This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The athlete (named Ali) was one of the fastest men in the World. The parenthesis in this sentence is ..... A) The brackets. B) The World. C) One of the fastest. D) Named Ali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Named Ali. 2. Which is the correct way to introduce a list in the sentence below?Before we go out, we have to do the following chores:wash the dishes, fold our clothes, feed the dog, and pack our lunches. A) Leave as is. B) The following chores; wash the dishes. C) The following chores. wash the dishes. D) The following chores, wash the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave as is. 3. On our latest haul with Dad's truck, we will tour western Kentucky [ ] eastern Alabama, where we will stop for three days, [ ] and northern Georgia. A) Semicolon [ ; ]. B) No punctuation necessary. C) Comma [, ]. D) Colon [:]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon [ ; ]. 4. True or False?The lecture concluded with a popular quote from Gandhi: "An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Where should you add a semicolon (;) in this sentence:On summer break I visited:Dublin Ireland London England and Edinburgh Scotland. A) Dublin; Ireland, London; England, and Edinburgh; Scotland. B) Dublin. Ireland, London. England, and Edinburgh. Scotland. C) Dublin, Ireland, London, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland. D) Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. 6. Semicolons can be used to separate items in a complex list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which option correctly completes the sentence? The team consists of several key players ..... the captain, the striker, and the goalkeeper. A) :. B) ,. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 8. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the colon? A) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk:eggs:bread:cheese. B) Please pick up the following items:from the grocery store milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. C) Please pick up the following items from:the grocery store milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. D) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. 9. Does the following sentence require a comma or a semicolon where there is a blank?Mission Days are always exciting ..... therefore, you should be here on time. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 10. An ellipsis does not show A) A thought has not been finished. B) A list is being introduced. C) That some words have been left out. D) The passage of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A list is being introduced. 11. Which punctuation mark should be used to separate two independent clauses without a conjunction? A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Comma. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon. 12. EXERCISE 2:Using Colons for Special Writing SituationsAdd the necessary colons in each sentence.Warning Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. A) Warning Pull the plug after you finish:using the iron. B) Warning Pull the plug:after you finish using the iron. C) Warning:Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warning:Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. 13. Select the sentence with the correct use of a colon. A) She wanted to learn three languages:French, Spanish, and German. B) She wanted to learn three languages; French, Spanish, and German. C) She wanted to learn three languages, French, Spanish, and German. D) She wanted to learn three languages-French, Spanish, and German. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to learn three languages:French, Spanish, and German. 14. Correct or incorrect:The bird came out of no where; it shattered my windshield. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 15. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire; but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?Is the semicolon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Which punctuation mark is needed to fill the blank in this sentence:Through all of our adventures, we learned one important thing ..... Never take advice from mischievous imps! A) Colon. B) Semi-colon. C) Comma. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 17. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation to introduce the quote? A) My dad always says, "Measure twice, cut once.". B) My dad always says; "Measure twice, cut once.". C) My dad always says: "Measure twice, cut once.". D) My dad always says. "Measure twice, cut once.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad always says, "Measure twice, cut once.". 18. Colons, semi-colons and dashes go between independent clauses in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. After which WORDS should a semi-colon be inserted added?This summer I am going to visit Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri. A) Visit and Memphis. B) Tennessee and Arkansas. C) Arkansas and St. Louis. D) Little Rock and Arkansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tennessee and Arkansas. 20. The following streets are flooded:Hull St., Courthouse Rd., and Hopkins Rd. A) Flooded,. B) Flooded;. C) Flooded. D) Flooded:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flooded:. 21. You can use a colon at the start of a list:You will need:a pen, paper, a ruler and an eraser. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Select the sentence that uses a colon appropriately. A) There are three things I need to buy:bread, milk, and eggs. B) There are three things I need to buy-bread, milk, and eggs. C) There are three things I need to buy; bread, milk, and eggs. D) There are three things I need to buy, bread, milk, and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are three things I need to buy:bread, milk, and eggs. 23. Several times Karen went to the front desk requesting that her room be given maid service ..... unfortunately, her efforts produced no positive results. A) ,. B) No punctuation needed. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 24. Read the sentence:'Maria loves to draw she wants to be an artist someday.' What is the BEST way to fix this sentence? A) Maria loves to draw, she wants to be an artist someday. B) Maria loves to draw; she wants to be an artist someday. C) Maria loves to draw she wants, to be an artist someday. D) Maria loves to draw:she wants to be an artist someday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria loves to draw; she wants to be an artist someday. 25. Because Jesse is my friend; I invited him to my party. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 26. Where should the colon go in the sentence below?The sign was very explicit no dogs allowed! A) Very:. B) Dogs:. C) Sign:. D) Explicit:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explicit:. 27. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to connect two related ideas? A) The game was exciting; our team won in the last second. B) The game was exciting; and our team won. C) The game was exciting, our team won in the last second. D) Because the game was exciting; our team won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game was exciting; our team won in the last second. 28. I got to school on time; however I was late to class. Where do you need a comma? A) After "however". B) After "school". C) After "late". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After "however". 29. Is this sentence correct?People often say that I look like my sister; however, we don't really see a resemblance. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. You need several ingredients to make cookies? butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. 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