This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Seasons are always capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Youll need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. A) You'll need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. B) Y'oull need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. C) Your'll need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. D) Youll' need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You'll need a torch if you want to explore the haunted forest. 3. Find the contraction in the sentence:He's not feeling well today. A) Well. B) He's. C) Not. D) Feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's. 4. Which sentence uses an apostrophe to show plural possession? A) The girl's books are on the table. B) The girls's books are on the table. C) The girls' books are on the table. D) The girls books are on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girls' books are on the table. 5. Which sentence shows the possessive apostrophe in the correct place? A) My brother's favourite sport is basketball. B) My brothers favourite s'port is basketball. C) My brothers' favourite sport is basketball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother's favourite sport is basketball. 6. What is the contraction of 'she is'? A) She's. B) She has. C) She was. D) She is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's. 7. Which word has a stronger meaning: "shout" or "say" ? A) Shout. B) Say. C) Both are equal. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shout. 8. Choose the correct contraction of 'she is'. A) She's. B) She is. C) She has. D) She was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's. 9. The shoes that belong to Sally A) Sally's shoes. B) Sallys' shoes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally's shoes. 10. Channing Tatum and his wife, actress Jenna Dewan-Tatum, were expecting ..... first child in the summer of 2013. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 11. The man plan keeps changing. A) No change. B) Men. C) Mans'. D) Man's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man's. 12. Form a contraction for 'is not' A) Isn'ts. B) Isn'tn't. C) Isn't. D) Isn'tn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't. 13. Choose the correct form of the contraction for "you are." A) You'r. B) You'are. C) Your. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You're. 14. What change, if any, needs to be made to the following sentence? Ill take out the trash when I get home. A) Change home to Home. B) Insert a comma after trash. C) Change Ill to I'll. D) No change is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change Ill to I'll. 15. Write a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession. A) The dogs' bone was buried in the yard. B) The dog bone was buried in the yard.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) The dog's bone was buried in the yard. D) The dogs bone was buried in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog's bone was buried in the yard. 16. In the sentence 'All the boys hats were blue', where should the apostrophe be placed? A) Before the letter S. B) After the letter S. C) Before and after the letter S. D) At the beginning of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the letter S. 17. My cat has nine life. A) Life's. B) Lives'. C) Lives. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lives. 18. Which word in the following sentence should have a comma after it:No I don't think it will rain today. A) I. B) Think. C) No. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 19. Which word best clarifies the intended meaning in the sentence: "He ran ..... than his brother." A) Fast. B) Faster. C) Fastest. D) Fastly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faster. 20. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to separate items in a list? A) On our trip, we visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany. B) On our trip, we visited Paris; France; Rome; Italy; and Berlin; Germany. C) On our trip, we visited Paris, France:Rome, Italy:and Berlin, Germany. D) On our trip, we visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Berlin, Germany.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On our trip, we visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany. 21. Choose the question that is correct. A) I went to my cousins birthday party. B) I went to my cousin's birthday party. C) I went to my cousins' birthday party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to my cousin's birthday party. 22. Which has a more negative connotation? A) A powerful stink. B) A powerful aroma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A powerful stink. 23. Choose the correct sentence:A) The women's and men's restrooms are clean.B) The womens' and mens' restrooms are clean.C) The women and men's restrooms are clean.D) The womens and mens restrooms are clean. A) The women's and men's restrooms are clean. B) The womens' and mens' restrooms are clean. C) The women and men's restrooms are clean. D) The womens and mens restrooms are clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The women's and men's restrooms are clean. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly applies apostrophe rules. A) The childrens' books are on the shelf. B) The children's books are on the shelf. C) The childrens book's are on the shelf. D) The childrens books are on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's books are on the shelf. 25. Correct the word in the sentence using an apostrophe.The teacher found the ..... gloves all over the floor. A) Childrenses. B) Childrens'. C) Children's. D) Children is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 26. The dietary preferences of various country's/countries' emigrant differed greatly. A) Country's. B) Countries'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countries'. 27. What does the apostrophe in "The cat's litter box needs to be cleaned" indicate? A) A plural form. B) Possession. C) A question. D) A contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possession. 28. Select the correct possessive form of the contraction 'we are'. A) Our. B) We am. C) We're. D) We is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our. 29. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun:students A) Student'ss. B) Students'. C) Student's. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students. 30. What is the contraction of 'I am'? A) I'm. B) I'm not. C) I'mn't. D) I'mam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm. 31. Page 19, Question #46 (Apostrophes) A) J. B) G. C) F. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. 32. My ..... house is outside of town. A) Parents's. B) Parents. C) Parent's. D) Parents'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parents'. 33. Plural or Posessive?The computer's keyboard is missing a few keys. A) Plural. B) Posessive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Posessive. 34. On the playground, Jake stole the (girls/girl's/girls') jump rope. (meaning one girl) A) Girls. B) Girl's. C) Girls'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girl's. 35. What is the contraction for are not? A) Arent. B) Aint. C) Arent'. D) Aren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aren't. 36. Use Apostrophe Rule 5 to Create a Contraction:Does Not A) Doesn't. B) Doesnt. C) Didn't. D) Didnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't. 37. The correct revision of: "They cannot go for a walk, because all of the leashes belonging to the dogs are broken!"is: A) They can't go for a walk, because all of the dogs' leashes are broken!. B) They can't go for a walk, because all of the dogs leashes' are broken!. C) They can't go for a walk, because all of the dogs's leashes are broken!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can't go for a walk, because all of the dogs' leashes are broken!. 38. ..... purses (2 women) A) Woman's. B) Womens. C) Women's. D) Womans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women's. 39. Use Apostrophe Rule 5 to Create a Contraction:You Are A) Can't. B) You're. C) Youre. D) Cant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 40. Identify whether the sentence contains a fragment, is a run-on, or is correct.Not getting enough sleep can lead to a host of health issues. Which is why I try to maintain a healthy sleep pattern. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 41. Select the correct use of capitals. A) The boat sailed through the panama canal last Tuesday. B) The boat sailed through the Panama Canal last Tuesday. C) The boat sailed through the Panama Canal last tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boat sailed through the Panama Canal last Tuesday. 42. The correct revision of: "Tyler could have got there faster if he had gone in the truck belonging to Mitchell."is: A) Tyler could of got there faster if he'd gone in Mitchell's truck. B) Tyler could've got there faster if he'd gone in Mitchells' truck. C) Tyler could've got there faster if he'd gone in Mitchell's truck. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tyler could've got there faster if he'd gone in Mitchell's truck. 43. Which of the following INCORRECTLY shows singular possessive case? A) Class's. B) Actress's. C) Mice's. D) Dress's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mice's. 44. What is the correct version of this sentence? A) Despite searching for hours Ava was not able, to find her homework. B) Despite, searching for hours Ava was not able to find her homework. C) Despite searching for hours, Ava was not able to find her homework. D) Despite searching for hours Ava, was not able to find her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite searching for hours, Ava was not able to find her homework. 45. I will be back from my road trip in three (days) time. A) Days. B) Day's. C) Days'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Days'. 46. Which of the following is NOT a run-on? A) When Jaime noticed the error, I was sure he corrected it, he didn't . B) After I signed the letter, I put it inside an envelope, and then I sent it out. C) Because of the positive behavior in class, students received a reward they enjoyed the cupcakes. D) No one was late to class the teacher was able to start on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After I signed the letter, I put it inside an envelope, and then I sent it out. 47. Which of the following shows the correct use of an apostrophe for a contraction? A) She'ill go to the market later. B) She will' go to the market later. C) She'll go to the market later. D) Shell go to the market later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She'll go to the market later. 48. Select the appropriate contraction for "I will not be crossing that bridge until significant repairs are made." A) I won't. B) I'nt. C) I wont. D) I willn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I won't. 49. Use Apostrophe Rule 5 to Create a Contraction:He is A) He's. B) Shes. C) She's. D) Hes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's. 50. What is the possessive form of the red word?I used my friend pencil. A) Friends. B) Friend's. C) Friends'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friend's. 51. I was born in ..... , and I will graduate High School in ..... A) '99 and 17. B) 99 and 17. C) 99' and 17'. D) '99 and '17. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) '99 and '17. 52. ..... not allowed to listen to music while they read. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 53. Select the correct use of punctuation. A) Did you feed the dog this morning!. B) Did you feed the dog this morning. C) Did you feed the dog this morning?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you feed the dog this morning?. 54. Which of the following is the correct use of an apostrophe with a plural possessive noun? A) All the boys' coaches are at a meeting. B) All the boys coaches are at a meeting. C) All the boys's coaches are at a meeting. D) All the boy's coaches are at a meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the boys' coaches are at a meeting. 55. The team celebrated ( its / their ) victory with a pizza party. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 56. Identify the correct use of an apostrophe to form a contraction for "Someone is extremely excited about her sixth birthday party." A) Someones'. B) Someone's. C) Someones. D) Some'ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone's. 57. What is the possessive form of the following word?people A) People. B) Peoples'. C) People's. D) Peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People's. 58. The sound of three ..... engines was loud. A) Planes's. B) Planes. C) Planes'. D) Plane's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planes'. 59. Identify whether each sentence is punctuated correctly (Correct) or incorrectly (Incorrect).Trey will not finish the test because he did not study. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 60. Plural or Posessive?The women's restroom is currently closed for cleaning. A) Plural. B) Posessive. C) Both. D) None of the above. 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