This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:We visited New York City last summer ..... we saw the Empire State Building, Times Square, and Central Park. A) ,. B) ;. C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 2. Complete the sentence:My brother plays three sports ..... basketball, soccer, and tennis. A) ,. B) . C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 3. Basque ..... it's spoken in the Pyrenees Mountains ..... has no relation to any other known language. A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -. 4. Which would I use to introduce a list of things? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 5. In which of the following cases should a colon be used? A) After a verb. B) To introduce a quotation. C) To introduce a list. D) After a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce a quotation. 6. Which sentence correctly combines two independent clauses? A) The sun set, the sky turned pink. B) The sun set; the sky turned pink. C) The sun set the sky turned pink. D) The sun set:the sky turned pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun set; the sky turned pink. 7. Semi-colons are tricky. Which one is correct? A) I don't like going to the gym. In fact; I cancelled my membership. B) I don't like going to the gym in fact; I cancelled my membership. C) I don't like going to the gym; in fact, I cancelled my membership. D) I don't like going to the gym in fact, I cancelled my membership. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't like going to the gym; in fact, I cancelled my membership. 8. Complete the sentence:The committee had three main goals ..... increase membership, improve communication, and expand outreach. A) ,. B) :. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 9. What goes in the blank? Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s ..... their rate of diabetes has surged. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 10. In list-like sentences, how does a semicolon differ from a comma? A) Semicolons are weaker than commas. B) Semicolons group items together while commas separate them. C) Semicolons are used to end a sentence, while commas are used to connect clauses. D) Semicolons and commas have the same function in list-like sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolons group items together while commas separate them. 11. Dancing is also healthy:it tones muscles and provides a good workout. A) Healthy it. B) Healthy; if it. C) NO CHANGE. D) Healthy, it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 12. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?Her reply rose above all others in the crowded courtroom "Guilty!" A) After others. B) After Guilty. C) After courtroom. D) After rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After courtroom. 13. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence:My project is about several important historical figures, including ..... George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr. A) [no punctuation needed]. B) :. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [no punctuation needed]. 14. We always swim, then eat lunch, then take a nap. A) Always,. B) Always:. C) Always. D) Always;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always. 15. Which written correctly? A) I have 3:hobbies I collect coins, I read, and I knit. B) I have 3 hobbies I collect:coins, I read, and I knit. C) I have 3 hobbies:I collect coins, I read, and I knit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have 3 hobbies:I collect coins, I read, and I knit. 16. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:The concert starts at 8 ..... 30 PM. A) . (period). B) :(colon). C) , (comma). D) ; (semicolon). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :(colon). 17. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?The bill had several errors on it the price of the soda, the amount of tax, and quantity of bottles. A) After it. B) After bill. C) After quantity. D) After errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After it. 18. Even though they are a serious group of young adults, their laughter made Tyler nickname them the "giggle gang" Jana, Andrea, Erin, and Samantha. A) They:. B) Them:. C) Though:. D) "gang":. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "gang":. 19. What is used to join 2 independent clauses if a coordinate conjunction is NOT used? A) A duck duck goose. B) A piece of tape. C) A dot dot dot . D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A semicolon. 20. Identify the correct use of a colon in the following sentences. A) Bring the following:snacks, drinks, and games. B) Bring:the following snacks, drinks, and games. C) Bring the following snacks:drinks, and games. D) Bring the following snacks, drinks:and games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring the following:snacks, drinks, and games. 21. Choose the sentence that correctly uses both a colon and a quotation. A) The teacher announced 'The test will be on Friday':. B) The teacher announced:'The test will be on Friday.'. C) The teacher announced:The test will be on Friday'. D) The teacher:announced 'The test will be on Friday.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher announced:'The test will be on Friday.'. 22. At the beginning of the 20th century, the popular dance was the cakewalk; a couple would execute intricate footwork while high-stepping to syncopated music. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cakewalk, a. C) Cakewalk a. D) Cakewalk; and because a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to link related sentences? A) The project is due tomorrow; I haven't started yet. B) The project is due tomorrow, I haven't started yet. C) The project is due tomorrow; and I haven't started yet. D) The project is due tomorrow:I haven't started yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The project is due tomorrow; I haven't started yet. 24. Choose the correct punctuation:She had one goal ..... to win the championship. A) -. B) :. C) ;. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 25. Larry was looking at three different cars a Bugatti, a Lamborghini, and an Alfa Romeo. A) Cars;. B) Cars,. C) Cars:. D) Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cars:. 26. The rain began to fall we went golfing anyway. A) The rain began to fall, we went golfing anyway. B) The rain began to fall:we went golfing anyway. C) The rain began to fall; we went golfing anyway. D) The rain began to fall? we went golfing anyway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rain began to fall; we went golfing anyway. 27. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? (Remember a semicolon joins two complete sentences) A) Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to love his daughter. B) There was no escape; from the judgment of the king's arena. C) The moment that the case of the criminal was thus decided; doleful iron bells were clanged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never before had such a case occurred; never before had a subject dared to love his daughter. 28. True or False:The semicolon is placed correctly in this sentence:I loved the song 'Starlight;' it's my favorite on the album. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. In the following sentence, what do the ellipses indicate?"These emotions can transform, ..... and consequently they have been understood as keys to the dynamics of emotional illness." A) A pause in speech. B) An unfinished thought. C) Omitted text from a quotation. D) A question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omitted text from a quotation. 30. Which of the following is an example of a formal quotation? A) Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. B) The sky is blue. C) I love ice cream. D) I am hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. ← 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