VERSANT Typing Skill 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Please type the following sentence: 'Their new office is located downtown.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- There new office is located downtown.
- Their new offce is located downtown.
- Their new office is located downtown. (Correct answer)
- Their new office is located downtown
Correct answer: Their new office is located downtown.
The correct sentence uses 'Their' (possessive pronoun). The other options contain common homophone errors ('There') or typos ('offce').
Question 2: Please type the following sentence: 'It's a necessary part of the process.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- Its a necessary part of the process.
- It's a necessary part of the process. (Correct answer)
- It's a neccessary part of the process.
- It's a necessary part of the proccess.
Correct answer: It's a necessary part of the process.
The correct sentence uses 'It's' as a contraction for 'it is' and spells 'necessary' with one 'c' and double 's'. The other options have common spelling or punctuation errors.
Question 3: Please type the following sentence: 'We will definitely receive an answer by Friday.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- We will definately receive an answer by Friday.
- We will definitely recieve an answer by Friday.
- We will definitely receive an answer by Friday. (Correct answer)
- We will definitely receive an answer by friday.
Correct answer: We will definitely receive an answer by Friday.
The correct sentence spells 'definitely' and 'receive' correctly. These are two of the most commonly misspelled words in English.
Question 4: Please type the following sentence: 'The committee meets every Tuesday morning.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- The comittee meets every Tuesday morning.
- The committee meets every Tuesday morning. (Correct answer)
- The committee meets every Tuesday morning,
- The committee meet every Tuesday morning.
Correct answer: The committee meets every Tuesday morning.
The correct sentence spells 'committee' with double 'm', double 't', and double 'e'. The other options have incorrect spelling or punctuation.
Question 5: Please type the following sentence: 'Who's responsible for this project?' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- Whose responsible for this project?
- Who's responsible for this project.
- Whos responsible for this project?
- Who's responsible for this project? (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Who's responsible for this project?
The correct sentence uses 'Who's' as a contraction for 'who is'. 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun. This is a common point of confusion.
Question 6: Please type the following sentence: 'I appreciate your professional advice.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- I appreciate your professional advise.
- I apreciate your professional advice.
- I appreciate your professional advice. (Correct answer)
- I appreciate your proffessional advice.
Correct answer: I appreciate your professional advice.
The correct sentence uses 'advice' (noun). 'Advise' (verb) is incorrect in this context. The other options have spelling errors.
Question 7: Please type the following sentence: 'The results of the study were quite surprising.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?
- The results of the study were quiet surprising.
- The results of the study were quite surprising. (Correct answer)
- The results of the study was quite surprising.
- The results of the study were quite suprising.
Correct answer: The results of the study were quite surprising.
The correct sentence uses 'quite' (meaning 'very' or 'considerably'). 'Quiet' means 'silent'. This is a common typo and homophone error.
Please type the following sentence: 'Their new office is located downtown.' Which of the options below is typed correctly?