This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When would you use brackets in your writing? A) To indicate spoken words in writing. B) To indicate omitted words. C) To add explanatory information to text. D) To combine adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To add explanatory information to text. 2. Where would the hyphen belong in uncertain? A) Uncert-ain. B) Uncer-tain. C) Do not hyhpenate. D) Un-certain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Un-certain. 3. Given the choices, which words should be hyphenated? A) Eyeopening. B) Butterfly. C) Yourself. D) Armpit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyeopening. 4. The tango dancers who live on the ..... invited Prudence over to play board games. A) Third floor. B) Third-floor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third floor. 5. True or False:the en dash can be used instead of brackets ( ) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which word could you hyphenate A) Cat. B) Paris. C) Chicago. D) Vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacation. 7. Pick the error in the sentence below.Reading books, by a pool, is a relaxing way to spend the day; however, most people like swimming in the pool, too. A) Pool,. B) , by a pool,. C) No change. D) Day;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , by a pool,. 8. The ability to control oneself is A) Self con-trol. B) Self control. C) Selfcontrol. D) Self-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-control. 9. If Tim is in the mood for ice cream, a ..... Popsicle will not please him. A) Wholly unsatisfying. B) Wholly-unsatisfying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wholly unsatisfying. 10. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words to create a compound adjective? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 11. Determine the correct hyphenation for the following sentence: "The cost effective solution was implemented." A) Cost effective. B) Cost-effective. C) Cost-effective. D) Costeffective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost-effective. 12. Which of the following words requires a hyphen when using the prefix 'ex-'? A) Exclaim. B) Exodus. C) Ex-wife. D) Examine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ex-wife. 13. Choose the sentence with the correct hyphenation. A) The decision was made on a case by-case basis. B) The decision was made on a case by case basis. C) The decision was made on a case-by-case basis. D) The decision was made on a case-by case basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The decision was made on a case-by-case basis. 14. Which sentence needs a hyphen? A) My cat is six years old. B) My six year old cat had kittens. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My six year old cat had kittens. 15. Which of the following is correct for quotes and italics? A) We read the epic poem Beowulf when I was a senior, but I really like shorter poems like "The Raven" better. B) The TV series, "Family Guy, " once aired an episode titled Home Again. C) Read the story "The Inspector General" in "Prentice Hall Literature, " our giant textbook. D) We visited "Rockefeller Plaza" to watch an filming of The Tonight Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We read the epic poem Beowulf when I was a senior, but I really like shorter poems like "The Raven" better. 16. Under Sam's bed, there was a ..... dust bunny. A) One inch. B) One-inch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-inch. 17. Decide if the words need a hyphen between them. A) Bright, happy faces. B) Bright-happy faces. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bright, happy faces. 18. 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. 19. A physically attractive man is A) Good-look. B) Hand-some. C) Good looking. D) Good-looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good-looking. 20. Determine the correct hyphenation for the following sentence: "The user friendly interface was appreciated." A) User-friendly. B) User-friendly. C) User friendly. D) Userfriendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) User-friendly. 21. Which of the following is a correct use of a hyphen in a prefix? A) Nonprofit. B) Non-profit. C) Non, profit. D) Non profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-profit. 22. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of hyphens in compound adjectives? A) She wore a blue-green-dress. B) She wore a blue green dress. C) She wore a blue-green dress. D) She wore a bluegreen dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wore a blue-green dress. 23. Why does the following sentence justify a colon before the quotation? The minister always said the same thing: "answers next time." A) The introduction is an independent clause. B) It doesn't justify a colon. C) The quotation is a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The introduction is an independent clause. 24. Which of the following words requires a hyphen when using the prefix 'mid-'? A) Mid-July. B) Midweek. C) Midnight. D) Midday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mid-July. 25. Which among the following words used the hyphen correctly? A) Set-up. B) Blow-out. C) Blue-green algae. D) Black-body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue-green algae. 26. Separate two adjectives when the order of the adjectives is interchangeable. A) Comma. B) Hyphen. C) Yes. D) Semicolon. E) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 27. Which of the following sentences uses hyphens correctly with numbers? A) The book has one-hundred-twenty pages. B) The book has one-hundred twenty pages. C) The book has one hundred twenty pages. D) The book has one hundred-twenty pages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book has one hundred twenty pages. 28. Which words in this sentence should be hyphenated:His great grandfather was a world class soldier in the Army. A) His-great-grandfather. B) World-class-soldier. C) Was-a-world-class-soldier. D) Great-grandfather; world-class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great-grandfather; world-class. 29. Where do you always hyphenate a word? A) Before the last 2 letters. B) Between syllables. C) Wherever it looks good. D) After the 1st 2 letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between syllables. 30. The ..... photographer did not want to miss the sunset. A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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