Creating a mental distance between yourself and your work can be ...

[rmenurse]

Creating a mental distance between yourself and your work can be done in all of the
  following ways except
 
  a) laying the writing aside for one hour.
  b) laying the writing aside for at least 24 hours.
  c) letting someone else read your work.
  d) checking your points to see if they fulfill your purpose.

Question 2

The targeting technique of proofreading involves
 
  a) additional proofreading for a favorite or common error.
  b) a proofreading shortcut in which you reread the paper only once.
  c) reading the paper from the bottom up rather than the top down.
  d) checking for connections between ideas.

[brbarasa]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a

[rmenurse]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[lcapri7]

Excellent