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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A news reporter needs to add a quote from the mayor to her report, but the mayor talked way too much. In order to appropriately shorten what he said for the report, should the reporter use an ellipsis or a dash? A) Ellipsis. B) Dash. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsis. 2. Choose the sentence where the dash is used correctly. A) He decided to go to the park-it was a beautiful day. B) The car-was red. C) We need-to hurry. D) She is-going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He decided to go to the park-it was a beautiful day. 3. How Many Classroom in New Academic Block? A) 12. B) 11. C) 13. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 4. Complete the sentence:The movie was entertaining ..... the ending was quite predictable. A) However. B) And. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 5. Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens? A) I am excited to-play the piano. B) George smelled nasty-after soccer practice. C) I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic. D) CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic. 6. Which sentence uses an ellipsis to show hesitation? A) I don't know maybe we should wait. B) I don't know maybe we should wait. C) I don't know maybe we should wait. D) I don't know maybe we should wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I don't know maybe we should wait. 7. In conclusion what is the main purpose of the single dash. A) A single dash can emphasize material at the beginning or end of a sentence. B) Serves as a longer pause than a comma. C) Makes sentences fluid when used correctly. D) Explain a sentence in further detail. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 8. What Is The First Geometry Dash Gauntlet A) Monster Gauntlet. B) Chaos Gauntlet. C) Fire Gauntlet. D) Doom Gauntlet. E) Death Gauntlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fire Gauntlet. 9. Complete the sentence:I was prepared for anything ..... a sudden change wasn't in my plans. A) Yet. B) However. C) But. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 10. Identify the ellipsis rule the following sentence follows:I turned the corner and I couldn't believe my eyes ..... there it was ..... a large green-eyed monster! A) Shows hesitation. B) Shows omitting (taking out) information. C) Shows a pause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows a pause. 11. What is the function of the dash in this sentence?My cousins-Oliver, Harry, and Lyra-cannot attend my birthday party. A) After thought. B) Pause. C) Interruption. D) Additional information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Additional information. 12. Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash:The foggy, humid air filled the once ..... blue sky. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 13. A dash is often used to signal an abrupt change in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. True or False:1. Ellipses show hesitation, pause, interruption, or an omitted portion of a cited quote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which is the best use of the em dash A) My teacher Ms Laurence loves shoes!. B) My teacher Ms Laurence loves shoes. C) My teacher Ms Laurence loves shoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher Ms Laurence loves shoes!. 16. Complete the sentence:The musician-a talented violinist ..... the evening concert. A) Performed. B) Performs. C) Perform. D) Performing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performed. 17. What is rob tops geometry dash name A) Geometry dash creator. B) Rubrub. C) Robtop. D) Robrib. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rubrub. 18. Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence:Mr. Jones is eighty three years old. A) Mr. Jones. B) Eighty-three. C) Eighty-three-years. D) Years-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eighty-three. 19. When Mrs. Bowker agrees to take Dash, and Mitzi agrees to to trade this for dog food ..... A) Work in the garden. B) Art. C) Money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work in the garden. 20. Identify the sentence that uses a dash for emphasis. A) She was happy, ecstatic, in fact, about the news. B) She was happy-ecstatic, in fact-about the news. C) She was happy:ecstatic, in fact, about the news. D) She was happy; ecstatic, in fact, about the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was happy-ecstatic, in fact-about the news. 21. Which of the following sentences uses a dash for emphasis? A) He was the best player no one-could deny it. B) He was the best player-no one could deny it. C) He was-the best player no one could deny it. D) He was the best-player no one could deny it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was the best player-no one could deny it. 22. In which sentence is the ellipsis used to shorten a quote? A) The report stated, 'The findings were significant.'. B) The report stated, 'The findings were significant '. C) The report stated, 'The findings were significant.'. D) The report stated, 'The findings were significant.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The report stated, 'The findings were significant.'. 23. True or False:Dashes can be used to set off additional information in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which punctuation mark can be used to indicate an abrupt change in thought or to add emphasis? A) Dash. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 25. Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash:The ex ..... mayor of the city will be at the parade tomorrow. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 26. True or False:Parentheses can enclose a complete sentence that is grammatically independent from the surrounding text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. A dash is used to identify non-essential elements or indicate an abrupt break in thought. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. What programming language is primarily used to program the Dash Robot? A) Java. B) Blockly. C) C++. D) Python. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blockly. 29. How many total Bus Trips in one day from CDL to Campus A) 46. B) 41. C) 44. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 41. 30. Identify the punctuation mark that connects two independent clauses without a conjunction. A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 1Dashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books