This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A shorter line, like the one below, is called ..... the most-improved student A) Add parenthesis. B) Hypen. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypen. 2. Which of the following represents the hyphen notation for an atom with 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons? A) Aluminum-28. B) Aluminum-26. C) Aluminum-27. D) Aluminum-13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aluminum-27. 3. The correct example of using the hyphen is? A) My sister-works part time. B) My sister works part-time. C) My sister works-part time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister works part-time. 4. Where should the hyphen be placed in the word 'reenter'? A) Reent-er. B) Re-enter. C) Re-en-ter. D) Do not hyphenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-enter. 5. The hyphen notation for an atom with 10 protons, 10 electrons, and 10 neutrons is A) Neon-19. B) Neon-20. C) Neon-10. D) Neon-21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neon-20. 6. The hyphen notation for an atom with 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 8 neutrons is A) Carbon-14. B) Carbon-13. C) Carbon-6. D) Carbon-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon-14. 7. How should a hyphen be used in a compound adjective describing color? A) Blue-green shirt. B) Bluegreen shirt. C) Blue, green shirt. D) Blue green shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue-green shirt. 8. Which of the following isotopes is represented by the hyphen notation 'Cl-37'? A) Chlorine with 20 neutrons. B) Chlorine with 37 protons. C) Chlorine with 17 neutrons. D) Chlorine with 37 electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorine with 17 neutrons. 9. How many neutrons are in the isotope represented by 'Mg-24'? A) 24. B) 12. C) 14. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 10. What is the correct way to hyphenate a compound noun? A) Brother in law. B) Brother-in-law. C) Brotherinlaw. D) Brother, in law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother-in-law. 11. The hyphen notation for an atom with 19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons is A) Potassium-39. B) Potassium-40. C) Potassium-19. D) Potassium-38. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium-39. 12. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of helium? A) Helium-2. B) Helium-4. C) Helium-5. D) Helium-3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helium-4. 13. This cake is rock hard and impossible to enjoy. A) Rock-hard. B) Impossible-to-enjoy. C) Cake-is-rock. D) This-cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock-hard. 14. When writing out the number 'twenty-one', should a hyphen be used? A) Sometimes. B) No. C) Yes. D) Only in odd numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 15. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"On our tour of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, our Russian (a) speaking guide translated signs and plaques for our benefit." A) Needs no correctionTagshyphen. B) A. hyphen. C) Ellipsis. D) Colon. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. hyphen. 16. Is the sentence correct?Matt Damon appreciated the high quality of the pillows on our camping trip. A) Bless you. B) No. C) Yes. D) Maybe!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 17. A neutral atom of the isotope $^{26}$$_{12}$Mg would consist of A) 12 protons, 26 neutrons and 12 electrons. B) 26 protons, 12 neutrons26 electrons. C) 26 protons, 14 neutrons26 electrons. D) 12 protons, 14 neutrons12 electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 protons, 14 neutrons12 electrons. 18. Select the sentence that uses parentheses correctly: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. B) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. C) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother is over 100 years old. D) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother (is over 100 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. 19. Chose the word that is not a compound adjective: A) Brand-new. B) Red-hot. C) Fleet-footed. D) Merry-go-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merry-go-round. 20. Choose the correctly hyphenated sentence. A) The well-known author signed my book. B) The well-known-author signed my book. C) The well known-author signed my book. D) The well known author signed my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The well-known author signed my book. 21. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"A newly discovered species of titanasour (a) may be the largest dinosaur that ever existed." A) HyphenTagsellispis. B) Dash. C) A. ellipsis. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. ellipsis. 22. What is a rule of the hyphen? A) It is used after a period and followed. B) It is used after a period and followed. C) Join words that are meant to be read together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join words that are meant to be read together. 23. Which of the following represents the hyphen notation for an atom with 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons? A) Sodium-23. B) Sodium-11. C) Sodium-24. D) Sodium-22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium-23. 24. Which of the following is a correct way to use a hyphen in a double-barrelled surname? A) Smith, Jones. B) Smith Jones. C) SmithJones. D) Smith-Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smith-Jones. 25. Which element is represented by the hyphen notation 'O-16'? A) Oxygen. B) Oganesson. C) Osmium. D) Osmium-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 26. Identify the correctly hyphenated sentence. A) She bought a two-door-car. B) She bought a two-door car. C) She bought a two door car. D) She bought a two door-car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She bought a two-door car. 27. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of carbon? A) Carbon-14. B) Carbon-13. C) Carbon-11. D) Carbon-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon-12. 28. Loose-lipped means ..... A) To have no compassion for others. B) Very sensitive. C) Quick to anger. D) A gossip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A gossip. 29. Alfred found a part ..... time job in a new restaurant. A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Comma. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 30. Proper nouns should not be hyphenated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Short-tempered means ..... A) Quick to anger. B) To have no compassion for others. C) A gossip. D) Very sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quick to anger. 32. Cold-hearted means ..... A) To have no compassion for others. B) Quick to anger. C) A gossip. D) Very sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have no compassion for others. 33. A hyphen function is? A) Join words. B) Join sentences. C) Join quotation marks with parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join words. 34. Which sentence needs a hyphen to avoid ambiguity? A) The small business owner was successful. B) The small-business owner was successful. C) The small business-owner was successful. D) The small-business-owner was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The small business owner was successful. 35. How many neutrons does an Oxygen-19 isotope have? A) 11. B) 10. C) 19. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11. 36. The most-improved student A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Parenthesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 37. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence. A) She jumped from a two story building. B) She jumped from a two story-building. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She jumped from a two story-building. 38. What is the hyphen notation for an isotope of hydrogen with 2 neutrons? A) H-2. B) H-3. C) H-1. D) H-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H-3. 39. Add the correct hyphens-or dashes ..... to the sentence A) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else-in the department. B) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. C) Mr Lee suits the job-he has more experience than everybody else in the department. D) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. 40. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a range of numbers or dates? A) Comma. B) Parentheses. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dash. 41. Which is not written correctly? A) He maintained his self-imposed silence. B) His self-esteem was very low. C) It was clearly a case of self defense. D) I hate self-assembly furniture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was clearly a case of self defense. 42. Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence:The well known author will be signing books today. A) The well known author-will be signing books today. B) The well-known author will be signing books today. C) The well-known author will be signing books-today. D) The well known author will be signing books today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The well-known author will be signing books today. 43. In which of the following sentences is the use of parentheses correct? A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. B) The recipe which was passed down (from my grandmother) is a family secret. C) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother is (a family secret). D) The recipe which was (passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. 44. What is the hyphen notation for an isotope of nitrogen with 8 neutrons? A) N-8. B) N-16. C) N-15. D) N-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N-15. 45. What punctuation is used to add extra information to a sentence without interrupting the main flow? A) Parentheses. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parentheses. 46. There are fewer Italian ..... American communities these days. A) Dash. B) -hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -hyphen. 47. Hyphen notation only tells you the (a) of a specific atom of any given element. A) A. mass number. B) Valence electronsTagsU3.LT 4. C) Atomic number. D) Charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. mass number. 48. The man eating bear was hunted down by park rangers. A) Eating-bear. B) Man-eating. C) Hunted-down. D) Park-rangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man-eating. 49. How should one write, "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. 50. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of nitrogen? A) Nitrogen-15. B) Nitrogen-13. C) Nitrogen-12. D) Nitrogen-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen-14. 51. The pre test was held only one week ahead of the actual exam. A) Actual-exam. B) Held-only. C) Pre-test. D) One-week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre-test. 52. What is the purpose of a hyphen in the following sentence:The five-year-old child is very intelligent. A) To show an abrupt change. B) To connect words. C) To indicate a pause. D) To emphasize a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect words. 53. Identify the sentence that needs a hyphen. A) The cake was chocolate flavored. B) The cake was chocolate-flavored. C) The cake was chocolate, flavored. D) The cake was chocolate flavored, and delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was chocolate-flavored. 54. In which of the following is a hyphen used to separate the numerator and denominator? A) Addition. B) Fraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fraction. 55. "please read pages 171 to 183"If you wanted to replace "to" with a punctuation mark, which of the below would you use? A) None. B) :semicolon. C) Dash. D) -hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -hyphen. 56. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon and a colon correctly? A) I have one goal in life:to be happy; and to make others happy. B) There are two things I love about my job:the people I work with; and the challenges it presents. C) She has two favorite cities:Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting. D) He offered me two choices:stay with the company; or start my own business. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has two favorite cities:Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting. 57. The hyphen notation of an atom with 8 protons, 8 electrons, and 10 neutrons is A) Oxygen-8. B) Oxygen-10. C) Oxygen-18. D) Oxygen-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen-18. 58. Identify the sentence where a hyphen is used incorrectly. A) The twenty-three-year-old woman just graduated from college. B) It's an easy-to-understand concept. C) The meeting is scheduled for 3-30 PM. D) She has a part-time job at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The meeting is scheduled for 3-30 PM. 59. How should compound adjectives be hyphenated? A) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come after a noun. B) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come before a noun. C) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated randomly. D) Compound adjectives should never be hyphenated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come before a noun. 60. Low flying airplanes can be more likely to crash. A) Low-flying. B) More-likely. C) To-crash. D) Airplanes-can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low-flying. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens Quiz 2Hyphens Quiz 3Hyphens Quiz 4Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive QuizApostrophes With Plural Possessives Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books