This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parentheses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parentheses Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False?If a bracket is at the end of a sentence, the full stop should be OUTSIDE the bracket. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Factorise 9x$^{2}$-6x A) 3x(3x-2). B) 3x(6x-3). C) X(9x-6). D) 3(3x$^{2}$-2x). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3x(3x-2). 3. In the Midwest Division, who is ranked higher? Cleveland State or Clemson? A) Cleveland State. B) Clemson. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clemson. 4. In a Formula 1 qualifying session, if Max Verstappen completes a sector in $s$ $(s + 2)$ A) $8s + 8$. B) $8s + 2$. C) $4s + 2$. D) $4s + 8$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $8s + 8$. 5. Expand the expression $-5(2m + 3)$ A) $-10m + 15$. B) $10m-15$. C) $-10m-15$. D) $-5m + 3$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $-10m-15$. 6. What is taxable income? A) The amount of income used to calculate an individual's or a company's income tax due. B) The amount of income used to calculate payroll tax. C) The amount of income used to calculate sales tax. D) The amount of income used to calculate property tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of income used to calculate an individual's or a company's income tax due. 7. How much total taxes will be paid on a taxable income of $ 100, 000? A) $ 20, 000. B) $ 24, 000. C) $ 15, 000. D) $ 17, 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 17, 400. 8. If the tax rate for income up to $ 50, 000 is 15%, what is the tax owed for an individual with an income of $ 48, 000? A) $ 8, 500. B) $ 7, 200. C) $ 7, 500. D) $ 6, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 7, 200. 9. A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together. A) Magnetism. B) Friction. C) Push. D) Pull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friction. 10. [(2 + 5) + ( 5 x 2 ) ] + 3 A) 20. B) 30. C) 15. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20. 11. Identify the type of bracket used in the following sentence: "The results were significant [p < 0.05]." A) Angle brackets. B) Square brackets. C) Curly brackets. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Square brackets. 12. Factorise fully. $2x^2-4x^3$ A) $x^2\left(2-2x\right)$. B) $2x^3\left(1-2\right)$. C) $2x^3\left(1x-2\right)$. D) $2x^2\left(1-2x\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $2x^2\left(1-2x\right)$. 13. In a video game, if a player earns $p$ $3p$ A) $8p$. B) $p-2(3p)$. C) $4p-6p$. D) $4p-2(3p)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $4p-2(3p)$. 14. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly in the following DIRECTLY QUOTED material? A) 'The results (see Table 2) were conclusive.'. B) 'The results {see Table 2} were conclusive.'. C) 'The results [see Table 2] were conclusive.'. D) 'The results were conclusive.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'The results [see Table 2] were conclusive.'. 15. Evaluate the following question ( 9-1 ) + 4 = A) 10. B) 20. C) 12. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 16. A farmer cut a branch from his favorite, mature fruit tree, planted it in the soil, and it grew to be a new tree. The farmer's method of growing a new plant is a type of A) Asexual reproduction. B) Pollination. C) Sexual reproduction. D) Seed production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asexual reproduction. 17. Which is not a function of the ellipsis? A) Show the reader that a change in thought happened. B) Show the reader where a pause in reading happens. C) Show where extra information belongs. D) Show the reader where words were omitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show where extra information belongs. 18. Fully factorise the following expression ..... 8x + 2 A) 8(x + 1). B) 8(x + 2). C) 2(4x + 2). D) 2(4x + 1). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2(4x + 1). 19. Which sentence uses brackets to add a definition? A) (The term 'photosynthesis') the process by which plants make food is important. B) The term 'photosynthesis' the process by which plants make food (is important). C) The term 'photosynthesis' (the process by which plants make food) is important. D) The term 'photosynthesis' the process (by which plants make food) is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The term 'photosynthesis' (the process by which plants make food) is important. 20. Which sentence has the brackets in the correct place? A) William Shakespeare 1564-1616 was an (English poet, playwright and actor.). B) William Shakespeare 1564-1616 was an English (poet, playwright) and actor. C) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor. D) William (Shakespeare) 1564-1616 was an English poet, playwright and actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor. 21. Combine like terms:2x + 3x-4 A) 5x-4. B) 6x-4. C) 5x + 4. D) 2x-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5x-4. 22. Parentheses in writing are primarily used to A) Define a difficult or foreign word. B) Add information that may interest the reader. C) Make a list. D) Add essential information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add information that may interest the reader. 23. Factorise fully. $-24xy^2z-32xz$ A) $-8xz\left(3y^2+4\right)$. B) $8xz\left(3y^2-4\right)$. C) $8xz\left(-3y^2+4\right)$. D) $-8xz\left(2xy+3y\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $-8xz\left(3y^2+4\right)$. 24. Which of the following sentences DOES NOT use parentheses properly? A) He pitched for the team for five seasons (1994-1998). B) I love One Direction. (My sister prefers Green Day. Lame.). C) Rosie loved chocolate-covered strawberries (with her blueberry pancakes.). D) She went to the mall (around 5:00) yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosie loved chocolate-covered strawberries (with her blueberry pancakes.). 25. If a comma would not normally be used in a sentence, don't add a comma to the parentheses. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. Tan (cos$^{-1}$(-5/13)) A) 13/5. B) -12/5. C) -5/12. D) 12/13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -12/5. 27. Expand and simplify $\left(x+5\right)\left(x+9\right)$ A) $x^2+59x$. B) $60x^2$. C) $x^2+45$. D) $x^2+14x+45$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $x^2+14x+45$. 28. What is the highest factor or 12 and 16? A) 2. B) 12. C) 16. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 29. Factorise fully. $6a^2bc^2-10abc$ A) $2ac\left(3abc-5b\right)$. B) $2a^2bc^2\left(3-5b\right)$. C) $2abc\left(3ac-5\right)$. D) $3abc\left(2ac-5\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $2abc\left(3ac-5\right)$. 30. Which type of bracket is used to add information or clarification within a sentence? A) Angle brackets. B) Parentheses. C) Curly brackets. D) Square brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Square brackets. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParentheses Quiz 1Parentheses Quiz 2Parentheses Quiz 4Parentheses Quiz 5Parentheses Quiz 6Parentheses Quiz 7Parentheses Quiz 8Parentheses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books