This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Ellipses – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipses Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis. A) Precession. B) Rotation. C) Kepler's Laws. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation. 2. Emma Watson said: "I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body ..... I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 3. Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n) A) Focus. B) Ellipse. C) Perihelion. D) Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipse. 4. Kendrick Lamar said: " ..... Life will put many red lights in front of you, but sometimes we must push on the gas and trust we will make it through. You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. It's all about the drive." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 5. Which of the following sentences correctly uses ellipses to indicate a pause? A) I thought I could do it, but I was wrong. B) I thought I could do it; but I was wrong. C) I thought I could do it but I was wrong. D) I thought I could do it:but I was wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I thought I could do it but I was wrong. 6. Why might ellipses be used in this sentence:'She said she would come to the party ..... but she never showed up.'? A) To show an unfinished thought. B) To indicate a pause. C) To shorten the sentence. D) To express doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a pause. 7. How are ellipses used in dialogue? A) To indicate a pause or trailing off. B) To show excitement. C) To show a character's thoughts. D) To indicate a character is shouting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate a pause or trailing off. 8. After a 1956 concert at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California, local authorities banned rock and roll at public gatherings.Does the following sentence include a proper use of ellipsis?"After a 1956 concert ..... at the Santa Cruz, California, local authorities banned rock and roll at public gatherings." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Which sentence uses ellipses to suggest something left unsaid? A) I suppose:it's possible. B) I suppose; it's possible. C) I suppose it's possible. D) I suppose it's possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I suppose it's possible. 10. Choose the sentence where ellipses are used to create a dramatic effect. A) And then nothing happened. B) And then nothing happened. C) And then; nothing happened. D) And then:nothing happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And then nothing happened. 11. Which sentence uses ellipses correctly to shorten the original? A) My Aunt Louise, a distant relative is visiting this week. B) My Aunt Louise, a distant relative of George Washington, is visiting this week. C) My Aunt Louise is visiting this week. D) George Washington is visiting this week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My Aunt Louise is visiting this week. 12. When using ellipses to remove words from a quotation, it is important ..... A) To make an additional note at the end of the quote to indicate that you took words out. B) To make sure you are not changing the meaning of the original quotation. C) Both A and B. D) You should never remove words from a quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make sure you are not changing the meaning of the original quotation. 13. Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ..... A) Eclipse. B) Waning. C) Waxing. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waxing. 14. Complete the sentence:'She reflected on the past ..... it felt like yesterday.' A) Since. B) As. C) That. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 15. Complete the sentence with ellipses to show a pause:'He said he would ..... never mind.' A) Do it later:. B) Do it later. C) Do it later;. D) Do it later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do it later. 16. Which sentence is missing ellipses? A) He started to explain why he was late but got interrupted. B) He started to explain why he was late but got interrupted. C) He started to explain why he was late but got interrupted. D) He started to explain why he was late but got interrupted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He started to explain why he was late but got interrupted. 17. In which sentence are ellipses used to show hesitation? A) I might:be able to help. B) I might; be able to help. C) I might be able to help. D) I might be able to help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I might be able to help. 18. Chris Evans said: "Everyone has weaknesses. Everyone has strengths, ..... I just keep positive, keep going, and keep reminding myself that things can always get better." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. An ellipse is graphed on a coordinate plane. If the ellipse passes through the points (4, 0) and (-4, 0), and its center is at the origin, what is the length of the major axis? A) 8. B) 4. C) 16. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 20. What does the use of ellipses in the following sentence suggest? "She looked at the painting and ..... " A) The painting was unfinished. B) Her thought was incomplete. C) She was unsure about the painting. D) The painting was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her thought was incomplete. 21. Complete the sentence:'The performance was stunning ..... the audience was captivated.' A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 22. Complete the sentence with ellipses:'The report was submitted on time, but ..... the results were unexpected.' A) Ultimately. B) Then. C) In the end. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the end. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses ellipses to indicate a pause in thought. A) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. B) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. C) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. D) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. 24. A planet moves ..... when it is farthest from the sun. A) Faster. B) Slower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slower. 25. An ellipse is graphed with vertices at (0, 6) and (0, -6) and co-vertices at (5, 0) and (-5, 0). What is the equation of the ellipse? A) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{36} = 1$. B) $\frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{25} = 1$. C) $\frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{6} = 1$. D) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{6} = 1$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{36} = 1$. 26. Keanu Reeves said: " ..... The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do is relax. You have to change your life if you're not happy, and wake up if things aren't going the way you want." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 27. Taylor Swift said: "No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. How you treat people says everything about you ..... " A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. For the ellipse with equation $\frac{(x-1)^2}{25} + \frac{(y+1)^2}{4} = 1$ A) (1, -3) and (1, 1). B) (6, -1) and (-4, -1). C) $\left(1\, \-1\pm\sqrt[]{7}\right)$. D) $\left(1\pm\sqrt[]{7}, \-1\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (6, -1) and (-4, -1). 29. When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is A) The axis. B) The Sun. C) The center. D) The perihelion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sun. 30. Mark Ruffalo said: "I don't like to be pigeonholed in anything. I like to have a lot of fun and make people laugh and make people think ..... and at the same time, I want to get across a message that's meaningful to me." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesEllipses Quiz 1Ellipses Quiz 3Ellipses Quiz 4Ellipses Quiz 5Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books