This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words into a compound adjective? A) Dash. B) Parentheses. C) Semicolon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 3. Which of the following sentences uses a dash to emphasize a point? A) He was late-again. B) He was late-again-. C) He was late (again). D) He was late, again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was late-again. 4. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words together to form a compound adjective? A) Colon. B) Dash. C) Semicolon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 5. 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. 6. Punctuation that connects words and numbers A) Hyphen. B) Ellipsis. C) Tilde. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 7. Choose the sentence that correctly uses hyphens. A) The twenty-one year old student graduated. B) The twenty-one-year-old student graduated. C) The twenty one-year-old student graduated. D) The twenty one year old student graduated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The twenty-one-year-old student graduated. 8. 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 not split it. B) I would write apar-t. C) I would write ap-art. D) I would say a-part. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would not split it. 9. Thin-skinned means ..... A) Very sensitive. B) Stubborn. C) Quick to anger. D) A gossip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very sensitive. 10. Which of the following sentences correctly uses hyphens? A) She has a part-time job at the bookstore. B) She has a part time job at the bookstore. C) She has a part-time job at the bookstore. D) She has a parttime job at the bookstore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has a part-time job at the bookstore. 11. The hyphen notation for an atom with 5 protons, 5 electrons, and 6 neutrons is A) Boron-5. B) Boron-12. C) Boron-10. D) Boron-11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boron-11. 12. 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. 13. Fast acting medication can hit you very hard if you are not careful. A) Not-careful. B) Acting-medication. C) Fast-acting. D) Very-hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fast-acting. 14. 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). 15. 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. 16. Identify the sentence where a colon is used incorrectly. A) For breakfast, he had:eggs, toast, and coffee. B) There are three things I love about summer:the sun, the beach, and vacation. C) She offered a simple explanation:she had forgotten the appointment. D) He was faced with a difficult choice:to stay or to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For breakfast, he had:eggs, toast, and coffee. 17. 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. 18. If an element is represented as 'Ne-20', what is its atomic number? A) 20. B) 30. C) 10. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 19. The hyphen notation for an atom with 4 protons, 4 electrons, and 5 neutrons is A) Beryllium-10. B) Beryllium-8. C) Beryllium-4. D) Beryllium-9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beryllium-9. 20. Give an example of a compound word with a hyphen. A) Father-in-law. B) Brother-in-law. C) Mother-in-law. D) Sister-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother-in-law. 21. Which of the following is not a correct hyphen notation? A) H-3. B) O-8. C) C-14. D) Fe-56. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) O-8. 22. What is the correct way to hyphenate 'email' when used as a prefix? A) Email message. B) E-mail-message. C) E-mail message. D) Email-message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E-mail message. 23. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of boron? A) Boron-11. B) Boron-9. C) Boron-12. D) Boron-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boron-11. 24. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate an abrupt change in thought or to set off a dramatic interruption? A) Dash. B) Brackets. C) Parentheses. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 25. 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 acts as an adjective before a noun. C) When the compound word is newly coined. D) When the compound word is a well-established noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the compound word is a well-established noun. 26. If you had to split the word 'Appalachia" between two lines, where would you split it? A) I would write Appa-lachia. B) I would write Ap-palachia. C) I would write App-alachia. D) I would not split. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I would not split. 27. 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. 28. The hyphen notation for an atom with 3 protons, 3 electrons, and 4 neutrons is A) Lithium-8. B) Lithium-7. C) Lithium-3. D) Lithium-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithium-7. 29. A hyphen is used to join words together or separate words at the end of a line. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. 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) Interruption. C) Pause. D) After thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interruption. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens Quiz 1Hyphens Quiz 2Hyphens Quiz 3Hyphens Quiz 5Hyphens Quiz 6Hyphens Quiz 7Hyphens Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books