Paralegal PACE Practice Test

Please mark the abbreviation of the word "Telecommunication" according to The Bluebook:

Please mark the correct sentence according to the following: All whales are grey. Mona saw a whale.

According to Long- arm statutes, can personal jurisdiction over a person who caused an in- state event be allowed?

Please mark the correct definition of KeyCite as a version of WestLaw:

All information of a case shall not be shared between co-counsels until the final stage of the case. Is it true or false?

Please mark the correct sentence:

Under Rule 26 and the discovery rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which of the following is discoverable?

Under Rule 26 and the discovery rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which of the following is discoverable?

Please mark the meaning of "procedural law":

Please mark the correct citation regarding the following: 2008 opinion in Coyote Publishing, Inc. et al. v. Ross Miller, Nevada Secretary of State et al., found in volume 346 of the Federal Reporter, 3d Series at page 180

A grand jury is obliged to tell the witness if they are a subject of an investigation. Is it true or false?

The jury concluded that the driver of the red car ran a red light at the intersection of Maryland Drive and Second Street while proceeding south on Maryland Drive. Molly testified that she was driving her yellow Twingo and headed west on Second Street. She further testified that, as she approached Maryland Drive, the light was green and that, as she proceeded through the intersection, a red car collided with her Twingo. The jury accepted Molly’s testimony and concluded that the driver of the red car negligently caused the collision. Evidence shows that John is the owner of the red car. Please think and answer whether John was negligent:

Please mark the correct citation to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, codified under Title 15 of the U.S. Code in sections 1-7:

If a council member asks a paralegal to explain the word "discovery" in a lawsuit due to a reference to Chris Columbus' discovery as a pejorative reference to native people, what should a paralegal answer?

Please mark the correct parallel citation of in-state cases regarding the following: 2010 Superior Court of Minessota case of Axel Lordi v. CSX Transportation, Inc., found in Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports Vol. 2011, page 180, and Atlantic, 3d, Vol. 5, page 367

Please mark the correct answer according to the following premises: All negligent drivers who injured the accuser are liable if the accuser suffered actual damages. Accuser Molly suffered actual damages from Dean's negligent driving that caused her injuries.

Stela is a paralegal who works for Dean, an attorney representing the Accuser in a commercial litigation case. Dean requested a subpoena that was issued and served on Paul Procter Company, a third party to the lawsuit. Dean is only interested in the correspondence, including e-mail, between employees of paul Procter and the defendant. The subpoena set a deposition for paul Procter's custodian of records for June 19, but included a standard letter stating that the deposition will not be necessary if Paul Procter provides copies of the correspondence as requested. Should Stela arrange for a court reporter in case Paul Procter prefers an actual deposition?

Please mark the definition of the term "case law":

Please mark the definition of KeyCite:

What is a headnote?

Please mark the meaning of the word "looseleaf service":

Please mark the sentence with an incorrect subject-verb agreement:

What is a majority opinion?

Please mark when a direct citation of an Internet source can be used:

According to The Bluebook, please mark the rule for citing to a printed source and when an Internet source:

Please mark what is not a type of legal authority:

Martin is a paralegal who worked for an estate planning attorney and became acquainted with his clients and their families. One of the clients who wanted to update her estate plan decided to prepare a new one that will disinherit her grandson because he is married to an AA. The attorney asked the paralegal to prepare initial drafts for the new plan but also knows the grandson. While preparing the drafts, the grandson calls him and says that his aunt changed her plan regarding disinheritance and told him to call the paralegal to change the estate plan so that he receives equally as the rest of the family inheritance. What should Martin answer to this?

Please mark the correct sentence:

Please mark the correct sentence:

Please mark the incorrect usage of subject-verb agreement:

Please mark the passive voice in one of the sentences:

Please mark the correct usage of brackets in the following examples: 1. One of the parties was a minor. The lawyer argued that a contract had not been formed because his client lacked capacity. The lawyer argued that a contract had not been formed because his client [who was a minor] lacked capacity. 2. On the video record, Milly only said that he considered selling the house. Her lawyer argued that Milly had not made an offer to sell her house. [Milly’s] lawyer . . . argued that Milly had not made an offer to sell her house. [Because Milly only stated she was thinking about selling it].

Please mark the basic step(s) in the legal research process:

Please mark the grammatically incorrect sentence:

Please mark the incorrect hyphenation:

Please mark what a citation to an out-of-state case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in an in-state court requires:

Please mark the sentence with an incorrect capitalization of the reference to a court:

Please mark the most acclaimed legal dictionary:

The opinion of the court is the court’s commentary that explains its decision, including:

The constitution is an item used in voting. Is it true or false?

Please mark the correct citation format according to the following: American Jurisprudence, Vol. 5, Section 32 of Appellate Review issued in 2010

What happens to the cited material if no citation signal is used?

A sponge has been left in a patient's abdomen due to the surgeon's negligence. The surgeon admitted the lack of duty of care. Please choose what would help the patient to complete their claim:

A case involves a homeowner who was sued after a neighbor’s child drowned in the homeowner’s backyard pool. The homeowner’s backyard was fenced, but the gate at the side of the house was not latched, and the child entered through the unlatched gate to swim in the pool. Please mark a case that is similar to this one:

Please mark the incorrect capitalization:

Please mark the correct pronoun case:

Please mark the correct hyphenation:

Please mark which of the following will finish loading in an hour: A ferry company has three bays for loading and unloading boats, identified as B1 A, B1 B, and B1 C. The company also has five boats that all need to be loaded for deliveries within one hour using only the three bays. Boat 1 will take 45 minutes to load. Boat 2 will take 25 minutes to load. Boat 3 will take 15 minutes to load. Boat 4 will take 35 minutes to load. Boat 5 will take 45 minutes to load.

Please mark the incorrect modifier:

Aurora Travel is a Swedish corporation that markets cruises and other vacation packages. It employs 500 people. Aurora Travel’s Articles of Incorporation state that all employees are considered at-will employees, except for the President and other officers appointed by the Board of Directors. Mr. Eriksson is the President of Aurora Travel. Aurora Travel’s Human Resources Department issued an employee handbook stating that the rules in the handbook apply to all at-will employees. Is it correct to conclude that the rules of the employee handbook do not apply to Mr. Eriksson?

Art to an artist is as:

Please mark the case which is most similar to the following: Sigrid is handling a real estate case that involves Lot A and Lot B, which are adjacent to each other. The owner of Lot A began digging a hole on his lot as the basement for the house he wanted to build. One edge of the hole was near the boundary line with Lot B, and during the digging process the edge near Lot B collapsed and part of Lot B fell into the hole on Lot A.

Please mark the incorrect capitalization:

A jurat is another term for:

A code law is another term for statutory law. Is it true or false?

Laureen was walking by Dori’s Flowershop. As she passed under an open window ahe was hit by a falling flowerpot that caused serious injury to her head and arm. Laureen filed a negligence action against Dori’s Flowershop. At trial, the Microbrewery admits that the flowerpot was from the Flowershop and that they owed a duty of care to others under negligence law. Laureen also offered evidence of her injuries and medical expenses. Please mark other evidence that would help her to fill the negligence claim:

Please mark the correct use of the present tense:

The rule on ex parte communications prohibits routine communications by staff on procedural matters. Is it true or false?

Please mark the length of a quotation that requires block quotation:

Please mark the correct usage of a dash: