This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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) Doctor. B) General. C) Doctor. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctor. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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) Tv show, the office. B) Scranton, pennsylvania. C) The office, scranton. D) Favorite, pennsylvania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The office, scranton. 8. 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. 9. 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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. True or False:The following sentence is now fully corrected for all capitalization and italics rules:'I read an article in The Washington Post titled "A New Hope for the Future."' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized line of dialogue:The coach yelled, ..... A) "Get back on defense!". B) "Get Back On Defense!". C) "get back on defense!". D) "get Back on defense!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Get back on defense!". 12. Identify the words that should be italicized in the sentence.What exactly does the word lexicon mean? A) Lexicon. B) Mean. C) Word. D) Exactly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lexicon. 13. Italics and bold text serve the same purpose in writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which sentence correctly applies the capitalization rule for direct quotations? A) The teacher announced, 'Please open Your books to page 52.'. B) The teacher announced, 'please open your books to page 52.'. C) The teacher announced, 'Please open your books to page 52.'. D) The teacher Announced, 'please open your books to page 52.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher announced, 'Please open your books to page 52.'. 15. True or False:The sentence "I read an article called The History of Pizza in the magazine national geographic" contains both a capitalization error and an italics/quotation mark error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which of the following options, which contrasts a TV series and a TV episode, is formatted correctly? A) The TV series "Stranger Things" and the episode *The Upside Down*. B) The TV series *Stranger Things* and the episode "The Upside Down" . C) The TV series *Stranger Things* and the episode *The Upside Down*. D) The TV series "Stranger Things" and the episode "The Upside Down" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The TV series *Stranger Things* and the episode "The Upside Down" . 17. The sentence 'We love the crisp air of Fall' contains a capitalization error. Which statement best explains why? A) The word 'Fall' should not be capitalized because seasons are common nouns unless part of a proper name. B) The word 'air' should be capitalized because it is the subject of the clause. C) The word 'Fall' is correctly capitalized because all seasons are proper nouns. D) There is no error in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The word 'Fall' should not be capitalized because seasons are common nouns unless part of a proper name. 18. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized book title:For our class reading assignment, the teacher selected ..... A) The Giver Of stars. B) The Giver of Stars. C) The Giver Of Stars. D) The Giver of Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Giver of Stars. 19. In which sentence is italics used correctly to emphasize a strong emotion? A) I can't believe you said that!. B) I can't believe you said that!. C) I can't believe you said that!. D) I can't believe you said that!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe you said that!. 20. The novel *Moby-Dick* tells the story of Captain Ahab's search for a specific white whale. Which sentence correctly refers to the characters? A) Captain Ahab searched for the whale named "Moby Dick.". B) Captain ahab searched for the whale named *Moby Dick*. C) Captain Ahab searched for the whale named Moby Dick. D) Captain Ahab searched for the whale named *moby dick*. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captain Ahab searched for the whale named Moby Dick. 21. The scientists work for the ..... A) Centers for disease control and Prevention. B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. C) Centers for Disease control and prevention. D) Centers for disease control and prevention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 22. Which of the following pairs correctly matches the type of work with its required formatting? A) Ship Name-Titanic. B) Movie Title- "The Avengers". C) Poem Title-The Road Not Taken. D) Album Title- "Folklore". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ship Name-Titanic. 23. True or False:The pronoun 'i' only needs to be capitalized when it is the first word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. True or False:Italics are often used in writing to emphasize sarcasm. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. True or False:In the sentence 'We donated to the American Red Cross, ' the phrase 'American Red Cross' is capitalized because it is a brand name. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Complete the sentence:Of the following options, the title that requires italics instead of quotation marks is ..... A) The short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". B) The song "Happy Birthday". C) The album *1989*. D) The poem "The Raven". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The album *1989*. 27. Identify the word that should be italicized for emphasis:I absolutely refuse to go with them. A) Refuse. B) Absolutely. C) Them. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolutely. 28. In the sentence 'I never said she stole my money, ' which word, if italicized for emphasis, would imply that someone else said it? A) I. B) Said. C) My. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 29. Which sentence correctly revises the following:'on saturday, my dad read the newspaper the new york times.' A) On Saturday, my dad read the newspaper *The New York Times*. B) On Saturday, my dad read the newspaper The New York Times. C) On Saturday, my Dad read the newspaper *The New York Times*. D) On saturday, my dad read the newspaper *The New York Times*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Saturday, my dad read the newspaper *The New York Times*. 30. The sentence 'On tuesday, we watched the movie Elf to get in the holiday spirit' has two errors. Which option correctly identifies both mistakes? A) 'spirit' should be capitalized; 'tuesday' should be lowercase. B) 'tuesday' should be capitalized; 'holiday' should be italicized. C) 'movie' should be capitalized; 'Elf' should be italicized. D) 'tuesday' should be capitalized; 'Elf' should be italicized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'tuesday' should be capitalized; 'Elf' should be italicized. ← PreviousNext →Related 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