Spot the Difference Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Compare the punctuation in these lines. What changed?
Reference: Bring paper, clips, and tape.
Variant: Bring paper; clips, and tape.
The final period became a comma.
The comma after paper became a semicolon.
Tape became tapes.
Paper was capitalized only in the variant.
2. Compare these text-based grid records. Which marker moved?
Reference: star B3; circle D2; triangle A4
Variant: star B3; circle C2; triangle A4
The star moved from B3 to B2.
The circle moved from D2 to C2.
The triangle moved from A4 to D4.
The circle and triangle exchanged coordinates.
3. Inspect the letter case in these strings. Which character changed?
Reference: qP7-bD2-xL9
Variant: qP7-bd2-xL9
The D changed from uppercase to lowercase.
The first P changed from uppercase to lowercase.
The L changed from uppercase to lowercase.
The final 9 changed to a lowercase g.
4. Compare the two lists. Which detail changed?
Reference: Lantern | compass | feather | key
Variant: Lantern | compass | feather | coin
The final item changed from key to coin.
Lantern and compass exchanged positions.
Feather was changed to feathers.
One item was removed from the list.
5. Compare the word order. What is different?
Reference: She quietly opened the old wooden door.
Variant: She quietly opened the wooden old door.
Quietly moved to the end of the sentence.
Opened was changed to closed.
Old and wooden exchanged positions.
The word door was removed.
6. Compare the spellings. What changed?
Reference: MISSISSIPPI
Variant: MISISSIPPI
One I was removed from the ending.
One P was removed from the double-P pair.
The final I was changed to a Y.
One S was removed from the first double-S pair.
7. Compare the sentences. What is different?
Reference: “A blue curtain hangs beside the narrow window.”
Variant: “A green curtain hangs beside the narrow window.”
The curtain moved from beside the window to above it.
The curtain changed from blue to green.
The window changed from narrow to wide.
A second curtain was added.
8. Look closely at capitalization. What differs?
Reference: The Moon appeared above the ridge.
Variant: The moon appeared above the ridge.
The word ridge is capitalized in the variant.
The word appeared is misspelled in the reference.
The final period is missing from the variant.
Moon begins with an uppercase M only in the reference.
9. One recipe quantity changed. Identify it.
Reference: 2 cups flour; 1 tsp salt; 3 eggs; 250 ml milk
Variant: 2 cups flour; ½ tsp salt; 3 eggs; 250 ml milk
The flour decreased from 2 cups to ½ cup.
The salt decreased from 1 teaspoon to ½ teaspoon.
The egg count increased from 2 to 3.
The milk amount changed from 250 ml to 200 ml.
10. One step in these directions changed. Which one?
Reference: From the oak gate, walk north 2 blocks, east 1 block, then south 3 blocks.
Variant: From the oak gate, walk north 2 blocks, east 1 block, then south 2 blocks.
The first direction changed from north to south.
The starting point changed from the oak gate to the north gate.
The eastward distance changed from 1 block to 2.
The final southward distance changed from 3 blocks to 2.
11. Look for a spacing difference between these lists.
Reference: notebook, raincoat, sunflower
Variant: note book, raincoat, sunflower
Raincoat was divided into two words.
Sunflower lost one letter.
Notebook was divided into note book.
The comma after notebook was removed.
12. Compare the label order. Which change was made?
Reference: Cedar, Birch, Maple, Pine
Variant: Cedar, Maple, Birch, Pine
Birch and Maple exchanged positions.
Maple was replaced by Oak.
Cedar and Pine exchanged positions.
The final label was removed.
13. Compare the reservation details. What is different?
Reference: Rivera — 7:40 p.m. — 4 guests — patio
Variant: Rivera — 7:40 p.m. — 5 guests — patio
The reservation time changed.
The seating changed from patio to dining room.
The guest count increased from 4 to 5.
The surname gained an extra letter.
14. Compare the timetables. Which difference appears?
Reference:
09:10 — Harbor
09:35 — Museum
10:05 — Garden
Variant:
09:10 — Harbor
09:35 — Garden
10:05 — Museum
The Harbor departure changed to 09:35.
The 10:05 service was removed.
Museum was replaced by Harbor.
Museum and Garden exchanged their departure times.
15. Compare the inventory records. What changed?
Reference: 3 amber jars; 2 clear bottles; 1 tin box
Variant: 3 amber jars; 2 clear bottles; 2 tin boxes
The tin-box count increased from 1 to 2.
The amber-jar count decreased from 3 to 2.
The bottles changed from clear to amber.
A third clear bottle was added.
16. Inspect these two identification codes. Which change occurred?
Reference: K7M-4Q2
Variant: K7N-4Q2
The 7 changed to a 1.
The Q changed to an O.
The M changed to an N.
The final 2 changed to a Z.