This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does this sentence use the dash correctly?"Watch out for that-" WHAM! A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. How old was I when I broke my collarbone for the second time? A) 6. B) 3. C) 8. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 3. Avernus is a sequel to what level? A) Cavernus. B) Stalemate. C) Caverns. D) The Golden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Golden. 4. What type of movements can Dash Robot perform? A) Only straight lines. B) Straight lines and rotations. C) Jumping. D) Flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straight lines and rotations. 5. Insert dash(es) where needed.Linda was not a friendly sort none of them were but she did not call me names. A) After names. B) After but. C) After sort and after were. D) After sort and after she. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After sort and after were. 6. How many Blocks in CDL campus? A) 5. B) 4.5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 7. What is true about life in the internment camps, as described in this book? A) Conditions are fancy with a swimming pool. B) Conditions are neat and clean. C) Conditions are crowded and dirty with poor food. D) Conditions are cozy and comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conditions are crowded and dirty with poor food. 8. True or False:A dash can be used in place of commas to provide emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct placement of a dash for interruption? A) The teacher asked the class to-listen carefully-to the instructions. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread-and maybe some chocolate. C) She was excited about the trip-which was planned for months-until it got canceled. D) The storm outside-was raging with fury-while we stayed cozy indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was excited about the trip-which was planned for months-until it got canceled. 10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses brackets. A) The teacher said, "You must [complete] the assignment by Friday.". B) The teacher said, "You must [complete the assignment by Friday].". C) The teacher said, "You must complete the assignment [by Friday].". D) The teacher said, "You must complete [the assignment] by Friday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said, "You must [complete] the assignment by Friday.". 11. Where was Dashu and the other boys sitting in Act 2, Scene 1 A) Classroom. B) Corridor. C) Garden. D) Tree Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tree Branch. 12. Connects words and numbers A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 13. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an em dash to set off additional information. A) The book:an old classic was on the table. B) The book; an old classic was on the table. C) The book, an old classic, was on the table. D) The book-an old classic-was on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book-an old classic-was on the table. 14. In which of the following sentences is a dash used correctly? A) She was the best friend I ever had always-there for me. B) She was the best friend I ever had-always there for me. C) She was the best friend-I ever had always there for me. D) She was-the best friend I ever had always there for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was the best friend I ever had-always there for me. 15. After a complete sentence to direct attention to an appositive or anillustrative sentence A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colon. 16. Complete the sentence:Just as the meeting was about to start ..... the fire alarm went off. A) . B) ,. C) -. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -. 17. Which sentence correctly uses a dash to show a sudden change in thought? A) I was about to reply-but I hesitated. B) I was about to reply; but I hesitated. C) I was about to reply, but I hesitated. D) I was about to reply-but-I hesitated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was about to reply-but I hesitated. 18. Where would you hyphenate Florida A) Do not hyphenate. B) Fl-orida. C) Flo-rida. D) Flor-ida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not hyphenate. 19. How many members in junior SAWC team? A) 26. B) 30. C) 24. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26. 20. He grabbed the ping pong paddle ..... swung it at me ..... and I ducked. A) Comma. B) Ellipsis. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 21. What should you check first if Dash Robot is not responding to programming commands? A) If it is connected to the internet. B) If it is turned on. C) If it is placed on a metal surface. D) If it has been programmed in Java. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If it is turned on. 22. Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or explanation? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 23. What level is hardest A) Bloodlust. B) Death lock. C) None are hard. D) I dont care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bloodlust. 24. Cuantas difilcultades hay en gd?como=Na, auto, etc. A) 10. B) 11. C) 12. D) 13. E) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 25. What is RobTop's Nickname in GD? A) RubRub. B) He didn't have one. C) Ruberic Jumper. D) Rubbery. E) Rubby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RubRub. 26. Mitzi walked back into the canteen to mail her letter. What did she see that upset her? A) Mr. Johnson spitting on the mail. B) A big bug crawling on the food. C) Ted stealing a candy bar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ted stealing a candy bar. 27. Does this sentence use the dash correctly?I ran to the bus stop-but the bus had already driven away. A) Yes!. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes!. 28. Identify which parts of the quote are not necessary. Choose the rewritten sentence that uses ellipsis correctly. A) "When the online social networking site Tik Tok first launched in 2018 ". B) "When Tik Tok first launched in 2018, it quickly became a social media giant.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "When Tik Tok first launched in 2018, it quickly became a social media giant.". 29. Which sentence uses parentheses correctly for a side note? A) She brought her notebook (in case she needed to take notes). B) She brought (her notebook in case) she needed to take notes. C) She brought her (notebook in case) she needed to take notes. D) She (brought her notebook in case she needed to take notes). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She brought her notebook (in case she needed to take notes). 30. When was geometry dash world released? A) December 21 2016. B) June 16 2017. C) May 24 2011. D) August 13 2013. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 21 2016. 31. What is the best way to rewrite this sentence? After school I went to her house, which was a few blocks away, and then came home. A) "After school I went to her house and then came home.". B) "After school which was a few blocks away, and then came home.". C) "After school and then came home.". D) After school I went to her house a few blocks away, and then came home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "After school I went to her house and then came home.". 32. What is the role of Dash Robot's accelerometer? A) To detect sound. B) To measure speed. C) To detect orientation and movement. D) To measure distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To detect orientation and movement. 33. Choose the sentence where the dash is used for emphasis. A) I couldn't believe it, it was like a scene from a movie. B) I couldn't believe it-it was like a scene from a movie. C) I couldn't believe it:it was like a scene from a movie. D) I couldn't believe it; it was like a scene from a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I couldn't believe it-it was like a scene from a movie. 34. What is the difference between an en dash and an em dash? A) An en dash is used for breaks in thought, while an em dash is used for ranges. B) There is no difference. C) An en dash is used for ranges, while an em dash is used for breaks in thought. D) An en dash is longer than an em dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An en dash is used for ranges, while an em dash is used for breaks in thought. 35. Insert dash(es) where needed.The end of Main Street was lined with British soldiers, relaxed and laughing as their prisoners captured American soldiers walked three to a row between their enemies through the doors of the Bridewell Prison. A) After prisoners and after soldiers. B) After prisoners. C) After walked and after row. D) After doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After prisoners and after soldiers. 36. A dash functions the same way as a period or semicolon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Cuantos Geometry Dash hay A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 38. Ellipsis is shown by which symbol? A) . B) "". C) (). D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 39. Who was the creator of Robtop A) Robert. B) Kane. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert. 40. Who Made Geometry Dash (Real Name) A) Nexus AKA God Of Early Levels. B) Robert Topala AKA Robtob. C) Danzmen AKA Hilarious. D) Chris Santiago AKA HoneyBeez. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Topala AKA Robtob. 41. Which of the following options uses proper punctuation? A) The blond-haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jellyfish. B) The blond-haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jellyfish. C) The blond haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jelly-fish. D) The blond haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jellyfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The blond-haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jellyfish. 42. Whats the last level A) TOE 2. B) Deadlocker. C) Xstep. D) Fingerdash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fingerdash. 43. Complete the sentence:The books-which were on sale-sold out quickly. A) Which were on sale. B) Because they were on sale. C) Being on sale. D) That were on sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which were on sale. 44. Inscriptions were written on. A) Stone or metal. B) Wood. C) Paper. D) Leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stone or metal. 45. Provide an example of using a dash to emphasize a phrase in a sentence. A) The party *which had been planned for weeks* was a great success. B) The party, which had been planned for weeks, was a great success. C) The party-which had been planned for weeks-was a great success. D) The party (which had been planned for weeks) was a great success. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The party-which had been planned for weeks-was a great success. 46. What punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or a quote? A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 47. What is the dash being used for in this sentence? A) It's acting as parentheses. B) It's showing an interruption in dialogue. C) It's used to help people find termites. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's showing an interruption in dialogue. 48. What is the 2nd game of the 1st world 3rd level called? A) Viking arena. B) Raid:Shadow Legends. C) Theory of blackness. D) Machina. E) Press Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Machina. 49. Complete the sentence:The teacher announced the winner ..... was met with silence. A) That. B) Which. C) It. D) This. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 50. Complete the sentence:Yesterday was perfect ..... today, not so much. A) Yet. B) Although. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 51. Which sentence is punctuated correctly using dashes? A) Our vacation destinations-Paris, Rome, and London-are exciting. B) Our vacation destinations Paris, Rome, and London-are exciting. C) Our vacation destinations-Paris, Rome, and London are exciting. D) Our vacation destinations (Paris, Rome, and London are exciting). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our vacation destinations-Paris, Rome, and London-are exciting. 52. What is another function of a dash? A) To be used as a hypen. B) To be used as a colander. C) To be used as a colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be used as a colon. 53. Mr. Hirai gave Mitzi Getas. What are Getas? A) Wooden skis. B) Wooden sandals. C) Wooden clogs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wooden sandals. 54. The novel The Martian Chronicles has twenty two chapters. A) NO CHANGE. B) Twenty-two. C) Novel-The Martian Chronicles. D) Twenty-two-chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-two. 55. When Is Crazy iii Coming A) 2025. B) 2022. C) 2021. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2021. 56. Parentheses can be used to enclose numbers or letters in a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. In which scenario would you use a dash? A) To replace a period. B) To introduce an explanation or conclusion. C) To indicate a range of numbers. D) To separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce an explanation or conclusion. 58. What is a benefit of using Dash Robot in education? A) It can teach any subject. B) It encourages active learning. C) It reduces the need for books. D) It can replace teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It encourages active learning. 59. What is gm561's best lvl that he verified legitimately? A) Sonicwave infinity. B) Deadlocked xl. C) Gold temple. D) Toxic sewers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toxic sewers. 60. Which punctuation mark do we need?English, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish ..... COSTAATT provides official translation services in these languages. A) -. B) -. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8Dashes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books