This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Capitalization – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Capitalization Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You only capitalize some nationalities not all. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct capitalization of a geographical location? A) I live in New York City. B) I live in new York city. C) I live in new york city. D) I live in New york City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I live in New York City. 3. Why do you always capitalize the first word of a sentence? A) You need to let the reader know where a new sentence begins. B) The first word is always a proper nouns. C) Just because. D) The first word is always a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You need to let the reader know where a new sentence begins. 4. Capital letters signal the start of a new sentence. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 5. Which word in this sentence is the proper noun? "We visited the Oakland Zoo during our break from school." A) We. B) Visited. C) Oakland Zoo. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oakland Zoo. 6. When do you capitalize a word after a colon? A) You never capitalize a word after a colon. B) You always capitalize a word after a colon. C) When a colon precedes a complete sentence. D) When a colon precedes a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a colon precedes a complete sentence. 7. Was the gettysburg address written by abraham lincoln? A) Rules 1, 3, 7, 18, 13. B) Rules 1, 4, 6, 13. C) Rules 1, 5, 7, 14, 13. D) Rules 1, 8, 9, 19, 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rules 1, 5, 7, 14, 13. 8. Which of the following words is ALWAYS capitalized when writing? A) Them. B) I. C) You. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 9. Which word in the following sentence has a capitalization error?Did you know that dr. Speer has been teaching at Eastern Technical College since August 12, 1972? A) August. B) Dr. C) College. D) Speer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. 10. Dr. Smith is a good doctor. "Dr. Smith" is capitalized in the sentence above because of which rule? A) Capitalize historical eras. B) Capitalize the titles of written or performed pieces. C) Capitalize the names of people AND their titles. D) Capitalize the names of brands, companies, or organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalize the names of people AND their titles. 11. Which word in the sentence below needs to be capitalized? abraham Lincoln was the 16th president. A) The. B) President. C) Was. D) Abraham. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham. 12. What word should be capitalized in the sentence:I met the new principal, mrs. Dalton, two years ago! A) Years. B) New. C) Mrs. D) Principal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. 13. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?a) they went to the beach.b) They went to the beach.c) they went to the Beach. A) They went to the Beach. B) They went to the beach. C) They went to the beach. D) They went to the Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They went to the beach. 14. A mothers' day celebration was held at meadowview episcopal church. A) Rules 1, 5, 9, 6. B) Rules 1, 5, 8, 6. C) Rules 1, 18, 19, 6. D) Rules 1, 7, 10, 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rules 1, 18, 19, 6. 15. Someone's initials have to be capitalized such as Mary Regan Ayers would M.R.A. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Capitalize the ..... and ..... A) Days and months. B) Cats and dogs. C) Car and tree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Days and months. 17. When we visited San Francisco, we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. "San Francisco" is capitalized in the sentence above because of which rule? A) Capitalize the first word in a sentence. B) Do NOT capitalize after a colon or semi colon unless the word would normally be capitalized. C) Capitalize political divisions. D) Capitalize days, months, and holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalize political divisions. 18. Correct the error in capitalization:My father works as a director; he knows a Few celebrities A) Director should be capitalized. B) Celebrities should be capitalized. C) No mistake. D) Few should be lowercase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Few should be lowercase. 19. I. schools below college level a. preschools b. elementary schools c. secondary schools ii. colleges and universities a. junior colleges b. four year colleges and universities A) Rule 1. B) Rule 13. C) Rule 15. D) Rule 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule 15. 20. Capitalize a ..... , ..... , and ..... A) Person's name, initials, and title. B) Person's name, dog, cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person's name, initials, and title. 21. Can you stop by Walmart on your way home? In the sentence above, "Walmart" is capitalized because of which rule? A) Capitalize the pronoun, I. B) Capitalize the names of people and their titles. C) Capitalize the first word in a sentence that is a direct quote. D) Capitalize the names of brands, companies, or organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalize the names of brands, companies, or organizations. 22. Does the next sentence is correct?My friend Matias loves to eat any type of raw food. A) False (yummy). B) True (ew). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True (ew). 23. "Never underestimate your opponent, " said Mr. Stevens. "Being too confident can be dangerous." A) Make no change. B) Change Being to being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make no change. 24. I studied the Victorian Era in my history class. "Victorian Era" is capitalized in the sentence above because of which rule? A) Capitalize days, months, and holidays. B) Capitalize historical eras. C) Capitalize the names of brands, companies, organizations. D) Capitalize the first word in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalize historical eras. 25. Should the titles of books, movies, and songs be capitalized? A) Only the first letter should be capitalized. B) No. C) Only the first and last letter should be capitalized. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes. 26. I hate playing monopoly with my brothers. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect. 27. In grade 11, I must take history and World Geography 101. In the sentence above, "World Geography 101" is capitalized because of what rule? A) Capitalize historical eras. B) Capitalize the names of specific places. C) Capitalize specific course names. D) Capitalize political divisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalize specific course names. 28. Should the names of cities and countries be capitalized? A) Only cities should be capitalized. B) Yes. C) No. D) Only countries should be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 29. Which words should be capitalized in this sentence? my favorite author is j.k. rowling A) Favorite & Author. B) My & J.K. Rowling. C) Author & J.K. Rowling. D) My & Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My & J.K. Rowling. 30. When grandma came home from the hospital, I gave her flowers and chocolate, she deserved it. A) Correct Already. B) Grandma. C) She. D) Grandma-She. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grandma-She. 31. Capitalize the name of an ..... or ..... A) Island, mountain. B) Fish, dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Island, mountain. 32. ..... entered the wrong ..... course. A) I/ French. B) I/ French. C) I/ french. D) I / french. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I/ French. 33. Which word should be capitalized? Susan ate andy's burger. A) Susan. B) Ate. C) Andy's. D) Burger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andy's. 34. Which uses correct capitalization? A) One of the President's key allies was prime minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. B) One of the president's key allies was Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the president's key allies was Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. 35. When does the first-personal pronoun ''I" is capitalized? A) After an adjective or adverb. B) Aye(always). C) As long as you are bathing. D) I don't know. E) When it is in a subordinate sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aye(always). 36. When do we need to capitalize the first words of greetings and closings of letters? A) Always. B) Only when writing with pen. C) Next question please. D) Only if it is a love letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always. 37. Which word(s) should be capitalized in the following sentence?Every sunday, Mom and I go to the vegetable market. A) Go. B) Sunday. C) Market. D) Vegetable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunday. 38. Which of the following is a proper noun that should be capitalized?a) carb) riverc) London A) B) stream. B) C) bridge. C) A) vehicle. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 39. Which parts of a letter greeting would be correct? A) Dear and Sincerely. B) Dear and Sincerely. C) Dear and sincerely. D) Dear and sincerely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dear and Sincerely. 40. What word should be capitalized in the sentence:A storm is developing in the gulf of Mexico. A) Of. B) The. C) Storm. D) Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gulf. 41. What capitalization rule does the word Chinese belong in? I think it was February 21 that some of the Chinese sailors agreed to sail to Lake Maracaibo. A) Abbreviations or initialism. B) Beginning of a direct quote. C) Proper Noun. D) Proper Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proper Adjective. 42. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?a) she is a doctor.b) She is a doctor.c) she is a Doctor. A) She is a Doctor . B) She is a doctor. C) She is a doctor. D) She is a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a doctor. 43. Which word in the following sentence has a capitalization error?Our trip to honduras was so successful that Dr. Baker said he would take another group this July. A) Honduras. B) Dr. C) July . D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honduras. 44. The sentence "The women went to the store to buy apples." is correct. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 45. True or False:Acronyms are formed by combining the initial letters of a longer phrase. A) Acronyms are indeed formed by combining the initial letters of a longer phrase. B) Acronyms are formed by combining the random letters of a longer phrase. C) Acronyms are formed by combining the middle letters of a longer phrase. D) Acronyms are formed by combining the final letters of a longer phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acronyms are indeed formed by combining the initial letters of a longer phrase. 46. How would this sentence be written correctly?My ..... lives in ..... A) Grandpa, Chicago. B) Grandpa, chicago. C) Grandpa, chicago. D) Grandpa, Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandpa, Chicago. 47. Ander attended an elementary school before going to riser high school. A) Rules 1, 2. B) Rules 1, 7. C) Rules 1, 8. D) Rules 1, 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rules 1, 9. 48. In american literature class, mario and amber read the red badge of courage. A) In American literature class, Mario and Amber read the Red Badge of Courage. B) In American Literature class, mario and amber read the Red Badge Of Courage. C) In american literature class, Mario and Amber read the red badge of courage. D) In american literature class, Mario and Amber read the Red Badge of Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In American literature class, Mario and Amber read the Red Badge of Courage. 49. Which of the following is an example of an abbreviation? A) Mr. B) Mrs. C) Dr. D) Ms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. 50. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?a) The cat is black.b) the cat is black.c) The Cat is black. A) The Cat Is Black. B) The Cat is black. C) The cat is black. D) The cat is black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat is black. 51. Which words need capitalization? "my favorite mexican food are the enchiladas." A) My, Enchiladas. B) Mexican, Enchiladas. C) My, Mexican. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My, Mexican. 52. Ebony attended a christian conference in the south A) Rules 1, 18, 21. B) Rules 1, 18, 20. C) Rules 1, 19, 21. D) Rules 1, 18, 19. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rules 1, 18, 21. 53. Which of the following is an example of a proper noun that should be capitalized?a) bookb) riverc) Mississippi A) Mississippi. B) Book. C) River. D) Chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi. 54. Which words need capitalization? "are you from spain?" A) Are, You, Spain. B) Are, Spain. C) Are, You. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are, Spain. 55. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?a) We are going to the beach.b) we are going to the beach.c) We Are Going to the Beach. A) We are going to the beach. B) We are going to the beach. C) We are going To the beach. D) We Are Going to the Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are going to the beach. 56. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct capitalization of a proper noun? A) I visited the eiffel tower in paris. B) I visited the eiffel tower in paris. C) I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris. D) I visited the eiffel tower in paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 57. Always begin EVERY sentence with a capital letter. Choose the correct example from below: A) This seems like an easy rule to remember. B) Sometimes my students forget to capitalize the first letter. C) Please remember you must begin a sentence with a capital letter. D) Remember what we've taught you and it will be easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Please remember you must begin a sentence with a capital letter. 58. Which use of a title is written correctly. A) There are three presidents at the conference. B) There are three Presidents at the conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are three presidents at the conference. 59. Correct the error in capitalization:Bethany and amber went to the mall after school yesterday. A) Bethany should be lowercase. B) Amber should be capitalized. C) Mall should be capitalized. D) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amber should be capitalized. 60. Which of the words in the following sentences contains a capitalization error?Mr. scott, my art teacher, asked me to gather the paint brushes and water bowls from each table. A) Scott. B) Teacher . C) Art. D) Mr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scott. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCapitalization Quiz 1Capitalization Quiz 2Capitalization Quiz 3Capitalization Quiz 4Capitalization Quiz 5Capitalization Quiz 6Capitalization Quiz 7Capitalization Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books