This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct way to write the bolded portion of the sentence below?She packed everything she needed. pencils, paper, a notebook, and some felt pens. A) Leave as is. B) She needed pencils. C) She:needed:pencils. D) She needed:pencils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She needed:pencils. 2. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.Our California trip will include stops in these cities:Bakersfield, Barstow, and Palm Springs. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 3. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?Please pick up these items a pint of milk, teabags and a loaf of bread. A) After pick. B) After laptop. C) After gallon. D) After items. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After items. 4. Parenthesis is ..... A) Non-essential extra information in a sentence. B) A main clause. C) A coordinating conjunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-essential extra information in a sentence. 5. Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ]'s in the following sentence:Mason hopes to live in several places in his adult life:Lincoln, Nebraska [ ] Sutherland, Illinois [ ] and Los Angeles, California. A) Semicolon [ ; ]. B) Comma [, ]. C) Colon [:]. D) No punctuation necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon [ ; ]. 6. "Commas mainly do three things:make a list, set-off extra info, and combine sentences." What job is the comma doing? A) Making a list. B) Setting off extra information. C) Combining sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making a list. 7. His most recent patient needed only one final item ..... a brain. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 8. Which is not true about colons? A) Use a colon between the hour and minutes. B) Use a colon to show that a list is about to begin. C) Use a colon in the greeting of a business letter. D) Use a colon between two sentences that are related to each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a colon between two sentences that are related to each other. 9. What punctuation is needed in the blank? He decided to spend a few days in the country ..... the tranquillity helped him think. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) None needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 10. "Commas make a pause, but they have actual jobs." What job is the comma doing? A) Making a list. B) Setting off extra information. C) Combining sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combining sentences. 11. What are semicolons used to do? A) Separate complete thoughts. B) Include information not given in the sentence. C) End sentences. D) Separate sentence parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate complete thoughts. 12. Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?If you want a snack, there is fruit in the bowl and crackers in the pantry. A) ;. B) :. C) Neither of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither of these. 13. Brackets can be used to ..... A) Insert information into a sentence. B) Indicate an abrupt (all of a sudden) change in the sentence/thought. C) To insert information into a quotation. D) To start off a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To insert information into a quotation. 14. During spring break, my days will consist of:eating, watching Netflix, and sleeping. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. The dull, droning speech of the college president put us to sleep ..... the crash of her water glass on the floor woke us up. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 16. In this sentence it is used a:The artist used only three colors-a brilliant technique! A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dashes. 17. True or False:The first word after a colon must always be capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What punctuation is needed in this sentence? I have three favorite hobbies ..... reading, writing, and painting. A) :. B) -. C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 19. What goes in the blank? Leonardo Pisano Bigollo, also known as Fibonacci, did not actually discover Fibonacci numbers ..... but he did popularize them by including them in his work Liber Abaci. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a dash. A) The concert; which was sold out; was amazing. B) The concert-which was sold out-was amazing. C) The concert:which was sold out:was amazing. D) The concert, which was sold out, was amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concert-which was sold out-was amazing. 21. True or False:This sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a quotation. 'The principal began the assembly with a powerful statement:'Let's work together to make this our best year ever." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Mr. Bassett, who told us to attend the tennis match; was nowhere to be found. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 23. Hopefully, the weather will change soon ..... otherwise, the whole summer will go by without the sun shining. A) :. B) ,. C) ;. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 24. People dance for reasons such as:to tell a story, to create art, and to have a good time. A) NO CHANGE. B) Reasons:such as. C) Reasons, such as,. D) Reasons such as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasons such as. 25. One rule for using colons is after an independent clause that precedes a list. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. What piece of punctuation would fit in the blank. The sentence is from a postcard.The weather in Spain is lovely ..... wish you were here. A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -. 27. *We walked back into town to find food. I couldn't find my hat though. A) Yes, semi colon. B) No, no semi colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, no semi colon. 28. Just consider some of the misconceptions about pigs, that they are dirty, that they carry diseases, and that they are unintelligent. A) Pigs. B) Pigs:. C) Pigs;. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pigs:. 29. Correctly punctuate the sentence below using a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).Gustavo won the greatest prize at the carnival a giant stuffed hotdog. A) :(colon). B) ; (semicolon). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :(colon). 30. Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a semi-colon?(Think about independent clauses!) A) Eating healthy; helps you lose weight staying fit keeps you healthy. B) Eating healthy helps you lose weight staying fit; keeps you healthy. C) Eating healthy helps you lose weight; Staying fit keeps you healthy. D) Eating healthy helps you lose weight; staying fit keeps you healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating healthy helps you lose weight; staying fit keeps you healthy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesColons Quiz 1Colons Quiz 2Colons Quiz 3Colons Quiz 4Colons Quiz 5Colons Quiz 6Colons Quiz 7Colons Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books