This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Capitalization – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Capitalization Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Are acronyms and initialisms capitalized? A) Yes, acronyms and initialisms (e.g., NASA, FBI) should be capitalized. B) No, acronyms and initialisms are not capitalized. C) Only some acronyms are capitalized, depending on their usage. D) Acronyms are capitalized, but initialisms are not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, acronyms and initialisms (e.g., NASA, FBI) should be capitalized. 2. In the sentence 'jane went to the store', which word should be capitalized? A) Jane. B) Went. C) To. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane. 3. Which word in the sentence should be capitalized? "we will go to the park on sunday." A) Sunday. B) We. C) Go. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunday. 4. The setting is capitalized because ..... A) The setting is capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence. B) The setting is capitalized because it is a proper noun. C) The setting is capitalized because it signifies importance or a specific location in the narrative. D) The setting is capitalized because it is a title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The setting is capitalized because it signifies importance or a specific location in the narrative. 5. Find the error in the sentence below. Use the capitalization proofreading mark to show the error. Pirates like st. patrick's day because of all the gold! A) St. Patrick's Day. B) St. patrick's day. C) St. Patrick's Day. D) St. patrick's day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St. patrick's day. 6. Identify the correctly capitalized word. A) Queen victoria. B) Queen victoria. C) Queen Victoria. D) Queen victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Victoria. 7. The words on the cover of my book are capitalized because ..... A) They are names of people. B) They are emphasized for importance. C) They are at the beginning of a sentence. D) They are the title of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are the title of the book. 8. What is the correct way to write the first word in a sentence? A) Always with a capital letter. B) Only if it is a noun. C) Only if it is a verb. D) Always with a lowercase letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always with a capital letter. 9. Which sentence correctly uses the capitalization rule for 'Titles'? A) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. B) The great gatsby is a classic novel. C) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. D) The great Gatsby is a classic novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. 10. What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash? A) The length of a hyphen is shorter than the length of a dash. B) Hyphens are typically used in compound adjectives, while dashes can be used to indicate an interruption, or a substitute for parentheses. C) There are two types of dashes (em and en) but there is only one type of hyphen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. According to Canadian English, which of the following should NOT be capitalized? A) Parliament. B) Minister of finance. C) Capital. D) Arctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minister of finance. 12. Which of the following is NOT capitalized according to the rules provided? A) Chicken of the Sea. B) Xerox. C) Apple. D) Tuna (after Chicken of the Sea). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tuna (after Chicken of the Sea). 13. What is the correct capitalization for specific places mentioned in the letter? A) NEW YORK CITY. B) New York City. C) New York City. D) New york city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York City. 14. Which option is an example of a letter closing? A) Sincerely,. B) Dear Brad Pitt,. C) La Mirada, California. D) February 9, 2016. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sincerely,. 15. When should you always use a capital letter? A) At the end of a sentence. B) The first letter in a sentence. C) For every word. D) For any animal names. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first letter in a sentence. 16. Choose all the words that should be capitalized in the song"birds of a feather" A) Birds. B) Of. C) The. D) Feather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feather. 17. Should the word 'mom' be capitalized in the sentence:'I told mom to come home'? A) Yes, because it's used as a proper noun. B) No, it's just a regular word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it's just a regular word. 18. Which punctuation mark would best go at the end of this sentence?I am so excited for winter break A) !. B) . C) ,. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 19. What is the rule for capitalizing the names of organizations? A) Always capitalize the names of organizations. B) Only capitalize the first letter of each word in the name. C) Capitalize the names only if they are at the beginning of a sentence. D) Capitalize only the acronyms of the organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always capitalize the names of organizations. 20. She found it more fun than ..... because she got so many more presents, in the form of candy. A) Christmas. B) Christmas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christmas. 21. Which of the following sentences uses correct capitalization for a place name? A) We visited new york last summer. B) We visited New York last summer. C) We visited New york last summer. D) We visited new York last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We visited New York last summer. 22. What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? The only mountain in Texas is located in big ben country. A) Change mountain to Mountain. B) Make no change. C) Change Texas to texas. D) Change big ben country to Big Ben Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change big ben country to Big Ben Country. 23. Which of the following is NOT a holiday listed in the material? A) Halloween. B) Labor Day. C) Flag Day. D) Good Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Halloween. 24. Choose the correctly capitalized phrase. A) The great lakes. B) The Great Lakes. C) The great lakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Lakes. 25. Which pronoun is always capitalized?(SELECT ONE!) A) He. B) Her. C) I. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 26. Which words from the following sentence have capitalization errors:meaning they are capitalized and should not be or they are not capitalized and should be?My uncle Jack shouted, "get down now!" as I climbed up the roof. A) Shouted, Get. B) Now, Uncle. C) Roof, Get, , Climbed. D) Uncle, Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncle, Get. 27. What does T stand for in MINTS? A) Titles of books, movies, and songs. B) Types of animals in nature. C) Techniques for improving memory. D) Terms used in scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Titles of books, movies, and songs. 28. You are proofreading a document and see "the north star" written in a sentence. What correction should you make based on the capitalization rules? A) Change it to "The North Star". B) Change it to "the North Star". C) Change it to "The north star". D) Leave it as "the north star". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change it to "the North Star". 29. Should the word 'and' be capitalized in titles? A) Only in some style guides. B) Yes, if it's over five letters long. C) Yes, always. D) No, because it's a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, because it's a conjunction. 30. Which of these specific location names is correctly capitalized? A) She lives on a corner house near the rotorua lakefront. B) Our hotel was located right off amoore street. C) They took a long walk around the Government Gardens. D) We drove past the airport on our way to the Te Arawa lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They took a long walk around the Government Gardens. 31. Which word should be capitalized? "My friend and I are visiting paris this summer." A) Friend. B) Paris. C) Visiting. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 32. What is the function of parentheses? A) To separate a city and a state. B) To set off a word or phrase in our writing to give the reader additional information. C) To indicate an announcement or list coming. D) To show words being spoken out loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To set off a word or phrase in our writing to give the reader additional information. 33. Select the correctly capitalized phrase. A) National anthem. B) National Anthem. C) National anthem of Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Anthem. 34. Read the following sentence and identify the capitalization error: "on tuesday, maria and her friend visited the empire state building in new york city." A) Only "tuesday" should be capitalized. B) "maria" should not be capitalized. C) "empire state building" should not be capitalized. D) "tuesday", "Maria", "empire state building" and "new york city" should be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "tuesday", "Maria", "empire state building" and "new york city" should be capitalized. 35. Which of the following sentences uses the capitalization rule for 'Specific Places'? A) I visited the eiffel tower last summer. B) The Amazon rainforest is home to many species. C) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. D) We went to the grand canyon for our vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. 36. Which word should be capitalized in this sentence:*my favorite book is harry potter and the sorcerer's stone.* A) Harry. B) Book. C) Favorite. D) Sorcerer's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harry. 37. What needs to be capitalized in the sentence?Mom bought me a new pair of shoes named skechers. A) Mom. B) Bought. C) Skechers. D) Shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skechers. 38. The months of the year and the days of the week should be capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Which sentence is correctly capitalized with a title after a name? A) Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts. B) Dukakis, The Former governor of Massachusetts. C) Dukakis, the Former Governor of Massachusetts. D) Dukakis, The former Governor of Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts. 40. The words on the front of my book are capitalized because ..... A) The words on the front of my book are capitalized because . B) They are names of people. C) They are at the beginning of a sentence. D) They are the title of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The words on the front of my book are capitalized because . 41. Review the following sentence and select the option that correctly applies all capitalization rules: "my uncle lives in san francisco and works at google." A) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. B) My Uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. C) My uncle lives in san Francisco and works at Google. D) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at google. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. 42. Find the error in the sentence:The ship will arrive at the island this thursday. Use the capitalization proofreading mark to show the error. A) The ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. B) The ship will arrive at the island this thursday. C) The Ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. D) The ship will arrive at the Island this Thursday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. 43. Identify ALL the words that NEED to be CAPITALIZED in the sentence below:the speaker encouraged us to "treat everyone with equal respect." A) The. B) Speaker. C) Treat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 44. $^{Capitalization Rules}$Choose the word that needs to be capital.good morning my dear classmates! A) Morning. B) Classmates. C) Good. D) Dear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good. 45. Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly. A) I visited the Eiffel tower last summer. B) I visited the Eiffel Tower last summer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I visited the Eiffel Tower last summer. 46. Which words from the following sentence have capitalization errors:meaning they are capitalized and should not be or they are not capitalized and should be?My english teacher's son was a Senator. A) Teacher's Son. B) English, Senator. C) English, senator. D) English, Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English, Senator. 47. Which words are typically not capitalized in titles? A) Short conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (e.g., 'and', 'the', 'of'). B) Nouns and verbs. C) Adjectives and adverbs. D) Pronouns and interjections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (e.g., 'and', 'the', 'of'). 48. Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:The president of the United States is visiting the city next week. A) president B) United States C) city D) visiting A) United States. B) City. C) Visiting. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States. 49. When referring to a specific location, how should the name be capitalized? A) The grand canyon. B) The Grand Canyon. C) The Grand Canyon. D) The grand canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Grand Canyon. 50. Which word should be capitalized in the line of poetry:'the wind whispers through the trees'? A) Trees. B) Wind. C) Whispers. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 51. Do you capitalize the first word in a quotation if it is not the beginning of a sentence? A) Sometimes. B) Yes. C) Only in long quotations. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 52. $^{Capitalization Rules}$Choose the word that needs to be capital.see you again tomorrow! A) See. B) You. C) Tomorrow. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 53. What is the rule for capitalizing months? A) Months are always capitalized. B) Only the first letter of months is capitalized. C) Months are capitalized only in titles. D) Months are never capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Months are always capitalized. 54. A student writes: "I visited the martin luther king jr. memorial center." How should this be corrected? A) I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center. B) I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial center. C) I visited the martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center. D) I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial Center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center. 55. Should the word 'mom' be capitalized? A) No, it should never be capitalized. B) It depends on the context. C) It should only be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence. D) Yes, it should always be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It depends on the context. 56. What is the capitalization rule for the first word in a sentence? A) Only proper nouns should be capitalized in a sentence. B) The first word in every sentence should always be capitalized. C) The first word in a sentence can be lowercase if it follows a comma. D) The first word should be capitalized only if it is a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first word in every sentence should always be capitalized. 57. Choose the sentence that correctly applies capitalization rules. A) My favorite book is Little Women. B) My favorite Book is Little Women. C) My favorite book is little women. D) My favorite book is Little women. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite book is Little Women. 58. Should the word 'internet' be capitalized? A) No, it's now considered a common noun. B) Yes. C) Yes, but only in formal writing. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it's now considered a common noun. 59. In the sentence 'he said, 'i will be there" , which word should be capitalized? A) He. B) Said. C) I. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 60. What is the rule for capitalizing seasons? A) Capitalize them when they are part of a title. B) Never capitalize them. C) Always capitalize them. D) Capitalize them only when they start a sentence. 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