This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics For Emphasis – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics For Emphasis Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best sentence using italics for emphasis of a strong opinion. A) You are absolutely the best!. B) You are absolutely the best!. C) You are absolutely the best!. D) You are absolutely the best!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are absolutely the best!. 2. Which sentence uses italics for emphasis correctly? A) I can't believe she called him the best player. B) I can't believe she called him the *best* player. C) I can't believe she called him the best player. D) I can't believe she called him the best player. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can't believe she called him the *best* player. 3. Which word should be italicized for emphasis:'Are you ..... going to finish that?' A) Really. B) Actually. C) Finally. D) Possibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actually. 4. What is an example of a title that should be in quotation marks? A) The Mona Lisa (painting). B) Inception (movie). C) The Great Gatsby (novel). D) "The Road Not Taken" (poem). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The Road Not Taken" (poem). 5. Which word should be in italics for emphasis? He was *truly* amazed by the magic trick. A) He. B) Amazed. C) Magic. D) Truly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Truly. 6. True or False:If you are writing a sentence and use a word from a different language, like saying 'hola' instead of 'hello, ' you should put that foreign word in italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. In which sentence is italics used correctly to show a contrast? A) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. B) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. C) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. D) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. 8. Which sentence uses too much emphasis, making it less effective and hard to read? A) Are you certain you turned off the lights?. B) I asked for a fork, not a spoon. C) I cannot believe you finished the whole pizza!. D) That was the most amazing concert I've ever been to!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That was the most amazing concert I've ever been to!. 9. Which sentence uses italics correctly to emphasize a feeling of disbelief? A) I can't believe she actually won the race. B) I can't believe she actually won the race. C) I can't believe she actually won the race. D) I can't believe she actually won the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe she actually won the race. 10. Complete the sentence:In the phrase 'The secret ingredient gives the pizza a certain je ne sais quoi, ' the italics are used for a foreign phrase, not for ..... A) A scientific term. B) Emphasis. C) A name. D) A title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 11. What would you need to do in order to correctly title the movie, Toy Story, in a writing piece? A) Adding quotations. B) Capitalizing each letter. C) Italicize. D) Underlining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italicize. 12. Complete the sentence:'If you are ..... sure about your answer, you should double-check it.' A) Really. B) Kind of. C) Almost. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 13. Imagine you are proofreading a friend's story. Which sentence has an inconsistent or awkward use of italics for emphasis? A) She baked a cake for my birthday. It was the best gift. I was so happy. B) 'Please, please don't tell anyone, ' he begged. C) 'I never said that, ' she insisted. 'You must have misheard me.'. D) He wasn't just tired; he was completely exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She baked a cake for my birthday. It was the best gift. I was so happy. 14. Which sentence correctly uses italics for a letter being discussed as a letter itself? A) You need to work on making your *b*'s and *d*'s look different. B) You need to work on making your "b's" and "d's" look different. C) You need to work on making your b's and d's look different. D) You need to work on *making* your b's and d's look *different*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You need to work on making your *b*'s and *d*'s look different. 15. Complete the sentence:My mom said we could go to the park tomorrow, not ..... A) Tomorrow. B) Today. C) Go. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Today. 16. Choose the sentence with the correct use of italics for emphasis: A) Everyone was surprised by *her* performance. B) Everyone was *surprised* by her performance. C) Everyone was surprised by her *performance*. D) *Everyone* was surprised by her performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone was *surprised* by her performance. 17. Read the original sentence:'I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one.' How can you revise this using italics to add clarifying emphasis? A) I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one. B) I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one. C) I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one. D) I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted the blue one, but they gave me the red one. 18. Which sentence shows the correct use of both italics and quotation marks for titles? A) I love the song *Bohemian Rhapsody* from the album "A Night at the Opera" . B) I love the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the album "A Night at the Opera" . C) I love the song *Bohemian Rhapsody* from the album *A Night at the Opera*. D) I love the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the album *A Night at the Opera*. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I love the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the album *A Night at the Opera*. 19. In the sentence, 'He told me to go left, but my gut told me to go right, ' why is the word 'right' in italics? A) Because 'right' is a more important direction than 'left'. B) To show that the word 'right' is the title of a book. C) To create a clear contrast between the two choices of direction. D) To make the sentence longer and more descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create a clear contrast between the two choices of direction. 20. What is the main reason a writer uses italics on a word in a sentence like, 'I was so happy to see you!'? A) To mark the word as a title of a book. B) To show that the word is spelled incorrectly. C) To show the word is from another language. D) To give that word special importance or stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To give that word special importance or stress. 21. In which sentence is the use of italics appropriate for emphasis? A) I can't believe it's not butter!. B) I think that's the best idea. C) She was really surprised by the outcome. D) I didn't expect him to win the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe it's not butter!. 22. Your friend texts you, 'I'm not mad.' To show that she is, in fact, very mad, how should she have written it? A) I'm not mad. B) I'm not mad. C) I'm not mad. D) I'm not mad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm not mad. 23. True or False:If you italicize the last word of a sentence that ends in a period, the period must also be italicized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Which phrase should be italicized to emphasize disbelief? I can't believe he actually ..... that. A) Ate. B) Said. C) Forgot. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 25. Which of the following should be italicized in writing? A) A television series. B) The title of a magazine. C) The name of a book. D) A movie title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The name of a book. 26. Your class is reading the book *Wonder* by R.J. Palacio. Which of these sentences shows the correct way to write the book title? A) We are reading the book Wonder in class. B) We are reading the book Wonder in class. C) We are reading the book *Wonder* in class. D) We are reading the book "Wonder" in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are reading the book *Wonder* in class. 27. Which of the following types of titles should be italicized? A) The episode:Race for Rabies. B) An article in Time Magazine. C) The song:Zombie. D) The album:Yellow Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The album:Yellow Submarine. 28. Quotations or italics? Black Panther (movie) A) Quotation marks. B) Italics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 29. True or False:Italics are used to emphasize the entire sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Which sentence correctly applies italics to imply that someone *else* took the cookie? 'I did not take the last cookie.' A) I did not take the last cookie. B) I did not take the last cookie. C) I did not take the last cookie. D) I did not take the last cookie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I did not take the last cookie. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesItalics For Emphasis Quiz 1Italics For Emphasis Quiz 2Italics For Emphasis Quiz 4Italics For Emphasis Quiz 5Italics For Emphasis Quiz 6Italics For Emphasis Quiz 7Italics For Emphasis Quiz 8Italics For Emphasis Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books