This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Embedding – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Embedding Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the speaker states, "I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul, " (Henley 15-16) it becomes evident that the tone of the poem is empowered. A) The citation is incorrect. B) The quotation marks are wrong. C) There is nothing wrong with this sentence. D) The quote doesn't make sense within the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The citation is incorrect. 2. Time Magazine reports, "Today's teenagers are more addicted to technology than ever" (Lauren 17)Where should the period be placed? A) After ever. B) After Lauren. C) After the last parenthesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the last parenthesis. 3. What punctuation should you use if you need to take words out of a quote? A) Ellipsis (dot, dot, dot) to replace deleted words . B) Put deleted words in italics. C) Use a footnote. D) You should never take words out of a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsis (dot, dot, dot) to replace deleted words . 4. Which of the following sentences contains an embedded quote? A) He exclaimed that it was amazing. B) He exclaimed that's amazing. C) He exclaimed, "That's amazing!". D) He exclaimed amazement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He exclaimed, "That's amazing!". 5. Similar vectors indicate: A) Similar meaning. B) Equal magnitudes. C) Identical tokens. D) Same document IDs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similar meaning. 6. Shrek is cruel to Donkey. For example, after he meets Farquaad, Shrek tells Donkey, "Maybe there's a reason donkeys shouldn't talk." A) A weak or missing plot clue. B) A Strong Speaker, Listener, and Plot Clue. C) No Speaker, Listener, or Plot Clue. D) A Weak or Missing Speaker and/or Listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A weak or missing plot clue. 7. Greg learns to appreciate his parents' wisdom. Eventually, he shares with the reader, "What this whole episode has taught me is that ..... it's not such a bad idea to listen to your mother" (Kinney 185). A) A weak or missing plot clue. B) A Strong Speaker, Listener, and Plot Clue. C) No Speaker, Listener, or Plot Clue. D) A Weak or Missing Speaker and/or Listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A weak or missing plot clue. 8. In the dependency relation 'dog $\rightarrow$ barks', the word 'barks' is: A) Rootless. B) Modifier. C) Dependent. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head. 9. If you are only discussing one work throught an essay you don't have to write the author after each and every quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. In which paragraphs in your essay should you use specific evidence from the text? A) The conclusion. B) The title. C) The body paragraphs. D) The introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The body paragraphs. 11. What is a snippet? A) A small Whippet hound. B) A picture cut from a magazine. C) A small portion of something. D) A small, polite sneeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small portion of something. 12. In the sentence "She pretended like everything's okay, " which punctuation is missing to embed it correctly? A) A period. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 13. What should you avoid when embedding a quote into your writing? A) Providing context. B) Using quotation marks. C) Creating a quote dump. D) Including a citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating a quote dump. 14. If an author's name is indicated earlier in the sentence, that name does not need to appear in the parenthetical cite. A) Generally true. B) Generally false. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generally true. 15. The exact words of a key person are called? A) Facts. B) Paragraphs. C) Quotations. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotations. 16. What is wrong with the following embedded quote? One major problem with paying for college is how expensive it has become. "In 1975, annual tuition and fees for the University of California were about $ 630 (which adjusted for inflation is over $ 3, 000) and UC tuition and fees now are over $ 14, 000" (Strauss). A) Introduction doesn't match the quote. B) Lacking context. C) Not a complete sentence. D) Incorrect citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a complete sentence. 17. What is the purpose of embedding quotes in an essay? A) To fill space. B) To provide evidence and support arguments. C) To confuse the reader. D) To make the essay longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide evidence and support arguments. 18. ..... is a set of rules for exchanging text, graphic, sound, video, and other multimedia files. A) Web page. B) Publishing. C) Home page. D) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). 19. What can you use to indicate that you have added or changed a word in a quote? A) Square brackets. B) Parentheses. C) Ellipsis. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Square brackets. 20. What is the term for using an author's exact words in your writing? A) Quoting. B) Referencing. C) Summarizing. D) Paraphrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quoting. 21. When embedding quotes, I want to remember to ..... A) ICK (introduce, context, knowledge). B) PIE (purpose, introduce, explain). C) ICE (introduce, cite, explain). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ICE (introduce, cite, explain). 22. He describes the bird as "cheerily chirping in the early day" (Owen 6). A) The period should go inside the quotation mark. B) The "C" in "cheerily" should be capitalized. C) There should be a comma between Owen and "6" in the parentheses. D) No change the sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change the sentence is correct. 23. "Can you teach me how to Dougie?" she asked. Is this sentence correct? A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 24. What is wrong with the following embedded quotation? When lockdowns began last March, most people "felt encased in our own lonely snow globes, looked out at a world that seemed to be fallilng apart. (Zacharek)" A) Lacking context. B) Not a complete sentence. C) Incorrect punctuation. D) Quote doesn't make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorrect punctuation. 25. What is the problem with this quote's punctuation?We can see evidence of bias when he calls the government "misguided and completely irresponsible." (Daniels 23) A) The period should be after the last parentheses. B) The "M" in misguided should be capitalized. C) There should be a comma between Daniels and "23" in parentheses. D) There is no change the sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The period should be after the last parentheses. 26. What is a common mistake when embedding quotes? A) Dropping a quote into the text without any introduction or context, making it feel disconnected from the surrounding text. B) Using too many quotes in a single paragraph, which can overwhelm the reader. C) Quoting sources that are not credible or reliable, leading to misinformation. D) Paraphrasing quotes instead of embedding them directly, which can alter the original meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dropping a quote into the text without any introduction or context, making it feel disconnected from the surrounding text. 27. Is this embedding example correct?As Jane Smith explains, "A duck's quack doesn't echo." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. Is this text evidence embedded properly? This is shown when Suni Lee wins the Olympics though her "inner voice tells her she didn't deserve to win." A) Yes, great embedding. B) No, not good embedding. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, great embedding. 29. When the word "THAT" comes after a "says" word, do you use a colon or a comma? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. Which is the dependent clause? Even though there were twenty people there, I knew nobody. A) Even though there were twenty people there. B) I knew nobody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though there were twenty people there. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesEmbedding Quiz 1Embedding Quiz 2Embedding Quiz 3Embedding Quiz 4Embedding Quiz 5Embedding Quiz 6Embedding Quiz 7Embedding Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books