This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The hyphen notation for an atom with 17 protons, 17 electrons, and 18 neutrons is A) Chlorine-36. B) Chlorine-17. C) Chlorine-35. D) Chlorine-34. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorine-35. 2. The hyphen notation for an atom with 2 protons, 2 electrons, and 2 neutrons is A) Helium-3. B) Helium-5. C) Helium-4. D) Helium-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helium-4. 3. Which of the following is the hyphen notation for an atom with 15 protons, 15 electrons, and 16 neutrons? A) Phosphorus-30. B) Phosphorus-31. C) Phosphorus-15. D) Phosphorus-32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus-31. 4. The child friendly event was held at the local park. A) Was-held-at. B) Local-park. C) Friendly-event. D) Child-friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Child-friendly. 5. Add the correct punctuationShe has stopped buying 2 ..... liter bottles and has started buying .5 ..... liter bottles instead A) Dash. B) -hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -hyphen. 6. Stiff-necked means ..... A) To have no compassion for others. B) A gossip. C) Quick to anger. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stubborn. 7. How should ages be hyphenated when used as adjectives? A) Ages should be italicized when used as adjectives. B) Ages should be hyphenated when used as adjectives. C) Ages should not be hyphenated when used as adjectives. D) Ages should be capitalized when used as adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ages should be hyphenated when used as adjectives. 8. In hyphen notation, which part of the atom does the number refer to? A) Electron configuration. B) Mass number. C) Valence electrons. D) Atomic number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass number. 9. What is the purpose of a hyphen in a compound adjective? A) To join two words to create a single idea. B) To indicate a pause in a sentence. C) To replace a conjunction. D) To separate two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two words to create a single idea. 10. In which of the following sentences is the hyphen used incorrectly? A) The artist was well-known for his paintings. B) The artist was well known for his paintings. C) The well-known-artist was late. D) The well-known artist was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The well-known-artist was late. 11. For the picnic we brought the following ..... sandwiches, chips, and fruit salad. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 12. Fill in the blank with the best choice:Please lend me your ..... A) 5 foot tape-measure. B) 5-foot tape measure. C) 5-foot-tape-measure. D) 5-foot tape-measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5-foot tape measure. 13. What does hyphen notation represent in an element's isotope? A) Number of protons. B) Mass number. C) Atomic number. D) Number of neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass number. 14. $\frac{235}{92}X$ A) Nobium. B) Uranium. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 15. Which of the following is a hyphenated prefix? A) Non-. B) Re-. C) Dis-. D) Un-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-. 16. The hyphen notation of an atom of calcium with 20 protons, 20 electrons, and 22 neutrons is A) Calcium-62. B) Calcium-20. C) Calcium-42. D) Calcium-40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium-42. 17. How is the isotope of Uranium with 146 neutrons represented in hyphen notation? A) U-92. B) U-238. C) U-234. D) U-146. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U-238. 18. What information is not provided by hyphen notation? A) Mass number. B) Number of neutrons. C) Element symbol. D) Number of protons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number of neutrons. 19. Identify the hyphenated suffix in the word 'unhappiness'. A) Ness. B) Less. C) Able. D) Ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ness. 20. In hyphen notation, what does the number following the element symbol indicate? A) Atomic number. B) Mass number. C) Atomic mass. D) Valence electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass number. 21. Which of the following is an example of hyphen notation for an isotope of carbon? A) Carbon-6. B) C-12. C) 12C. D) C-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C-12. 22. Which of the following is not a correct use of a hyphen? A) Very-tired. B) Ex-president. C) Re-enter. D) Twenty-three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very-tired. 23. The factory made candy was delicious. A) The-factory. B) Factory-made. C) Candy-was-delicious. D) Factory-made-candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factory-made. 24. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words into a compound adjective? A) Semicolon. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 25. Which sentence is correct?1. Green lizards (which are hard to see) sit on stones in the sunlight.2. Green lizards which are hard to see (sit on stones in the sunlight).3. (Green) lizards are hard to see when sitting on stones. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 26. Punctuation that connects words and numbers A) Tilde. B) Ellipsis. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 27. Where would you place a hyphen if you needed to split the word 'apart' at the end of a line to go into the line below? A) I would write apar-t. B) I would not split it. C) I would write ap-art. D) I would say a-part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would not split it. 28. Thin-skinned means ..... A) Stubborn. B) Quick to anger. C) A gossip. D) Very sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very sensitive. 29. The hyphen notation for an atom with 5 protons, 5 electrons, and 6 neutrons is A) Boron-12. B) Boron-5. C) Boron-10. D) Boron-11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boron-11. 30. Which sentence correctly differentiates between a dash and a hyphen? A) I need to work on my thesis-it's due tomorrow. B) The 5-year-old boy was very energetic. C) The long-term effects are still unknown. D) B) and C) are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) and C) are correct. 31. Fast acting medication can hit you very hard if you are not careful. A) Acting-medication. B) Not-careful. C) Very-hard. D) Fast-acting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fast-acting. 32. Given the sentence, which choice uses parentheses most appropriately:My doctor's appointment for a checkup is at noon 12:00pm. A) My doctor's appointment for a checkup is at noon (12:00pm). B) (My doctor's appointment) for a checkup is at noon 12:00pm. C) My doctor's appointment (for a checkup) is at noon 12:00pm. D) My doctor's appointment for a checkup is at (noon) 12:00pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My doctor's appointment for a checkup is at noon (12:00pm). 33. Choose the correct use of a dash in the following sentence:She was late to the meeting she had to take her son to school first. A) She was late to the meeting she-had to take her son to school first. B) She was late to the meeting she had-to take her son to school first. C) She was late-to the meeting she had to take her son to school first. D) She was late to the meeting-she had to take her son to school first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was late to the meeting-she had to take her son to school first. 34. Which of the following punctuation marks most appropriately follows Dear Senator Color below A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 35. If an element is represented as 'Ne-20', what is its atomic number? A) 20. B) 10. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 36. The hyphen notation for an atom with 4 protons, 4 electrons, and 5 neutrons is A) Beryllium-8. B) Beryllium-4. C) Beryllium-9. D) Beryllium-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beryllium-9. 37. Give an example of a compound word with a hyphen. A) Sister-in-law. B) Father-in-law. C) Brother-in-law. D) Mother-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother-in-law. 38. Which of the following is not a correct hyphen notation? A) O-8. B) C-14. C) Fe-56. D) H-3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O-8. 39. What is the correct way to hyphenate 'email' when used as a prefix? A) Email-message. B) Email message. C) E-mail message. D) E-mail-message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E-mail message. 40. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of boron? A) Boron-9. B) Boron-12. C) Boron-11. D) Boron-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boron-11. 41. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate an abrupt change in thought or to set off a dramatic interruption? A) Parentheses. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 42. When should a hyphen not be used in writing compound words? A) When the compound word is used in informal writing. B) When the compound word is newly coined. C) When the compound word is a well-established noun. D) When the compound word acts as an adjective before a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the compound word is a well-established noun. 43. If you had to split the word 'Appalachia" between two lines, where would you split it? A) I would write Ap-palachia. B) I would write Appa-lachia. C) I would not split. D) I would write App-alachia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would not split. 44. Choose the answer where the hyphens are used correctly. A) One-third cup of raisins. B) One third-cup of raisins. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-third cup of raisins. 45. The hyphen notation for an atom with 3 protons, 3 electrons, and 4 neutrons is A) Lithium-6. B) Lithium-3. C) Lithium-7. D) Lithium-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithium-7. 46. What is the use of the dash in this sentence?John, do you suppose you could-oh, never mind; I'll do it A) Additional information. B) After thought. C) Pause. D) Interruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interruption. 47. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of neon? A) Neon-22. B) Neon-20. C) Neon-21. D) Neon-19. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neon-20. 48. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought? A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon. 49. The hyphen notation for an atom with 1 proton, 1 electron, and 0 neutrons is A) Hydrogen-0. B) Hydrogen-2. C) Hydrogen-3. D) Hydrogen-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen-1. 50. What is an example of a compound word with a hyphen? A) Well-known. B) High-speed. C) Self-motivated. D) Fast-paced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-motivated. 51. When should a hyphen be used in numbers? A) When numbers are used in the middle of a sentence. B) When numbers are used as adjectives before a noun. C) When numbers are used as standalone nouns. D) When numbers are used as adverbs in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When numbers are used as adjectives before a noun. 52. One isotope of carbon is Carbon-14. What does the 14 represent? A) The number of protons. B) The number of electrons. C) The mass number. D) The atomic number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mass number. 53. Which answer choice uses correct hyphenation? A) Re-open the discussion. B) Long lasting friendships. C) A two-and-a-half-hour delay. D) Anti-oxidant-packed foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A two-and-a-half-hour delay. 54. What is the function of a dash? A) Indicates a change in direction of a paragraph or story.Tagsdash. B) The speed at which Jovon runs on a track barefoot. C) Break a sentence into two more parts; prevents a run-on sentence. D) Indicate an unfinished thought; stops the flow of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicate an unfinished thought; stops the flow of a sentence. 55. A hyphen joins words together, and a dash holds them apart. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. What interrupts a sentence? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 57. Parentheses is shown by which symbol? A) (). B) []. C) {}. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (). 58. What glues words together? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Elmer's glue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 59. Is this a complete sentence, a run-on sentence, or a sentence fragment?Rosa is so excited for spring break, which begins tomorrow. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-On sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 60. The ..... directed traffic during the busy morning rush hour. A) Police-officer. B) Police officer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police officer. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens Quiz 1Hyphens 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