inadequate anti-alcohol efforts on their campuses (a) comma (b) no punctuation some student groups held meetings at which they (a) have decided (b) decided to take the initiative.
A)have decided
B)decided
17
Among the activities they plan is a campaign called NOT HERE, and public service announcements that will (a) advice (b) advise students about the actions they should take when a friend has had (a) too (b) to much to drink.
A)advice
B)advise
18
Among the activities they plan is a campaign called NOT HERE, and public service announcements that will (a) advice (b) advise students about the actions they should take when a friend has had (a) too (b) to much to drink.
A)too
B)to
19
Some students and faculty members say they want to cut down on the number of bars near campuses, to penalize severely fraternities that make alcohol a central part of (a) hazeing (b) hazing ceremonies and (a) hold (b) to hold students responsible for their actions following drinking.
A)hazeing
B)hazing
20
Some students and faculty members say they want to cut down on the number of bars near campuses, to penalize severely fraternities that make alcohol a central part of (a) hazeing (b) hazing ceremonies and (a) hold (b) to hold students responsible for their actions following drinking.
A)hold
B)to hold
21
Several students have died as the result of campus drinking, most of them under 21, the minimum age for drinking (a) comma (b) period and while some universities have attempted to enforce the law, riots have broken out on several campuses led by students demanding the right to party with alcohol
A)comma
B)period
22
Student rejection of enforcing the 21-age-law has (a) led (b) lead some school officials to suggest lowering the drinking age to 18.
A)led
B)lead
23
Pomfret commented that "(a) it's (b) its an idea that no official, no legislator will endorse."
A)it's
B)its
24
He said that the (a) affect (b) effect of such a change would be (a) disastrous (b) disasterous on the campus.
A)affect
B)effect
25
He said that the (a) affect (b) effect of such a change would be (a) disastrous (b) disasterous on the campus.
A)disastrous
B)disasterous
26
At present, he said, drinking is heavy enough. On one campus, he continued, administrators discovered that half the players on a team (a) admitting (b) admitted playing in games after heavy drinking.
A)admitting
B)admitted
27
Neither the coach nor the athletic director (a) was (b) were able to identify the players. The team (a) was (b) were able to keep the drinking under wraps.
A)was
B)were
28
Neither the coach nor the athletic director (a) was (b) were able to identify the players. The team (a) was (b) were able to keep the drinking under wraps.
A)was
B)were
29
Pomfret said he heard so many reports about student drinking that he (a) stopped (b) had stopped listing the names of the schools. Practically every university, he said, has (a) its (b) their share of problems.
A)stopped
B)had stopped
30
Pomfret said he heard so many reports about student drinking that he (a) stopped (b) had stopped listing the names of the schools. Practically every university, he said, has (a) its (b) their share of problems.
A)its
B)their







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