This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cual es el Ultimo Nivel A) Deadlocked. B) Fingerdash. C) Theory of Everthing 2. D) Clubstep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fingerdash. 2. What is my favourite class? A) Science. B) English. C) Maths. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English. 3. Fill in the blank using hyphens, brackets, or parentheses:Use a pen ..... blue or black ink only ..... to complete this application. A) Hyphens. B) Brackets. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 4. Which place value contains the highlighted number? 15.092 A) TENS'PLACE. B) ONES'PLACE. C) TENTHS'PLACE. D) HUNDREDTHS'PLACE. E) THOUSANDTHS'PLACE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ONES'PLACE. 5. There was only one thing to do:surrender immediately no, keep fighting! A) No-keep. B) Surrender-immediately. C) Correct. D) Immediately-no. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immediately-no. 6. True or False:Dashes and commas can be used interchangeably to indicate pauses in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Identify the correct use of a dash in a sentence. A) He was the best player on the team-no one could deny it. B) He was the best player on the team; no one could deny it. C) He was the best player on the team:no one could deny it. D) He was the best player on the team, no one could deny it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was the best player on the team-no one could deny it. 8. Interrupts the flow of the sentence A) Semicolon. B) Hyphen. C) Colon. D) Dash. E) Italic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dash. 9. What year was elvis Presley born? A) 1935. B) 1941. C) 1939. D) 1933. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1935. 10. In which of the following sentences is the dash used to indicate an interruption? A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. B) I was going to tell you-never mind. C) The concert was amazing-especially the last song. D) She loves reading-mystery novels are her favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was going to tell you-never mind. 11. True or False:Dashes and parentheses can be used interchangeably in most cases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is the Demon Level A) DEADLOCKED. B) GeomitrcalDomanater. C) Finger Dash. D) BlastProcessing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DEADLOCKED. 13. My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fast-acting. C) Fast-acting-medicine. D) Acting-medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast-acting. 14. In which of the following sentences is the em dash used correctly? I love cooking-it's my passion. I love cooking-it's my passion. I love cooking ..... it's my passion. A) I love cooking it's my passion. B) I love cooking-it's my passion. C) I love cooking-it's my passion. D) I love cooking-it's my passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love cooking-it's my passion. 15. What is the dash being used for in this sentence? "Look out for the swarm of-" was all Dr. Montgomery managed, before the termites overtook them. 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. 16. What icon does the player (GM561) use? A) Beat stereo madness-ploargiest icon. B) 3 coins on deadlocked. C) 1 demon icon. D) 3 coins on theory of everything 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 coins on theory of everything 2. 17. What does a single dash emphasize? A) Material at the beginning. B) Material at the end. C) Material at the middle. D) Both A and B. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 18. Dominic lived in the hills his favorite place. Where does the dash go? A) After '' Dominic". B) After "favorite". C) After "the hills". D) After "lived". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After "the hills". 19. Identify the sentence where the dash is NOT used correctly. A) I was shocked-truly shocked by the news. B) The decision-it was a tough one-had to be made quickly. C) She couldn't believe her eyes-the surprise was enormous!. D) He was late-because the alarm didn't ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was late-because the alarm didn't ring. 20. Why did the kids get to go on the racetrack in Area D? A) Debbie's mom worked there. B) They found a hole in the fence. C) Debbie asked the soldier to check on the change in rules. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debbie asked the soldier to check on the change in rules. 21. Which of these levels did Krmal NOT make? A) Black Blizzard. B) Xo. C) Conical Depression. D) Xo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xo. 22. Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence:She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles, instead. A) No change necessary. B) She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead. C) She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead. D) She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles-instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead. 23. In which sentence is the dash used correctly? A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. B) I need to buy some groceries-milk-eggs-and bread. C) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs-and bread. D) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and-bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. 24. Cuando se agrego las coins amarillas A) 1.6. B) 1.5. C) 1.9. D) 1.8. E) 1.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.6. 25. What is the definition of an em dash? A) A type of musical note. B) A punctuation mark used to indicate a break in a sentence or set off parenthetical statements. C) A term for a specific type of font style. D) A symbol used to indicate a question in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A punctuation mark used to indicate a break in a sentence or set off parenthetical statements. 26. Dashes should be used sparingly in formal writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. What is my favourite food? A) Pizza. B) Noodles. C) Pie. D) Pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pizza. 28. What is the effect of overusing em dashes in a piece of writing? A) It can make the writing appear more professional. B) It can enhance the clarity and readability of the text. C) It may disrupt the flow and make the text harder to read. D) It has no effect on the reader's understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It may disrupt the flow and make the text harder to read. 29. Identify why a dash is used in the following sentence.My sister-who is 3 years older than me-won first place at her high school swim competition. A) Summary or explanation that follows a list. B) Set off a major interruption. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set off a major interruption. 30. Identify the sentence with the correct use of a hyphen in a compound adjective. A) The fast paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. B) The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. C) The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. D) The fastpaced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 1Dashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books