This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the passage: "last saturday, my friend javier and i went to see the new movie at the majestic theater. it was a great day." Which option lists all the words that should be capitalized in the passage? A) Last, Saturday, Javier, I, Majestic, It. B) Last, Javier, I, Majestic, It. C) Last, Saturday, Javier, I, Majestic, Theater. D) Saturday, Javier, Majestic, Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last, Saturday, Javier, I, Majestic, It. 2. From this list of titles, which one is formatted incorrectly based on standard capitalization and formatting rules? A) The newspaper *the Washington Post*. B) The short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". C) The painting *Starry Night*. D) The album *Folklore*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The newspaper *the Washington Post*. 3. True or False:The sentence 'My family is flying to paris on American Airlines' contains an italics error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. From the following list, which item is the 'odd one out' because it should NOT be formatted with italics? A) The movie *Finding Nemo*. B) The song "Let It Go". C) The epic poem *The Iliad*. D) The TV series *Stranger Things*. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The song "Let It Go". 5. Complete the sentence with the correct use of italics for emphasis:They were ..... surprised by the sudden announcement. A) Utterly. B) Not. C) Slightly. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utterly. 6. How should the title of a magazine be formatted in an essay? A) Time. B) "Time". C) *Time*. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) *Time*. 7. True or False:The title of the movie is correctly formatted in the following sentence:Have you seen the movie Home Alone? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. In the sentence, 'We are studying the Civil War in Mr. Harrison's history class, ' why is 'Civil War' capitalized? A) Because it is the name of a specific historical event. B) Because it is the subject of the sentence. C) Because it comes after the word 'the'. D) Because all wars are capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it is the name of a specific historical event. 9. Which sentence demonstrates a proper use of italics for emphasis in a written argument? A) The findings were groundbreaking, to say the least. B) The findings were groundbreaking, to say the least. C) The findings were groundbreaking, to say the least. D) The findings were groundbreaking, to say the least. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The findings were groundbreaking, to say the least. 10. Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate the title of a movie? A) 'Inception'. B) Inception . C) Inception. D) "Inception". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inception . 11. The sentence "we watched the movie finding nemo last night" has two errors. Choose the option that correctly completes the revised sentence: " ..... the movie ..... last night." A) We watched, Finding Nemo. B) We watched, Finding Nemo. C) We watched, "Finding Nemo". D) We watched, Finding Nemo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We watched, Finding Nemo. 12. The rule is to capitalize family titles when they are used as a name or part of a name. Following this rule, complete the sentence correctly:I can't wait to see what ..... bought me for my birthday. A) Grandma Jean. B) Grandma jean. C) Grandma jean. D) Grandma Jean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandma Jean. 13. Select the option that correctly capitalizes the full name of this organization. A) The Museum Of Modern Art. B) The museum of modern art. C) The Museum of Modern Art. D) The Museum of modern Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Museum of Modern Art. 14. Based on the rule that family relationships are capitalized when used as a name, correctly complete the sentence:Did you ask ..... if we could go to the movies? A) Dad. B) My Dad. C) Your dad. D) Dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dad. 15. Analyze the sentence: "The captain shouted, '*Abandon ship!*" ' What rules for capitalization and italics are being used here? A) Capitalization for a proper noun and italics for a title. B) Capitalization for the start of a quotation and italics for emphasis. C) Capitalization for the start of a sentence and italics for a foreign word. D) Capitalization for a person's title and italics for the name of a vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalization for the start of a quotation and italics for emphasis. 16. Which of the following sentences uses italics or quotation marks incorrectly? A) Have you ever seen the movie 'Titanic'?. B) The new album, Midnights, has a great song on it. C) We read the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' in class. D) My favorite painting is The Starry Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you ever seen the movie 'Titanic'?. 17. In which of the following sentences are italics used incorrectly? A) I can't believe you said that!. B) The TV series Stranger Things is very popular. C) We are reading the play Romeo and Juliet in English class. D) My favorite chapter in the book is The Boy Who Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My favorite chapter in the book is The Boy Who Lived. 18. Hardly anyone buys magazines anymore, but I do pick up an occasional copy of Girl's Life to flip through. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 19. My aunt volunteers for the ..... , an international aid organization. A) American red cross. B) American Red Cross. C) American Red cross. D) American red cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American Red Cross. 20. True or False:The word 'Science' is capitalized correctly in the following sentence:My favorite subject in school is Science, especially when we do experiments. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Which of the following terms is capitalized for a different reason than the others? A) Mount Everest. B) Amazon River. C) Nike. D) Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nike. 22. In the sentence 'We are reading the book *Wonder* in class, ' why is the word *Wonder* in italics? A) It is being emphasized for emotion. B) It is the title of a book. C) It is a person's name. D) It is a foreign word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the title of a book. 23. Which of the following sentences uses italics correctly to emphasize surprise? A) You actually finished the project early!. B) You actually finished the project early!. C) You {actually} finished the project early!. D) You actually finished the project early!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You actually finished the project early!. 24. True or False:In the sentence 'I read the book Wonder, ' the word Wonder is in italics because it is being emphasized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Read the sentence:'The recipe in the book *Cuisines of the World* calls for a dash of *za'atar*, a Middle Eastern spice blend.' What is the reason for the italics on the word *za'atar*? A) To name a specific recipe. B) To show a book title. C) To show emphasis. D) To identify a foreign word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To identify a foreign word. 26. Read the passage:'last summer, my friend javier and i went to chicago. we saw a baseball game at wrigley field.' Which option lists all the words that should be capitalized? A) Last, javier, chicago, wrigley. B) Last, Javier, I, Chicago. C) Last, Javier, I, Chicago, Wrigley, Field. D) Summer, Javier, I, Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last, Javier, I, Chicago, Wrigley, Field. 27. Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization and use of italics? A) My teacher, Mrs. Davis, recommended the book *Holes*. B) My teacher, Mrs. Davis, recommended the book *holes*. C) My teacher, Mrs. Davis, recommended the book "Holes" . D) My teacher, mrs. davis, recommended the book *Holes*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher, Mrs. Davis, recommended the book *Holes*. 28. In the sentence 'I did not tell her that secret, ' italicizing which word most strongly implies that the speaker told someone else the secret? A) Her. B) That. C) Tell. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 29. Choose the sentence that is fully corrected for both capitalization and italics.Original:'we read the book charlotte's web in mrs. davis's class.' A) We read the book Charlotte's Web in Mrs. Davis's class. B) We read the book Charlotte's Web in Mrs. Davis's class. C) We read the book charlotte's web in Mrs. Davis's class. D) We read the book Charlotte's Web in Mrs. Davis's class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We read the book Charlotte's Web in Mrs. Davis's class. 30. Identify the titles in the following example that is written in the proper style.When I read the poem When We Left El Salvador I couldn't stop crying. A) We We Left El Salvador. B) WHEN WE LEFT EL SALVADOR. C) "When We Left El Salvador". D) When We Left El Salvador. 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