This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the Demon Level A) GeomitrcalDomanater. B) DEADLOCKED. C) BlastProcessing. D) Finger Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEADLOCKED. 2. My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine. A) NO CHANGE. B) Acting-medicine. C) Fast-acting. D) Fast-acting-medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fast-acting. 3. 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: A) I love cooking-it's my passion. 4. 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. 5. What icon does the player (GM561) use? A) 3 coins on theory of everything 2. B) 1 demon icon. C) Beat stereo madness-ploargiest icon. D) 3 coins on deadlocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 coins on theory of everything 2. 6. 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. 7. Dominic lived in the hills his favorite place. Where does the dash go? A) After "favorite". B) After "the hills". C) After '' Dominic". D) After "lived". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After "the hills". 8. Identify the sentence where the dash is NOT used correctly. A) She couldn't believe her eyes-the surprise was enormous!. B) He was late-because the alarm didn't ring. C) I was shocked-truly shocked by the news. D) The decision-it was a tough one-had to be made quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was late-because the alarm didn't ring. 9. 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. 10. Which of these levels did Krmal NOT make? A) Xo. B) Black Blizzard. C) Conical Depression. D) Xo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xo. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Cuando se agrego las coins amarillas A) 1.3. B) 1.5. C) 1.6. D) 1.8. E) 1.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1.6. 14. What is the definition of an em dash? A) A term for a specific type of font style. B) A punctuation mark used to indicate a break in a sentence or set off parenthetical statements. C) A type of musical note. 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. 15. 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. 16. What is my favourite food? A) Pie. B) Pasta. C) Noodles. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pizza. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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 fastpaced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. C) The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. D) The fast paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats. 20. How should this sentence be changed?The movie the stars breakout hit was a huge success at the box office. A) Put dashes after movie and hit. B) Put a dash after movie. C) Put a dash after success. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put dashes after movie and hit. 21. Quien creo Geometry Dash A) Vodoo. B) Robtop. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robtop. 22. Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash:Underneath the porch was ..... I'm not kidding ..... the hugest rattlesnake I've ever seen! A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 23. Used to set off a sudden break or change in thought or speech A) Dash. B) Punctuation. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 24. How many levels were there in the intial release of "Geometry Dash? A) 8. B) 7. C) 6. D) The same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 25. He who shall not be named is coming up the stairs. A) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. B) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. C) He who shall not be named-is coming up the stairs. D) No change necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. 26. What is the most liked level? (2020) A) The nightmare. B) Retray. C) Level easy. D) Promises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retray. 27. Ultimo video de franco(te regalo esta por que eres mi amigo ) A) Cycles super. B) X. C) Super cycles. D) Back on track. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Super cycles. 28. What did Mitzi's family do the night after Pearl Harbor was bombed? A) Buried their jewelry. B) Started packing. C) Burnt their Japanese books and scrolls. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burnt their Japanese books and scrolls. 29. Sets off a dramatic interruption or abrupt change in thought A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 30. Cuantos niveles tiene Geometry Dash Lite A) 4. B) 13. C) 29. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 31. Fill in the blank using hyphens, brackets, or parentheses:Beethoven ..... 1770-1827 ..... was a German composer. A) Hyphens. B) Brackets. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 32. True or False:Dashes can be used to add emphasis to a sudden thought or addition in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. What gamemode is does NOT have to change character? A) Mirar Portal. B) Balls. C) Among us protal. D) Ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mirar Portal. 34. Which sentence uses a dash to indicate an abrupt change in thought? A) I was going to call you-but I forgot. B) I was going to call you but I forgot. C) I was going to call you, but I forgot. D) I was going to call you; but I forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was going to call you-but I forgot. 35. A shorter line, like this:the most-improved student A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Parenthesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 36. Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash:Did you see that ..... there it goes! ..... huge owl. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 37. Is this sentence correct or incorrect? "Dr. Miller ..... Hardin published her newest best-selling book about rocket science. '' A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 38. Which punctuation mark do we need?We offer monosodium glutamate ..... free meals. (monosodium glutamate is MSG). A) -. B) -. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 39. What is The last Level Of Geometry Dash A) ClubStep. B) Deadlocked. C) Stereo Madness. D) FingerDash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FingerDash. 40. Which sentence uses an ellipsis to indicate a pause for effect? A) I can't believe it you actually did it. B) I can't believe it you actually did it. C) I can't believe it you actually did it. D) I can't believe it you actually did it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe it you actually did it. 41. What is RobTop's Full Name? A) Roberta. B) Robert Topala. C) Robby. D) Robery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Topala. 42. When was Sub Zero made A) December 21, 2017. B) August 21, 2017. C) July 21, 2017. D) March 21, 2017. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 21, 2017. 43. Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence:That recipe calls for one fourth cup of flour. A) One-fourth-cup. B) One-fourth. C) For-one. D) That-recipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-fourth. 44. Brackets are like parentheses inside quotes or other parentheses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. What is true about the book? A) The book was a picture book first. B) It was never finished by the author. C) The original story was lost. D) The book is based on a true story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The book is based on a true story. 46. When might you see several hyphens breaking up a single word? A) When the word contains numbers. B) When the word spills over from one line of text onto a second line. C) In a dictionary. D) When the word is more than 10 letters long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a dictionary. 47. When EM dashed are used to enclose nonessenital imfo, you must not use spaces before or after the dashes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? "Hey ..... don't I know you from somewhere?" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 49. What two levels were recently added to the top ten hardest levels in the game? A) MinusDry and Arcturus. B) Kosmos and Acheron. C) Slaughterhouse and Poocubed. D) MinusDry and Avernus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MinusDry and Avernus. 50. Why would you replace a comma with a dash? A) If a comma wouldn't make sense in the sentence, you can use a dash instead. B) To indicate a stronger break than a comma would provide. C) To give the sentence more rhythm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a stronger break than a comma would provide. 51. What is the correct use of an ellipsis in a quote? A) 'The results were unexpected, ' said the scientist. B) 'The results were unexpected , ' said the scientist. C) 'The results were unexpected, ' said the scientist. D) 'The results were unexpected, ' said the scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'The results were unexpected, ' said the scientist. 52. Who Used To Be The Most Famous Creator For Levels? A) EVW. B) Partition. C) RobTop. D) Cody. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cody. 53. How many total artist will perform in Passion'23? A) 5. B) 4. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 54. Explain why the following sentence is incorrect: "The meeting will be held on Monday (or Tuesday) depending on availability." A) The sentence should use dashes instead of parentheses. B) Parentheses should not be used for optional information. C) Parentheses should be used for essential information only. D) The sentence should use brackets instead of parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sentence should use dashes instead of parentheses. 55. Which of the following options correctly shows how to use an em dash for added emphasis? A) The best way to improve practice, practice, practice. B) The best way to improve-practice, practice, practice. C) The best way to improve-practice, practice, practice. D) The best way to improve-practice, practice, practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best way to improve-practice, practice, practice. 56. Who was Bishtu Babu? A) Dashu's English Teacher. B) Jagabandhu's English Teacher. C) Gatekeeper. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 57. Which one of these players is a hacker? A) Rori. B) Luqualizer. C) Conix. D) UFWM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conix. 58. Is this sentence correct or incorrect? "Her dog ..... the golden retriever ..... started begging for treats." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 59. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an em dash to replace parentheses? A) My brother:who is a chef cooked dinner. B) My brother, who is a chef, cooked dinner. C) My brother; who is a chef cooked dinner. D) My brother-who is a chef-cooked dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother-who is a chef-cooked dinner. 60. What is the most downloaded online level? A) Retray. B) The Nightmare. C) Sonar. D) Level Easy. 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