This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics For Emphasis – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics For Emphasis Quiz 13 (17 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Quotations or italics? The New York Times (the name of a newspaper) A) Quotation marks. B) Italics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 2. Complete the sentence:It's not just important, it's ..... A) Critical. B) Critical. C) Critical. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critical. 3. Complete the sentence:She said the movie was ..... amazing. A) Incredibly. B) *incredibly*. C) INCREDIBLY. D) Incredibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *incredibly*. 4. True or False:The title of a song or a chapter in a book should be put in italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Complete the sentence to show surprise:I can't believe you ..... ate the whole pizza by yourself! A) Actually. B) Quickly. C) Pizza. D) Whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actually. 6. A character in a story says, 'I thought you were going to the store.' What does the use of italics on 'you' most likely suggest? A) The speaker is excited about going to the store. B) The speaker is placing blame or showing surprise that a specific person didn't go. C) The speaker is asking a simple question. D) The speaker is talking about a group of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is placing blame or showing surprise that a specific person didn't go. 7. True or False:In the sentence "Do you really think that's a good idea?", the question mark should also be in italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Read the dialogue:Liam:'Was the movie good?'Ava:'It was amazing!' Why are italics used in Ava's response? A) To show that 'amazing' is a movie title. B) To show Ava feels very strongly that the movie was great. C) To show Ava is correcting Liam. D) To show Ava is whispering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show Ava feels very strongly that the movie was great. 9. Complete the sentence:Her performance was ..... the best of the night. A) Undoubtedly. B) Undoubtedly. C) Undoubtedly. D) Undoubtedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undoubtedly. 10. Complete the sentence:She was ..... furious when she found out the truth. A) Moderately. B) Barely. C) Slightly. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremely. 11. Complete the sentence:It was ..... the best performance of the evening. A) Arguably. B) Possibly. C) Likely. D) Undoubtedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undoubtedly. 12. True or False:If you italicize the word 'never' for strong emphasis in one part of your story, you should try to do it again if you use 'never' for the same type of emphasis later on. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Complete the sentence:She was ..... thrilled to meet the celebrity, or so she said. A) So. B) So. C) So. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 14. Which sentence correctly formats the titles of both a TV show and a single episode? A) Last night I watched the episode "The Sleepover" from the show *Bluey*. B) Last night I watched the episode *The Sleepover* from the show *Bluey*. C) Last night I watched the episode *The Sleepover* from the show "Bluey.". D) Last night I watched the episode "The Sleepover" from the show "Bluey.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last night I watched the episode "The Sleepover" from the show *Bluey*. 15. Complete the sentence:She was absolutely ..... when she heard the news. A) Thrilled. B) Bored. C) Indifferent. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thrilled. 16. Which sentence shows the correct use of italics with a question mark? A) Are you sure?. B) Are you sure?. C) Are you sure?. D) Are you sure?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you sure?. 17. Your friend wrote:'The pizza was so good. It was really cheesy and super hot.' How could you revise this to use italics more effectively? A) Take out all the italics and use stronger descriptive words. B) Put the entire sentence in italics. C) Italicize only the word 'pizza'. D) The sentence is already perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take out all the italics and use stronger descriptive words. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesItalics For Emphasis Quiz 1Italics For Emphasis Quiz 2Italics For Emphasis Quiz 3Italics For Emphasis Quiz 4Italics For Emphasis Quiz 5Italics For Emphasis Quiz 6Italics For Emphasis Quiz 7Italics For Emphasis Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books