This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 10 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option correctly rewrites the sentence to emphasize that the pizza was surprisingly good? 'The cafeteria pizza was good today.' A) The cafeteria pizza was good today. B) The cafeteria pizza was good today. C) The cafeteria pizza was good today. D) The cafeteria pizza was good today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cafeteria pizza was good today. 2. True or False:In the sentence 'My Uncle lives in the city and works as a Doctor, ' the word 'Doctor' is capitalized correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Which line of dialogue, including the reporting clause that follows, uses capitalization correctly? A) "Can we go to the park, mom?" asked Leo. B) "Can we go to the park, Mom?" asked Leo. C) "Can we go to the park, Mom?" Asked Leo. D) "can we go to the park, Mom?" asked Leo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Can we go to the park, Mom?" asked Leo. 4. The spaceship *Endeavour* and the research vessel *Calypso* are both italicized. What is the rule that applies to both? A) They are the names of specific vehicles. B) They are words used for special emphasis. C) They are titles of books. D) They are foreign words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are the names of specific vehicles. 5. What does Elpenor's request for a proper burial and memorial show about Greek culture? A) They want to be respected and remembered. B) They like shiny objects. C) They value hospitality. D) They value intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They want to be respected and remembered. 6. Analyze the following sentence:'I just finished reading the book a Wrinkle in time.' What type of error does the sentence contain? A) A capitalization error only. B) An italics error only. C) Both a capitalization and an italics error. D) The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A capitalization error only. 7. In the sentence 'Her performance was unforgettable, ' what is the purpose of the italics? A) To highlight a character's thought. B) To emphasize the uniqueness. C) To indicate a title. D) To show sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize the uniqueness. 8. Complete the sentence with the option that has correct capitalization and italics:'After visiting ..... , I decided to read the book ..... ' A) Paris, The Three Musketeers. B) Paris, "The Three Musketeers". C) Paris, The Three Musketeers. D) Paris, The Three Musketeers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris, The Three Musketeers. 9. Which sentence correctly uses italics for emphasis in a dialogue? A) "You really need to try the pie; it's marvelous!". B) "You really need to try the pie; it's marvelous!". C) "You really need to try the pie; it's marvelous!". D) "You really need to try the pie; it's marvelous!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "You really need to try the pie; it's marvelous!". 10. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized and formatted movie title:Last night, we watched the classic film ..... A) "The Wizard of Oz". B) The wizard of oz. C) The Wizard of Oz. D) The Wizard Of Oz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Wizard of Oz. 11. The Doctor of Literature (book chapter) A) The Doctor of Literature. B) The Doctor of Literature. C) "The Doctor of Literature". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Doctor of Literature". 12. In the sentence 'Our school's book fair starts this Tuesday, ' why is 'Tuesday' capitalized? A) It is a proper noun, specifically a day of the week. B) It is a proper adjective describing the book fair. C) It is an important word that needs emphasis. D) It is the last word in the phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a proper noun, specifically a day of the week. 13. Consider the sentence:'I didn't say he stole the money.' Italicizing which word would most strongly imply that someone else said it? A) Stole. B) I. C) Say. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 14. True or False:In the sentence 'I hope to be president one day, ' the word 'president' is not capitalized because it refers to the position in a general sense, not to a specific person holding the title. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. True or False:The title of a TV series, like Stranger Things, should be in italics, while the title of a single episode should be in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which line of dialogue demonstrates correct capitalization? A) Maria asked, "Can we go to the library, Mom?". B) Maria asked, "Can we go to the library, Mom?". C) Maria asked, "can we go to the library, mom?". D) Maria asked, "Can we go to the library, mom?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria asked, "Can we go to the library, Mom?". 17. True or False:In a formal essay about marine biology, if you use the scientific name of a species, like *Balaenoptera musculus* (blue whale), it should be italicized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. True or False:The following sentence is capitalized correctly:'My favorite subject is science, but I also enjoy History.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Analyze the following sentence and select the option that correctly states the number of errors present:My teacher, mrs. davis, recommended the book 'The Outsiders'. A) 1 capitalization error, 0 italics errors. B) 1 capitalization error, 1 italics error. C) 2 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. D) 2 capitalization errors, 0 italics errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. 20. Which of the following goes OUTSIDE of quotation marks? A) Commas and periods. B) Colons and semicolons. C) Exclamation marks and questions marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colons and semicolons. 21. Choose the fully corrected version of the following sentence:'my aunt jenna is reading the book charlotte's web.' A) My aunt jenna is reading the book charlotte's web. B) My aunt Jenna is reading the book Charlotte's Web. C) My Aunt Jenna is reading the book Charlotte's Web. D) My Aunt Jenna is reading the book 'Charlotte's Web'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My Aunt Jenna is reading the book Charlotte's Web. 22. Which is your favorite episode: "The Child" or "The Redemption" ? A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 23. Mamma Sewing (essay) A) "Mamma Sewing". B) Mamma Sewing. C) Mamma Sewing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Mamma Sewing". 24. Identify the words that should be italicized in the sentence.The epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri gives the author's view of life after death. A) Life after death. B) Epic poem. C) Dante Alighieri. D) The Divine Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Divine Comedy. 25. To emphasize that you are talking about a specific person and not someone else, how should you complete this sentence? I didn't ask Tim; I asked ..... to help me. A) You. B) 'you'. C) You. D) YOU. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You. 26. Complete the sentence:The performance was so amazing, I almost ..... out of my seat. A) Slid. B) Jumped. C) Stood. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumped. 27. Using the components [Person:dr. evans], [Action:reads], and [Title:the new york times], choose the sentence that is combined and formatted correctly. A) Dr. Evans reads The New York Times every morning. B) Dr. Evans reads "The New York Times" every morning. C) Dr. Evans reads The New York Times every morning. D) Dr. evans reads The New York Times every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Evans reads The New York Times every morning. 28. To emphasize that the speaker, not someone else, completed the task, the correct sentence is ..... A) I finished the project yesterday. B) I finished the project yesterday. C) I finished the project yesterday. D) I finished the project yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished the project yesterday. 29. Choose the correct punctuation A) She asked if "you know Billy Collin's poem 'On Turning Ten" '. B) "Do you know Billy Collins's poem 'On Turning Ten'?" she asked. C) Do you know Billy Collins's poem "On Turning Ten, " she asked. D) "Do you know Billy Collins's poem On Turning Ten", she asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Do you know Billy Collins's poem 'On Turning Ten'?" she asked. 30. Read the original sentence:'I told *her* not to touch the vase.' How does changing the italicized word to 'vase' affect the meaning? The new sentence, 'I told her not to touch the *vase*, ' emphasizes ..... A) Who was told the instruction. B) The specific object that should not be touched. C) The action of telling. D) The negative part of the command. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The specific object that should not be touched. 31. The title of a famous painting is *The Starry Night*. How should this be written in a sentence? We saw ..... at the museum. A) The Starry Night. B) *The Starry Night*. C) "The Starry Night". D) *the Starry Night*. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *The Starry Night*. 32. To show strong feeling, complete the sentence with the correctly emphasized word: "I am ..... not going to clean your room for you!" A) "definitely". B) Definitely. C) Definitely. D) DEFINITELY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definitely. 33. How would you emphasize the word 'never' in the sentence:'I will never forget what happened.'? A) I will never forget what happened. B) I will never forget what happened. C) I will never forget what happened. D) I will never forget what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will never forget what happened. 34. Read the sentence:'We are flying on american airlines to see the movie Star Wars.' What kind of error does this sentence contain? A) The error is in capitalization. B) The error is in italics. C) There are errors in both capitalization and italics. D) There are no errors in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The error is in capitalization. 35. Read the following sentence and identify the single capitalization error:My family is planning a trip to the grand canyon next summer. A) My. B) Family. C) Grand canyon. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grand canyon. 36. From the list of words, choose the one that should NOT be capitalized in the sentence:'We are studying the French Revolution in our History class.' A) French. B) Revolution. C) History. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 37. True or False:The correct way to format the title of a chapter within a book, such as "The Boy Who Lived" from *Harry Potter*, is to put it in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Which of the following sentences correctly formats the titles of a short work and a long work? A) We read the poem The Raven, which is in the book Great American Poems. B) We read the poem "The Raven, " which is in the book "Great American Poems.". C) We read the poem The Raven, which is in the book "Great American Poems.". D) We read the poem "The Raven, " which is in the book Great American Poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We read the poem "The Raven, " which is in the book Great American Poems. 39. Using the elements [artist, vincent van gogh] and [painting, the starry night], correctly complete the sentence:The famous artist ..... painted the masterpiece ..... A) Vincent van gogh, The Starry Night. B) Vincent Van Gogh, "The Starry Night". C) Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. D) Vincent van gogh, The Starry Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night. 40. Choose the fully corrected version of this sentence:we read the book holes by louis sachar. A) We read the book Holes by louis sachar. B) We read the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar. C) We read the book Holes by Louis Sachar. D) We read the book Holes by Louis Sachar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We read the book Holes by Louis Sachar. 41. The sentence 'i read an article called 'The Science of Sleep' in the newspaper the new york times' contains errors related to ..... A) Capitalization only. B) Italics only. C) Both capitalization and italics. D) Neither capitalization nor italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both capitalization and italics. 42. Your assignment is to analyze a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Which of the following would be the correct way to write its title in your essay? A) THE TELL-TALE HEART. B) "The Tell-Tale Heart". C) The Tell-Tale Heart. D) *The Tell-Tale Heart*. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Tell-Tale Heart". 43. My favorite chapter in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is "I Fool Pap and Get Away." A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 44. In which sentence are italics used correctly? A) I really love chocolate!. B) I really love chocolate!. C) I really love chocolate!. D) I really love chocolate!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I really love chocolate!. 45. Pride and Prejudice (book) A) "Pride and Prejudice". B) Pride and Prejudice. C) Pride and Prejudice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pride and Prejudice. 46. After reading the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird, " I'm going to need a break from reading for a while. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG!. 47. Context:Your friend texts you, 'hey did you see that new disney movie encanto?' You need to write about it for a school blog. True or False:The sentence 'My friend Jake recommended the new Disney movie, Encanto.' is a correct way to write this information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized historical period:Our history class is learning about the ..... and its influence on art. A) The renaissance. B) Renaissance. C) Renaissance. D) The Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renaissance. 49. True or False:Italics should be applied to every significant word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Short story:The Medicine Bag A) The medicine bag. B) The Medicine Bag. C) "The Medicine Bag". D) The' Medicine' Bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Medicine Bag". 51. For my report, I'm citing an article from the newspaper ..... A) The New York Times. B) The New York Times. C) "The New York Times". D) The New York Times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The New York Times. 52. True or False:The sentence 'My favorite song is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams' demonstrates a correct use of italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Complete the sentence by choosing the word that should NOT be capitalized in this context:During our social studies class, we learned about the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and a famous ..... A) Battle. B) Soldier. C) General. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soldier. 54. Choose the fully corrected version of this sentence:'my family is going to see the play hamilton on broadway.' A) My family is going to see the play 'Hamilton' on Broadway. B) My family is going to see the play Hamilton on Broadway. C) My family is going to see the play Hamilton on Broadway. D) My family is going to see the play Hamilton on Broadway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My family is going to see the play Hamilton on Broadway. 55. Read the sentence:My cousin, who lives in the state of california, is visiting us next week. Which single word in the sentence must be capitalized? A) Cousin. B) California. C) State. D) Week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) California. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesItalics Quiz 1Italics Quiz 2Italics Quiz 3Italics Quiz 4Italics Quiz 5Italics Quiz 6Italics Quiz 7Italics Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books