This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:You should use a colon after a complete sentence when introducing a quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. True or False:The word 'it' should be capitalized in the following sentence. 'I know the secret to winning the game:it takes a lot of practice.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Place a colon where it belongs:There's only one rule to follow "Do not talk during the test." A) There's only one rule:to follow "Do not talk during the test.". B) There's only one rule to follow "Do not talk:during the test.". C) There's only one rule to follow: "Do not talk during the test.". D) There's only one rule to follow "Do not talk during the test." :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's only one rule to follow: "Do not talk during the test.". 4. Practicing yoga requires the following-patience, flexibility, strength, and a positive attitude.What is the correct way to punctuate the bolded portion of the sentence above? A) Following patience. B) Leave as is. C) Following:patience. D) Following, patience,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following:patience. 5. Two heads are better than one, however sometimes too many cooks spoil the broth. A) Yes, semi colon. B) No, no semi colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, semi colon. 6. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly with a semicolon: A) He's a great player; however, he needs to practice more. B) He's a great player, however; he needs to practice more. C) He's a great player; however he needs to practice more. D) He's a great player however, he needs to practice more;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's a great player; however, he needs to practice more. 7. Choose the sentence that uses a colon correctly. A) He was clear about his goals:to learn, to grow, and to succeed. B) He was clear about his goals; to learn, to grow, and to succeed. C) He was clear about his goals, to learn; to grow; and to succeed. D) He was clear about his goals; to learn, to grow, and to succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was clear about his goals:to learn, to grow, and to succeed. 8. What is the correct use of a colon with writing time? A) Hour:minute. B) Minute:hour. C) Minute:hour. D) Hour:minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hour:minute. 9. If I get a new job I will be very happy. A) Job, I. B) Job; I. C) Job:I. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Job, I. 10. I left my house at 6 ..... 30 this morning, but I had to stop at the gas station ..... I was running on Empty. A) Colon, semi-colon. B) Colon, comma. C) Semicolon, colon. D) Colon, colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon, semi-colon. 11. Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).Maps have many features ..... scales, legends, and symbols. A) :(colon). B) ; (semocolon). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :(colon). 12. Which sentence uses parentheses correctly? A) Mrs. Rosenthal (my science teacher is great). B) Mrs. Rosenthal my (science teacher) is great. C) Mrs. Rosenthal (my science) teacher is great. D) Mrs. Rosenthal (my science teacher) is great. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Rosenthal (my science teacher) is great. 13. EXERCISE 2:Using Colons for Special Writing SituationsAdd the necessary colons in each sentence."Dear Mr. Nelson" is the way I started my business letter. A) "Dear Mr. Nelson" is the way I started:my business letter. B) "Dear Mr. Nelson:" is the way I started my business letter. C) "Dear Mr. Nelson, " is the way I started my business letter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Dear Mr. Nelson:" is the way I started my business letter. 14. You want to revise this sentence to add emphasis:'He finally achieved his main goal of winning the championship.' Which revision BEST uses a colon to add emphasis and clarify the goal? A) He finally achieved his main goal:winning the championship. B) He finally achieved:his main goal of winning the championship. C) He finally achieved his main goal; winning the championship. D) He finally achieved his main goal, winning the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He finally achieved his main goal:winning the championship. 15. True or False?Llamas have a defense mechanism; they spit. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. What goes in the blank? Members of the ancient Tsimane Indian tribe living in Anachere, Bolivia, get a majority of their food from rivers in the Amazon Basin ..... the forest ..... or their gardens. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 17. What goes in the blank? Both Pablo Picasso ..... and Georges Braque are sometimes considered the founders of the art movement known as Cubism. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 18. This summer, I am planning on traveling to New York City ..... but if ticket prices don't go down, I probably will not. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 19. Complete the sentence:I have visited three countries in my life ..... Canada, Mexico, and France ..... each trip was memorable. A) ; ;. B) :;. C) , ;. D) ;:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :;. 20. Seeing you here means that you missed the bus. A) Means,. B) Means. C) Means:. D) Means;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Means. 21. Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:Noah decided he no longer wanted to play sports so he gave his equipment to [ ] Matthew Brockhaus, Gavin Geilenkirchen, and Tucker Czarnick. A) Colon [:]. B) No punctuation necessary. C) Comma [, ]. D) Semicolon [ ; ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No punctuation necessary. 22. Which of the following is NOT a fucntion of a semicolon? A) Items in a list that already contains commas. B) SV ; quote. C) SV ; adverbial, SV. D) SV ; SV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SV ; quote. 23. The Byrnes have six pets ..... two dogs, a cat, and three guinea pigs. A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 24. I saw the sun shining. It hadn't rained for days. I presumed there was no chance of it starting now. A) Semi colon after 'shining'. B) Semi colon after 'days'. C) No semi colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi colon after 'days'. 25. Fill in the blank with a colon or semi-colon:I need to buy groceries ..... milk, eggs, and bread. A) I need to buy groceries; milk, eggs, and bread. B) I need to buy groceries, milk:eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy groceries:milk; eggs, and bread. D) I need to buy groceries:milk, eggs, and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I need to buy groceries:milk, eggs, and bread. 26. What goes in the blank? Several ingredients in common pesticides have been linked to ..... hormonal changes, cancer, kidney or liver toxicity, and depression. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 27. I would like to read Shadow and Act ..... it is a collection of essays by Ralph Ellison. A) :. B) No punctuation needed. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 28. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.My favorite kind of cake is made of:carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 29. Dear Professor Thomas: A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 30. Dorothy failed her test, it was extremely difficult. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. ← 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