This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly shows plural possession. A) The teachers' lounge has new chairs. B) The teacher's lounge have new chairs. C) The teachers's lounge has new chairs. D) The teachers lounge has new chairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teachers' lounge has new chairs. 2. Choose the correct possessive form of the contraction 'she is'. A) Shees. B) Her's. C) Shees'. D) She's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her's. 3. The apostrophe goes AFTER the "s" at the end of a word if only one thing or a person possesses something. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Page 21, Question #61 (Apostrophes) A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 5. Choose the correct irregular plural form of "mouse" . A) Mouse. B) Mice. C) Mices. D) Mouses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mice. 6. The tail of the dog A) The dogs' tail. B) The dog's tail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's tail. 7. Which of the following is an example of using an apostrophe to show possession? A) The cat's toy. B) The cats toys. C) The cat is sleeping. D) The cats are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat's toy. 8. Create a complex sentence using a semicolon to link two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. A) He wanted to go to the concert; but, he had to work late.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. B) He wanted to go to the concert, but he had to work late. C) He wanted to go to the concert; but he had to work late. D) He wanted to go to the concert:but he had to work late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted to go to the concert; but he had to work late. 9. Choose the correct contraction of 'we will'. A) We'el. B) We will. C) We'll. D) We'lll. E) We'ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We'll. 10. What is the plural possessive form of "dog" ? A) Doges'. B) Dogs'. C) Dog's. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs'. 11. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly according to the rules of apposition and non-restrictive elements. A) My brother, who is a doctor, moved to New York last year. B) My brother who is a doctor moved to New York, last year.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is a doctor, moved to New York last year. 12. Page 23, Question #74 (Main Idea) A) F. B) H. C) G. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. 13. Pick the correct form:A) Whose going to the meeting today?B) Who's going to the meeting today?C) Whos going to the meeting today?D) Whose's going to the meeting today? A) Whose going to the meeting today?. B) Whose's going to the meeting today?. C) Who's going to the meeting today?. D) Whos going to the meeting today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who's going to the meeting today?. 14. Correct the following sentence. The students grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. A) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. B) The student's grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. C) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1; they will do amazing on the STAAR. D) The student's grades improved from benchmark 1 and they will do amazing on the STAAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1; they will do amazing on the STAAR. 15. ..... cute puppy is that? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 16. Identify the correct usage of a colon in the following sentences. A) The following items are required:a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. B) The following items are required; a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. C) The following items are required a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. D) The following items are required:a pencil; a notebook; and a ruler.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The following items are required:a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. 17. Select the sentence that correctly uses the contraction for "you are." A) Youre going to love this movie!. B) You're going to love this movie!. C) You'r going to love this movie!. D) Your going to love this movie!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're going to love this movie!. 18. Before the dancers could finish, a loud noise in the audience disrupted their rhythm and ruined the entire performance. A) NO CHANGE. B) They're. C) It's. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. Ms. Trevino has been a ( positive connotation) employee for eight years. A) Valuable. B) Mediocre. C) Terrible. D) Costly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valuable. 20. In the hot classroom, Warren's glass's kept slipping down his sweaty nose. A) Warren's. B) He's. C) Glasses. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glasses. 21. Which of the following is the correct use of apostrophes for possession? A) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s's (e.g. the dogs's bone). B) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is 's (e.g. the dog's bone). C) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s (e.g. the dogs s bone). D) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s' (e.g. the dogs' bone). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is 's (e.g. the dog's bone). 22. What is the expanded form of the contraction in this sentence?I'd love to have pancakes for breakfast. A) I am. B) I would. C) You can. D) You would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would. 23. The tracks of the monsters disappeared into the swamp. A) The monster tracks' disappeared into the swamp. B) The monsters tracks disappeared into the swamp. C) The monster's tracks disappeared into the swamp. D) The monsters' tracks disappeared into the swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The monsters' tracks disappeared into the swamp. 24. What is the purpose of using an apostrophe in abbreviations or acronyms? A) To indicate possession or ownership. B) To join two words by replacing missing letters. C) To indicate the omission of letters. D) To form the plural of lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate the omission of letters. 25. All of the sheep were walking through the field. A) Sheeps'. B) No change. C) Sheeps's. D) Sheep's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 26. What is the rule for using "its" without an apostrophe? A) Use "its" when it means "it is". B) Use "its" when it is a question. C) Use "its" when it shows possession. D) Use "its" at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use "its" when it shows possession. 27. The phone of Miss Underwood A) Miss Underwood's phone. B) Miss Underwoods' phone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Underwood's phone. 28. Find the contraction in the sentence:She's going to the store. A) Going. B) Store. C) She's. D) To the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's. 29. The ..... department is on the second floor of Old Navy. A) Womans'. B) Women's. C) Woman's. D) Womens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women's. 30. Choose the correct form of the contraction for "it is." A) Its. B) It's. C) It'is. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 31. Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes for possession? A) The boys' bikes are new. B) The boys bikes are new.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boys' bikes are new. 32. I do not like ..... pet snake. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 33. Select the correct plural possessive form of the noun 'baby'. A) Babies's. B) Babys'. C) Babies'. D) Baby's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babies'. 34. When the ACT exam asks about the author's purpose, if you should add or delete a sentence, or what a paragraph would lose by deleting the sentence, these are simply complicated ways of asking if you understand what the reading passage is MAINLY ABOUT, or what the MAIN IDEA is. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. In the resource, what do children do in the boardgame related to apostrophes? A) Write their own sentences. B) Read sentences and identify plural or possessive use of the letter S. C) Solve math problems. D) Draw apostrophes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read sentences and identify plural or possessive use of the letter S. 36. Choose the correct placement of the apostrophe to indicate possession:The ..... uniforms were neatly pressed. (players) A) Player's. B) Players. C) Playerss'. D) Players'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Players'. 37. Have you seen James'/James's car? A) James'. B) James's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James's. 38. What is the contraction of 'you are not'? A) You'ren't not. B) You're not. C) You're notn't. D) You'ren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're not. 39. Page 15, Question #20 (Apostrophes) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. 40. We all submitted great ideas, but ..... was the best? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 41. Choose the correct word: " ..... house is bigger than ours." A) They're. B) There. C) Theres. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 42. ..... excited for summer? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 43. Which revision correctly fixes the run-on sentence? "The concert ended late we missed the last train." A) The concert ended late; we missed the last train. B) The concert ended late we, missed the last train. C) The concert ended late, we missed the last train. D) The concert ended late and we missed the last train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert ended late; we missed the last train. 44. I'm tired ..... been a long day. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 45. The cave of the Mothman was full of strange markings. A) The Mothman cave's was full of strange markings. B) The Mothman's cave was full of strange markings. C) The Mothmans cave was full of strange markings. D) The Mothmans' cave was full of strange markings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mothman's cave was full of strange markings. 46. Identify the correct word: " ..... coat is red?" A) Whos. B) Who's. C) Whose. D) Whoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose. 47. Which word is the adverb form of "careful" ? A) Careful. B) Carefulness. C) Carefuller. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carefully. 48. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to form a plural possessive. A) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. B) The teacher's lounge is on the second floor.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. 49. Choose the option that correctly uses an apostrophe for possession. A) James's car is new. B) James car is new. C) James' car is new. D) Jame's car is new. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James' car is new. 50. Theyre going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. A) They're going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. B) Their going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. C) Theyre' going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. D) They'res going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to look for the Jersey Devil tonight. 51. The beachgoers watched the sunset in all ..... glory. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 52. Nicks collection of hats includes a ball cap shaped like a plate of tacos. A) Taco's. B) No change. C) Nick's. D) Hats'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick's. 53. Which contraction is correct for 'I am'? A) Im. B) AmI. C) I'm. D) Iam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm. 54. Itll take hours to search the whole swamp. A) It'll take hours to search the whole swamp. B) Its'll take hours to search the whole swamp. C) It'l take hours to search the whole swamp. D) Itll' take hours to search the whole swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It'll take hours to search the whole swamp. 55. Which word in the following sentence requires an apostrophe? The birds flew out of the building and Joe could catch them. A) Bird's. B) Building's. C) Joe's. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 56. Which sentence uses "there, " "their, " or "they're" correctly? A) Theres going to the park. B) They're going to the park. C) There going to the park. D) Their going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the park. 57. Read the sentence: "The students' backpacks were left in the hallway." What does the apostrophe show? A) Contraction. B) Singular possession. C) Plural possession. D) Plural noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plural possession. 58. Both child toys were left out in the rain A) Child's. B) Children. C) Children's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 59. Write a sentence using a semicolon to separate two related independent clauses. A) He didn't see the stop sign; he was distracted by his phone. B) He didn't see the stop sign:he was distracted by his phone. C) He didn't see the stop sign, he was distracted by his phone. D) He didn't see the stop sign; because he was distracted by his phone.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He didn't see the stop sign; he was distracted by his phone. 60. It looks like ..... are many goats on the hill. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesApostrophes Quiz 1Apostrophes Quiz 2Apostrophes Quiz 3Apostrophes Quiz 4Apostrophes Quiz 5Apostrophes Quiz 6Apostrophes Quiz 7Apostrophes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books