This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To indicate an abrupt change of thought or a dramatic interruption, set off a important addition A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -. 2. Which sentence correctly uses the semi-colon? A) Neither of us can speak French; we had to get a translator. B) Neither of us can speak French we had to get; a translator. C) Neither of us can speak French; We had to get a translator. D) Neither of us can speak French:we had to get a translator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither of us can speak French; we had to get a translator. 3. Where should the colon go in this given sentence:My mom left for work at 530pm. A) My mom left for work at 5:30pm. B) My mom left for work:at 530pm. C) My mom:left for work at 530pm. D) My mom left for work at 53:0pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom left for work at 5:30pm. 4. Which is the best way to combine these two sentences? 'The library is closed for renovations. It will reopen next month.' A) The library is closed for renovations; it will reopen next month. B) The library is closed for renovations, but it will reopen next month. C) The library is closed for renovations:it will reopen next month. D) The library is closed for renovations, it will reopen next month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The library is closed for renovations; it will reopen next month. 5. In many traditional Asian dances, small movements and gestures convey the story even a slight facial expression has significant meaning. A) Convey the story even,. B) Convey the story; even. C) NO CHANGE. D) Convey; the story, even. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convey the story; even. 6. Also, the article explains that players get frustrated if a game is too difficult ..... it's important for the game to not seem impossible. A) ;. B) :. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 7. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?This announcement came over the loud speaker "All new students, exchange students, and visitors should report to the office." A) After speaker. B) After announcement. C) After report. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After speaker. 8. Complete the sentence:She has lived in three cities ..... New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. A) ;. B) :. C) -. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 9. Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a semicolon? A) Karl and his friend Stanley like to look at the stars; in the desert sky. B) Although the friends wanted to play basketball; they had to study for the math test. C) Tim's favorite sport is hockey; he plays street hockey every day. D) Joe and Brad like to play volleyball; on sunny days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tim's favorite sport is hockey; he plays street hockey every day. 10. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.In our writing class the instructor wants us to focus on:grammar, punctuation, style, and structure. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 11. Fix the sentence.There are two choices at this time run away or fight. A) There are two choices at this time:run away or fight. B) There are two choices at this time; run away or fight. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are two choices at this time:run away or fight. 12. I cannot buy a new car I do not have much money A) Car, I. B) Car; I. C) Car:I. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Car; I. 13. He decided to spend a few days in the country ..... the tranquillity helped him think. A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 14. Complete the sentence:The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 3 ..... 45 p.m. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 15. Complete the sentence:The recipe calls for several ingredients ..... flour, sugar, eggs, and milk. A) . B) ,. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 16. Colons can be used to introduce a quote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. When should a colon be used in a business letter? A) After the signature. B) After the closing. C) After the recipient's address. D) After the salutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the salutation. 18. Choose the correct punctuation for this sentence:On our road trip, we visited several landmarks ..... the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, and Yellowstone. A) :. B) ,. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 19. You can use semi colon in a list of clauses:When you have finished your exam, please check through your work; make sure that your name is on the top of your paper; correct all your mistakes and fill in your candidate number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Where should the colon go? You may be required to bring many things sleeping bags, pans, utensils, and warm clothing. A) Bring:. B) No colon. C) Things:. D) Be:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things:. 21. Being a parent is a full-time job. A) Hyphen. B) No hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 22. I need to complete my homework ..... however ..... my favorite show is on television tomight. A) Comma/ comma. B) Semi-colon/comma. C) Comma/colon. D) Semi-colon/semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-colon/comma. 23. A semicolon is used to join two complete thoughts that are closely related. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. It was a close call the sudden gust of wind pushed the helicopter to within inches of the power line. A) NO CHANGE. B) A close call the sudden gust of wind. C) A close call, the sudden gust of wind. D) A close call, the sudden gust of wind,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A close call the sudden gust of wind. 25. A colon should be used after a verb to introduce a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Complete the sentence:She forgot to bring several things ..... her backpack, lunch, and water bottle. A) . B) ;. C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 27. Identify the correct use of a dash in the following sentences. A) The decision, although difficult, was necessary. B) The decision:although difficult:was necessary. C) The decision; although difficult; was necessary. D) The decision-although difficult-was necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The decision-although difficult-was necessary. 28. Does a semicolon go before or after the conjunctive verb/transitional phrase? A) Before. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 29. Look at the punctuation of this sentence:My favourite city is Manchester; it has the best shops in the north of England. A) I don't know . B) That should be a comma not a semi colon. C) That is entirely correct. D) That should be a colon not a semi colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is entirely correct. 30. FANBOYS are conjunctions that connect two independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Complete the sentence:The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 PM ..... please arrive on time. A) ,. B) . C) ;. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 32. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation with a list? A) For breakfast I had:toast, eggs, and coffee. B) For breakfast I had; toast, eggs, and coffee. C) For breakfast I had toast, eggs, and coffee. D) For breakfast I had-toast, eggs, and coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For breakfast I had toast, eggs, and coffee. 33. What goes in the blank? Chicago, Illinois, has been home to several notable American writers ..... Sandra Cisneros, Gwendolyn Brooks, Floyd Dell, Scott Turow, Carl Sandburg, and Shel Silverstein. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 34. Cave paintings, such as those found in Africa and southern Europe; show ancient dancers the dances tell us much about how the people lived. A) Europe, show ancient dancers; the dances. B) Europe, show ancient dancers, because the dances. C) Europe show ancient dancers, the dances. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe, show ancient dancers; the dances. 35. You can place a colon right after a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. Choose the sentence which is punctuated correctly A) "What if, " my father worried "I can't find the car keys.". B) "Is it easier, " "I asked", "for me to come to your house?. C) What if my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?". D) "What if, " my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "What if, " my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?". 37. Identify where the semicolon should be placed in the following sentence:Lions are group hunters by contrast tigers prefer to live alone. A) After "contrast". B) After "hunters". C) After "tigers". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After "hunters". 38. Place a colon where it belongs:The recipe calls for the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. A) The recipe calls for the following ingredients:eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. B) The recipe calls for the following:ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. C) The recipe calls for:the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. D) The recipe:calls for the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe calls for the following ingredients:eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. 39. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon to link related sentences? A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 40. Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly:My brother has three hobbies ..... he likes painting, reading, and hiking ..... he always finds time for each. A) ; ;. B) :;. C) :,. D) ;:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :;. 41. Sometimes crucial truths are communicated through paradox. Famous aphorist Oscar Wilde put it this way ..... "Life is too important to be taken seriously." A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 42. Where should a semicolon be placed in order to punctuate the sentence correctly?Dr. Martin Luther King wanted a world where his own children "would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" therefore, he used nonviolent protest to fight for civil rights. A) After King. B) After wanted. C) After character. D) After children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After character. 43. Place a colon where it belongs:I'll meet you at the usual time 3 0 0 PM. A) I'll meet you at the usual time 3 0:0 PM. B) I'll meet you at the usual time:3 0 0 PM. C) I'll meet you at the usual time 3 0 0:PM. D) I'll meet you at the usual time 3:0 0 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'll meet you at the usual time 3:0 0 PM. 44. Pete knew exactly where he would propose to his girlfriend ..... on top of the Eiffel Tower. A) ,. B) No punctuation needed. C) ;. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 45. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:She has a lot of hobbies ..... painting, hiking, and reading. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 46. What punctuation mark would you put in the missing space here:Thee was only one way to describe the cake ..... delicious! A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 47. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.My favorite kind of cake has the following ingredients: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: A) CORRECT. 48. One warm summer morning ..... Tiny marched to the village square and pronounced a new law. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 49. Classical ballet dancers are highly trained, they make difficult bodily movements seem effortless. A) Trained; they. B) Trained:us. C) NO CHANGE. D) Trained. Because we. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trained; they. 50. Where should the colon go in the sentence below?John went to the party for one reason only to get revenge. A) Went:. B) Revenge:. C) Party:. D) Only:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only:. 51. I will always remember what my father told me one day after I'd lost a game and was in tears because I'd really wanted to win. These were his words ..... "Your family will love you no matter what. Just do your best!" A) :. B) ;. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 52. Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).At the peace conference, the British received Canada from France ..... they also received Florida from Spain. A) :(colon). B) ; (semicolon). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; (semicolon). 53. Which type of punctuation is used for an interrupting thought? A) Colon. B) Semi-colon. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 54. In which sentence is the colon used properly? A) These are the ingredients for the cake:flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. B) He promised to:do his best in the competition. C) She could hear the following instruments:in the band. D) They announced the winner was:Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These are the ingredients for the cake:flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. 55. Mrs. Aiello, I have a question do you know when the SOL is? A) Mrs. Aiello, I have a question do you know:when the SOL is?. B) Mrs. Aiello, I have a question:do you know when the SOL is?. C) Mrs. Aiello:I have a question do you know when the SOL is?. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Aiello, I have a question:do you know when the SOL is?. 56. Which punctuation mark is needed to fill the blank in this sentence:Bananas and apples are both fruits ..... however, they don't look anything alike. A) Semi-colon. B) Colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-colon. 57. I am too hot. I am wearing a jumper and a coat inside. 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. 58. Choose the correct sentence:I have three pets:a dog, a cat; and a fish. A) I have three pets:a dog; a cat, and a fish. B) I have three pets:a dog, a cat and a fish. C) I have three pets:a dog, a cat; and a fish. D) I have three pets:a dog, a cat, and a fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have three pets:a dog, a cat, and a fish. 59. Which is the best use of a colon in this sentence:She packed her bag with essentials ..... a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. A) She packed her bag with essentials:a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. B) She packed her bag:with essentials a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. C) She packed:her bag with essentials a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. D) She packed her bag with:essentials a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She packed her bag with essentials:a toothbrush, a hairbrush, and a towel. 60. Choose the sentence that uses the semicolon correctly. A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow-I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesColons Quiz 1Colons Quiz 2Colons Quiz 3Colons Quiz 5Colons Quiz 6Colons Quiz 7Colons Quiz 8Colons Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books