This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From the sentence 'Last tuesday, we watched the movie jurassic park in science class, ' choose the pair that shows one capitalization error and one phrase that needs italics. A) Last, science. B) Tuesday, jurassic park. C) Watched, science. D) Movie, class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuesday, jurassic park. 2. From the options below, choose the sentence that uses italics and quotation marks correctly for titles. A) Her essay, A Study in Scarlet, is about the novel of the same name. B) I read the article "The Final Frontier" in the magazine National Geographic. C) My favorite song is Stairway to Heaven from the album "Led Zeppelin IV.". D) We watched the movie "Avatar" and then read the book Avatar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I read the article "The Final Frontier" in the magazine National Geographic. 3. Starry Night (painting) A) "Starry Night". B) Starry Night. C) Starry Night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starry Night. 4. True or False:The titles of short stories, poems, and articles should be enclosed in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. I really wanted to see the movie The Invisible Man in the theater, but then Covid. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 6. True or False:In the sentence 'We sang the song Happy Birthday at the party, ' the italics are used incorrectly because song titles should be in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. True or False:Italics can be used to bring attention to a specific word in a sentence. 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 reading the novel Hatchet in our English class, ' the part that should be italicized is ..... A) The novel. B) English class. C) We are reading. D) Hatchet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hatchet. 9. Complete the sentence:If you want to win, you must focus on the ..... details. A) Smallest. B) Largest. C) Mid-size. D) Obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smallest. 10. Which sentence correctly rewrites the following text?last tuesday, my friend javier and i went to see the statue of liberty. A) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. B) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. C) Last Tuesday, my friend javier and i went to see the statue of liberty. D) Last tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. 11. The brand name 'kleenex' is often used as a general term for tissues. According to standard English conventions, why must it still be capitalized in formal writing? A) Because it is the first word of a sentence. B) Because it is a registered trademark and therefore a proper noun. C) Because all nouns referring to products should be capitalized. D) It does not need to be capitalized if the meaning is clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it is a registered trademark and therefore a proper noun. 12. Complete the sentence with the word that should be italicized for emphasis:He was ..... certain he had locked the door. A) Completely. B) Partially. C) Slightly. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completely. 13. True or False:The sentence 'My favorite painting is The Starry Night by vincent van gogh' contains only a capitalization error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Putting a part of your source's information in your own words A) Paralysis. B) Plagiarism. C) Paraphrasing. D) Parachuting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphrasing. 15. Fill in the blanks with the correctly capitalized option.We are planning a trip to ..... this summer. A) Paris, france. B) Paris, France. C) Paris, france. D) Paris, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris, France. 16. Choose the sentence that emphasizes the word 'never' using italics. A) I never want to do that again. B) I never want to do that again. C) I never want to do that again. D) I never want to do that again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I never want to do that again. 17. Where would you use italics for emphasis? 'Do you think she will actually agree to this plan?' A) Think. B) She. C) Actually. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actually. 18. True or False:The sentence 'My favorite song is *Stitches* by Shawn Mendes' uses italics correctly for the song title. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Finish the sentence:Are you ..... going to climb that mountain? A) Really. B) Not. C) Possibly. D) Definitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 20. True or False:The following sentence correctly uses italics for the title:'I read the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" in class.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized word for the dialogue. The notice on the door clearly stated, " ..... use the other entrance." A) Please. B) Do not. C) Do not. D) Please. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Please. 22. Which word in the following sentence is unnecessarily capitalized? 'We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge, which is a famous Bridge in California.' A) California. B) Golden. C) Gate. D) Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bridge. 23. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized word:'My history teacher, ..... Davis, assigned a project on ancient Rome.' A) Teacher. B) Teacher. C) Mrs. D) Mrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. 24. Read the sentence below. Which option shows the fully corrected version?'My friend javier, who lives in miami, loves his new nike sneakers.' A) My friend Javier, who lives in Miami, loves his new Nike sneakers. B) My friend javier, who lives in Miami, loves his new Nike sneakers. C) My friend Javier, who lives in miami, loves his new Nike sneakers. D) My friend Javier, who lives in Miami, loves his new nike sneakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend Javier, who lives in Miami, loves his new Nike sneakers. 25. If you wanted to emphasize that your friend, and not someone else, was the one who won, which sentence uses italics correctly? A) Maria is the one who won the *race*. B) Maria is the one who *won* the race. C) Maria is the one *who* won the race. D) *Maria* is the one who won the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *Maria* is the one who won the race. 26. Analyze this sentence and identify the number of errors:'my teacher, dr. evans, said her favorite book is a wrinkle in time.' A) 6 capitalization errors, 0 italics errors. B) 5 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. C) 3 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. D) 6 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 capitalization errors, 1 italics error. 27. You need to write a sentence combining these facts:the artist is Leonardo da Vinci, the painting is the Mona Lisa. Which option correctly completes the sentence below? We studied the famous painting ..... in art history. A) Mona Lisa by Leonardo da vinci. B) "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci. C) Mona lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. D) Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 28. Fill in the blank with the correctly capitalized historical event.My history report is about the ..... A) American revolution. B) American revolution. C) American Revolution. D) American Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Revolution. 29. Which piece goes first in MLA formatted citations? A) Publisher. B) Author's name. C) Title. D) Date published. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's name. 30. Complete the sentence:That was ..... the most exciting game ever! A) Probably. B) Likely. C) Not. D) Definitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Definitely. 31. Rober (2000) argues that "social responsibility is an important aspect that has been researched by a large number of academics." A) The quotations were correctly written. B) The quotations were misplaced. C) We don't need quotations in this sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quotations were correctly written. 32. Which option correctly completes the sentence by providing a capitalized place and a short story title in quotation marks?'For my report on a story set in ..... , I am reading the short story ..... ' A) California, "The Lottery". B) California, "The Lottery". C) California, The Lottery. D) California, The Lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California, "The Lottery". 33. Complete the thought:She is ..... the smartest student in class. A) Possibly. B) Maybe. C) Arguably. D) Kind of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arguably. 34. True or False:Italics can be used to indicate a foreign word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Identify the words that should be italicized in the sentence.The funniest, most heart-warming play I have ever seen is Harvey. A) Harvey. B) Ever. C) Heart-warming. D) Funniest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harvey. 36. "Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways" is example of what Homeric Style Device? A) Metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Simile. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithet. 37. The original sentence is:my friend sam read the book percy jackson. The correctly rewritten version is ..... A) My friend Sam read the book "Percy Jackson" . B) My friend Sam read the book Percy Jackson. C) My friend sam read the book Percy Jackson. D) My friend Sam read the book Percy Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend Sam read the book Percy Jackson. 38. For our art project, we had to analyze a famous painting, so I chose ..... A) "The Starry Night". B) The Starry Night. C) The Starry Night. D) The "Starry Night". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Starry Night. 39. Consider the sentence:'We watched the movie finding nemo last night.' The error in this sentence is related to: A) Capitalization only. B) Italics only. C) Both capitalization and italics. D) There is no error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both capitalization and italics. 40. From the options below, identify the only sentence that has perfect capitalization and use of italics. A) My dad said we can watch the movie Jumanji after our trip to the Rocky Mountains. B) My dad said we can watch the movie "Jumanji" after our trip to the Rocky Mountains. C) My dad said we can watch the movie Jumanji after our trip to the Rocky mountains. D) My Dad said we can watch the movie Jumanji after our trip to the rocky mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad said we can watch the movie Jumanji after our trip to the Rocky Mountains. 41. Read the passage: "For our trip to Washington, d.c., we are reading the book *Up from Slavery*. i think it will be *very* interesting." Which option best describes the necessary corrections? A) Capitalize 'd.c.' and 'i'. B) Capitalize 'd.c.', 'i', and change the book title to quotation marks. C) Capitalize 'd.c.', and remove the italics from 'very'. D) No corrections are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalize 'd.c.' and 'i'. 42. Choose the option that correctly combines these components into one sentence:Person:dr. evansAction:assigned an essayTopic:the play romeo and juliet A) Dr. Evans assigned an essay on the play Romeo and Juliet. B) Dr. Evans assigned an essay on the play "Romeo and Juliet" . C) Dr. Evans assigned an essay on the play Romeo and Juliet. D) Dr. evans assigned an essay on the play Romeo And Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Evans assigned an essay on the play Romeo and Juliet. 43. Which option correctly completes the rule? The title of a long work, such as the play ..... , should be formatted with italics. A) Hamilton. B) **Hamilton**. C) "Hamilton". D) *Hamilton*. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *Hamilton*. 44. The following sentence needs to be rewritten to show that 'photosynthesis' is a key term being defined. Choose the best revision:'The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis.' A) The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis. B) The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis. C) The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis. D) The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process plants use to make food is called photosynthesis. 45. Complete the sentence:I am ..... sure I locked the door. A) Absolutely. B) Absolutely. C) Absolutely. D) Absolutely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolutely. 46. Which option correctly fills the blank in the sentence? The legal term ..... , which means 'let the buyer beware, ' is often used in sales agreements. A) "caveat emptor". B) *caveat emptor*. C) Caveat emptor. D) Caveat Emptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *caveat emptor*. 47. Which word from the list should NOT be capitalized in the blank? 'This year, I am taking Science, English, and ..... ' A) History. B) Spanish. C) Art. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History. 48. True or False:The names of seasons should not be capitalized, even when they are part of a specific event title like 'the Winter Dance'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. The sentence "On monday, I have to finish my report on the ship titanic" contains two errors. What are they? A) "monday" should be capitalized and "titanic" should be in quotation marks. B) "I" should be lowercase and "titanic" should be italicized. C) "monday" should be capitalized and "titanic" should be italicized. D) "report" should be capitalized and "titanic" should be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "monday" should be capitalized and "titanic" should be italicized. 50. True or False:The sentence 'We flew on american airlines to see the movie Star Wars.' contains both a capitalization error and an italics error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. I want to watch the episode "Mall Rats" of Stranger Things with you, but i have to help my mom first. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG!. 52. True or False:The use of italics in the following sentence is correct. 'My favorite food is pizza.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Which sentence uses italics to emphasize a mistake? A) I said I wanted to go left, not right. B) I said I wanted to go left, not right. C) I said I wanted to go left, not right. D) I said I wanted to go left, not right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said I wanted to go left, not right. 54. Complete the sentence with the word that should NOT be capitalized in this context: "My dad, who is a ..... , loves reading books about the Civil War." A) General. B) Doctor. C) Doctor. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 55. The sentence 'My favorite holiday is halloween' has a capitalization error. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized word:The corrected word should be ..... A) Holiday. B) Halloween. C) Favorite. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Halloween. 56. True or False:The error in the following sentence is related to both capitalization and italics. 'we enjoyed reading the book charlotte's web.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Analyze the following sentence for errors: "My favorite poem is The road not taken by Robert Frost." What type of error does this sentence contain? A) A capitalization error only. B) A quotation mark error only. C) Both a capitalization and a quotation mark error. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a capitalization and a quotation mark error. 58. Read the sentence:'My favorite tv show is the office, which is set in scranton, pennsylvania.' Which pair of words represents one item that needs italics and one that needs to be capitalized? A) Scranton, pennsylvania. B) Favorite, pennsylvania. C) The office, scranton. D) Tv show, the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The office, scranton. 59. Which sentence uses italics to emphasize a personal opinion? A) I think that's the greatest song ever. B) I think that's the greatest song ever. C) I think that's the greatest song ever. D) I think that's the greatest song ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I think that's the greatest song ever. 60. True or False:In the sentence, "I told you to get the blue one, not the red one, " the use of italics is correct for creating contrast or emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. 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