This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Ellipses For Suspense – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 13 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Write the equation of the circle with a Center at (-2, 5) that is tangent to the y-axis. A) $\left(x-2\right)^2+\left(y+5\right)^2=25$. B) $\left(x+2\right)^2+\left(y-5\right)^2=4$. C) $\left(x+5\right)^2+\left(y-5\right)^2=25$. D) $x^2+y^2=4$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\left(x+2\right)^2+\left(y-5\right)^2=4$. 2. The dash may be used to signal a substitution for parentheses or as a substitute for the phrases like "it is" or "they are." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Determine the center and radius:x$^{2 }$+ y$^{2 }$+ 14x-2y =-1 A) Center= (-7, 2) radius= 3. B) Center= (-7, 1) radius= 7. C) Center= (-4, 1) radius= 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center= (-7, 1) radius= 7. 4. Which punctuation have we been reviewing that should go in place of the blanks?Please help me ..... please get help ..... I didn't mean to cause this explosion. A) Comma. B) Ellipsis. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipsis. 5. How would you use a slash (/) to punctuated the following poem:Mary had a little lambIt's fleece was white as snow A) Mary had a little lamb/It's fleece was white as snow. B) Mary had a little lamb / it's fleece was white as snow. C) Mary had a little lamb / It's fleece was white as snow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary had a little lamb / It's fleece was white as snow. 6. Name the center of the ellipse and tell whether it is horizontal or vertical:$\frac{\left(x+4\right)^2}{25}+\frac{\left(y-1\right)^2}{9}=1$ A) Center:(-4, 1), Vertical. B) Center:(4, -1), Horizontal. C) Center:(-4, 1), Horizontal. D) Center:(4, -1). Vertical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Center:(-4, 1), Horizontal. 7. Write the standard form equation of an ellipse that has:vertices (-10, 9), (-10, -7)co-vertices (-7, 1), (-13, 1) A) $\frac{\left(x+10\right)^2}{64}+\frac{\left(y-1\right)^2}{9}=1$. B) $\frac{\left(x-1\right)^2}{9}+\frac{\left(y-10\right)^2}{64}=1$. C) $\frac{\left(x+10\right)^2}{9}+\frac{\left(y-1\right)^2}{64}=1$. D) $\frac{\left(x-10\right)^2}{4}+\frac{\left(y+1\right)^2}{64}=1$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $\frac{\left(x+10\right)^2}{9}+\frac{\left(y-1\right)^2}{64}=1$. 8. What is the purpose of using dashes and ellipses in writing? A) To enhance clarity, indicate pauses, and convey emotions or interruptions in writing. B) To create a sense of urgency and speed in the text. C) To replace commas and periods in all cases. D) To make the text visually appealing without changing its meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enhance clarity, indicate pauses, and convey emotions or interruptions in writing. 9. How is a dash different from a comma? A) A dash indicates a stronger break in thought than a comma and is often used for emphasis. B) A dash is used to separate items in a list, while a comma is used for pauses in a sentence. C) A dash is always longer than a comma and is used only in formal writing. D) A dash can replace a period, while a comma cannot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dash indicates a stronger break in thought than a comma and is often used for emphasis. 10. Choose the correct use of ellipses to show a trailing thought:'I could go to the concert tonight, but ..... ' A) I might stay home. B) I'm too tired. C) I have plans. D) It's too late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I might stay home. 11. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an ellipsis to indicate trailing off? A) He said he would meet us later. B) We need to go now!. C) She was going to but changed her mind. D) I thought I saw him but I'm not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was going to but changed her mind. 12. Write an equation for the ellipse with each set of characteristics. Then answer the question.Vertices ( 4, 3), (4, -9)Length of minor axis is 8what are the a and b values? A) A = 4, b = 6. B) A = 36, b = 16. C) A = 6, b = 3. D) A = 6, b = 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A = 6, b = 4. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesEllipses For Suspense Quiz 1Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 2Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 3Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 4Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 5Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 6Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 7Ellipses For Suspense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books