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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.The very best peaches are:those that are grown in the great state of Georgia. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 2. What goes in the blank? Mother yaks climb to higher altitudes than do males or females without calves ..... researchers believe the steep mountain slopes may help protect calves from predators and provide a richer source of food. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 3. Identify whether the colon has been used correctly or incorrectly.There are two choices at this time:give up or fight. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 4. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.When I graduate college, three places I would really like to visit are:Rome, Israel, and Egypt. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 5. Dances popular in the U.S. at one time included the cakewalk, the Charleston, the jitterbug, and the twist. A) NO CHANGE. B) Included dances like:the. C) Included the following; the. D) Included:the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 6. There are three historical sources of belief reason or intellect, custom or habit, and inspiration. A) After the word belief. B) After the word sources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the word belief. 7. What is the best edit:We have a lot of activities at the Community Center Yoga, Dance, and Cooking are just a few. A) We have a lot of activities at the Community Center Yoga:Dance, and Cooking are just a few. B) We have a few activities at the Community Center Yoga, Dance:and Cooking are just a few. C) We have a lot of activities at the Community Center:Yoga, Dance, and Cooking are just a few. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We have a lot of activities at the Community Center:Yoga, Dance, and Cooking are just a few. 8. I am hot I am wearing a sweater and a jacket. A) Hot:I. B) As it is. C) Hot, I. D) Hot; I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot; I. 9. After much hemming and hawing ..... the elders decided to accept the law afterall. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 10. True or False:In the sentence 'My brother's favorite sports are:baseball and soccer, ' the colon is used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which punctuation is a colon? A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 12. Which words in the following sentence should be hyphenated?Forty five eight year old kids went to hear the well known author read his book. A) Forty-five, eight-year-old-kids. B) Forty-five, well-known. C) Forty-five, eight-year-old, well-known. D) Well-known-author, eight-year-old-kids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forty-five, eight-year-old, well-known. 13. Which choice is the correct edit:Mr. Smith, I have a question:can you help me with this problem? A) Mr. Smith, I have a question can you help:me with this problem?. B) Mr. Smith:I have a question can you help me with this problem?. C) Mr. Smith, I have a question can, you help me with this problem?. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As it is. 14. Picture Americans gliding, hopping, shaking or strutting on the dance floor social dancing has undergone many changes in the last 100 years or so. A) NO CHANGE. B) Strutting, on the dance floor, social. C) Strutting:on the dance floor social. D) Strutting on the dance floor; social. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strutting on the dance floor; social. 15. Is this sentence correct?My favorite desserts are:chocolate cake, ice cream, and lemon pie. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Where should the semicolon go in this sentence:Paul got lost in the woods he strayed away from the group. A) Paul got lost in the woods he strayed; away from the group. B) Paul got lost; in the woods he strayed away from the group. C) Paul; got lost in the woods he strayed away from the group. D) Paul got lost in the woods; he strayed away from the group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paul got lost in the woods; he strayed away from the group. 17. Which of these uses the colon correctly? A) Remember to do:your homework, your chores, and your reading. B) Remember to do the following things:your homework, your chores, and your reading. C) Remember to do your:homework, chores, and reading. D) Remember:to do your homework, chores, and reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember to do the following things:your homework, your chores, and your reading. 18. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:We visited several cities during our trip ..... Paris, London, and Rome. A) ;. B) . C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 19. They like chocolate but they like vanilla better. A) As it is. B) ;but,. C) , but. D) :but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , but. 20. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.You can see many different types of desert birds at that campsite, including:quail, thrashers, and wrens. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 21. Three candidates have filed for the new commission seat; all of them have experience in public office. A) NO CHANGE. B) New commission seat all of them. C) New commission seat, all of them. D) New commission seat, all of them,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 22. Jane likes fruit however she does not like apples. A) ;however,. B) :however,. C) , however;. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;however,. 23. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?Janey could be described in two words hostile and erratic. A) After erratic. B) After hostile. C) After words. D) After described. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After words. 24. Nate, who works as a software engineer, majored in computer science. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 25. True or False:In American English, semicolons and colons should be placed inside the closing quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Given the example, which choice best uses colons?The bus comes three times a day 800am, 1130am, and 530pm. A) The bus comes three times a day 8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. B) The bus comes:three times a day 8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. C) The bus comes three times a day:8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. D) The bus comes:three times a day:800am, 1130am, and 530pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bus comes three times a day:8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. 27. What is the primary difference between a colon and a semi-colon? A) A colon connects unrelated clauses; a semi-colon introduces lists. B) A colon introduces information; a semi-colon connects related clauses. C) A colon separates two independent clauses; a semi-colon introduces a quote. D) A colon is used for punctuation; a semi-colon is used for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon introduces information; a semi-colon connects related clauses. 28. Which punctuation would work best in the following sentence:My mom is a huge Clippers fan ..... she hasn't missed a single home game in the last three years. A) Dash. B) Semicolonn. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolonn. 29. The following students need to report to the office:Christy Schantz, Tony Ramirez, Emily Chou, and Toderick Evans. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 30. I told him ..... "Buy yourself a bicycle, so that you don't have to borrow mine!" A) Comma,. B) Semicolon ;. C) Colon:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma,. 31. What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence?He was late to the meeting he missed the bus. A) He was late to the meeting:he missed the bus. B) He was late to the meeting, he missed the bus. C) He was late to the meeting; he missed the bus. D) He was late to the meeting. He missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was late to the meeting; he missed the bus. 32. "Friendship is like peeing on yourself:everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings." Is the colon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 33. Oscar Wilde said, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. '' Is the semicolon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 34. Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:Enjoying himself thoroughly, Spencer said [ ] "Could we please have one more grammar assignment?" A) Semicolon [ ; ]. B) No punctuation necessary. C) Colon [:]. D) Comma [, ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma [, ]. 35. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses? A) The sun is high; put on some sunscreen. B) The sun is high:put on some sunscreen. C) The sun is high-put on some sunscreen. D) The sun is high, put on some sunscreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is high; put on some sunscreen. 36. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon in a list? A) The conference has people from Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Rome, Italy. B) The conference has people from Paris; France, Berlin; Germany, and Rome; Italy. C) The conference has people from Paris, France, Berlin, Germany, and Rome, Italy. D) The conference has people from Paris; France, Berlin; Germany; and Rome; Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The conference has people from Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Rome, Italy. 37. What is a rule that you use for colons? A) To indicate information that is left out. B) To link a main clause with an explanation. C) To separate introductory elements in a sentence. D) To separate coordinate adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To link a main clause with an explanation. 38. Which punctuation would work best in the following sentence:Paula aced all of her math tests ..... she will have a high average at the end of the year. A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolonn. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolonn. 39. What is NOT a trait of an introductory information? A) An independent clause. B) A dependent clause. C) Can be a word, phrase, or dependent clause. D) Gives background info to the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An independent clause. 40. Standing on the corner of Main Street ..... the Santa Claus rang his bell and collected money for the needy. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 41. Which punctuation is necessary in the following sentence? The three shows I have lately been watching are [ ] Murdoch Mysteries, Alaska Daily, and Fargo. A) Comma [, ]. B) No punctuation necessary. C) Colon [:]. D) Semicolon [ ; ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No punctuation necessary. 42. Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:I am not superstitious [ ] but I am a little stitious. A) Comma [, ]. B) Semicolon [ ; ]. C) Colon [:]. D) No punctuation necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma [, ]. 43. Please get the following tools from the garage:a hammer, a wrench, and a drill. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 44. We forgot to ask about a visa:consequently, we were not permitted to enter. A) Visa, consequently, we. B) NO CHANGE. C) Visa; consequently, we. D) Visa consequently, we. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visa; consequently, we. 45. When we go to California we are planning to visit:Bakersfield, Barstow, and Palm Springs. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 46. "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are:composed entirely of lost airline luggage." Is the colon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 47. All the science classrooms are on the ground floor, the other subjects are upstairs. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 48. Do you prefer Thor or Thor Ragnarok? A) Do you prefer Thor or Thor, Ragnarok?. B) Correct. C) Do you prefer Thor or Thor; Ragnarok?. D) Do you prefer Thor or Thor:Ragnarok?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do you prefer Thor or Thor:Ragnarok?. 49. Which is the correct placement of the colon? A) You need new brakes:otherwise you may not be able to stop. B) I need the following for the cake:eggs, milk, water and oil. C) I had a huge meal:however, I am already hungry again. D) We had too many fumbles:we lost the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need the following for the cake:eggs, milk, water and oil. 50. I spent my Saturday the best way I know ..... running around in the park with my dogs. A) How:. B) How;. C) How,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How:. 51. True or false:Use a colon to introduce a list that follows a stand-alone sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. She wondered about whether or not these things would be enough; preparation, luck, and help. A) She wondered about whether or not these things would be enough, preparation, luck, and help. B) She wondered about whether or not these things would be enough:preparation, luck, and help. C) She wondered about whether or not these things would be enough; preparation; luck; and help. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wondered about whether or not these things would be enough:preparation, luck, and help. 53. The soup options on the menu for tonight are vegetable soup with onions, carrots, and peas ..... tomato soup with cream, tomatoes, and basil ..... or beef soup with short ribs, gruyere, and onions. A) ::(colons). B) ; ; (semi-colons). C) (dashes). D) ( ) (parentheses). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; ; (semi-colons). 54. My sister failed her English test ..... nevertheless, she was able to get a good job. A) Comma,. B) Semicolon ;. C) Colon:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon ;. 55. He wanted to take a trip to Rome; therefore, he decided to start learning Italian. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 56. Which of the following is the appropriate use of the colon? A) There are only two choices at this time:fight or flight. B) The G-7 consists of:four European countries; two in North America; one in Asia. C) You act now; you don't act at all. D) Labor Day:a day off from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are only two choices at this time:fight or flight. 57. Which of these is correctly punctuated? A) The dog was not attractive, however he was sweet. B) The dog was not attractive; however, he was sweet. C) The dog was not attractive, however, he was sweet. D) The dog was attractive however; he was sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog was not attractive; however, he was sweet. 58. Aunt Midge and I played video games throughout most of the reunion ..... because we had nothing else to do. A) :. B) ,. C) ;. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No punctuation needed. 59. I took my umbrella ..... it looked like it was going to rain. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 60. I've heard New York City is an excellent place to visit; it can be hot in the summer, though. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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