This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthesis – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthesis Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Subtract 4 from 1/6 of 42. A) (4-1/6) x 42. B) (1/6 + 42)-4. C) (1/6 x 42)-4. D) 4-1/6 x 42. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (1/6 x 42)-4. 2. (5$^{3}$x$^{2}$y$^{4}$)$^{0}$ A) 0. B) Xy. C) 1. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 3. In which of the following sentences are parentheses used to provide additional information? A) The car is parked outside (red). B) The car is parked (outside) red. C) The car red is (parked) outside. D) The car (red) is parked outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car (red) is parked outside. 4. Simplify:5(2-7n) A) 52-57n. B) 10-35n. C) 10 + 35n. D) 10-7n. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10-35n. 5. I have many animals:dogs, cats, fish, and chickens. A) The colon is in the correct place. B) The colon is not in the correct place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The colon is in the correct place. 6. In which sentence are the parentheses used to clarify a term? A) The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour (all-purpose). B) The recipe calls for 2 cups (of flour) all-purpose. C) The recipe (calls for 2 cups of flour) all-purpose. D) The recipe calls for (2 cups of flour) all-purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour (all-purpose). 7. Select the answer that has the correct use of parenthesis. A) He will arrive on Monday (the 5th of July). B) He will (arrive on Monday) the 5th of July. C) He (will arrive) on Monday the 5th of July. D) He will arrive (on Monday the 5th) of July. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He will arrive on Monday (the 5th of July). 8. 6 ( 2n + 5 ) = 66 A) 8. B) 5.08. C) 432. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 9. 7 times as much as the sum of 1/3 and 4/5 A) (7 x 1/3) + 4/5. B) 7 x (1/3 + 4/5). C) 7 + 1/3 + 4/5. D) 7 x 1/3 + 4/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 x (1/3 + 4/5). 10. Simplify:8x + 2 + 10x + 1 A) 9x + 12. B) 10x + 11. C) 21x. D) 18x + 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18x + 3. 11. Write an expression to match.1/8 the sum of 23 and 17 A) 1/8 + 23 + 17. B) (1/8 + 23) + 17. C) 1/8 x (23 + 17). D) 1/8 + (23 + 17). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/8 x (23 + 17). 12. What does BODMAS stand for? A) Base, order, multiplication, addition and subtraction. B) Bracket, order, money, addition and subtraction. C) Bracket, object, multiplication, angle and subtraction. D) Bracket, order, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bracket, order, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. 13. Write correctly using a positive exponent. $\frac{1}{z^{-2}}$ A) $\frac{2}{z}$. B) $z^2$. C) $\frac{1}{z^2}$. D) $z^{-2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $z^2$. 14. According to exponent rules, when we multiply two power with the same base we ..... the exponents. A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Divide. D) Multiply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add. 15. Sally's list:eggs, milk, cheese, and rice. A) The colon is in the correct place. B) The colon is not in the correct place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The colon is not in the correct place. 16. When we have an equation that contains multiplication and division, we ..... A) Solve it from left to right. B) Solve it from right to left. C) Always solve division first. D) Always solve multiplication first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solve it from left to right. 17. 18 + 9(3+7) The first thing to solve is ..... A) 9x3. B) (3+7). C) 18+9. D) 18+7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (3+7). 18. (y-6x + 5) + ( 6y-5x + 3) + ( 5y + 2x-7) A) 12y + 9x + 1. B) 12y-9x + 1. C) 12y-9x-1. D) 12y + 9x-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12y-9x + 1. 19. How many different elements are in the formula CH$_{3}$CH$_{2}$Br? A) 3. B) 2. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 20. Which of the following sentences uses parentheses to clarify a term? A) The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) will speak at the meeting. B) The CEO will (speak at the meeting) Chief Executive Officer. C) The CEO will speak (at the meeting) Chief Executive Officer. D) The CEO will speak at the (meeting) Chief Executive Officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) will speak at the meeting. 21. What is the parenthesis doing in the following sentence?The burrito (which had been overstuffed with rice and beans) fell to pieces. A) Providing a reference. B) Adding additional information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adding additional information. 22. How many atoms of sulfur are in each molecule of H$_{2}$SO$_{4}$? A) 1. B) 4. C) 7. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 23. Kim:and Mark are cousins of Sally, Al, Kim, and Tom. A) The colon is in the correct place. B) The colon is not in the correct place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The colon is not in the correct place. 24. Anything raised to a power of zero is always: A) Itself. B) 0. C) Negative. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 25. -102 = 3 (1 + 5x) A) 3. B) -8. C) 6. D) -7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -7. 26. Santa Claus rang his bell and collected money for the needy ..... and many people approached him with money ..... it was great to see how many people donate. What punctuation should be added where the lines are located? A) Comma for both. B) Semicolon for both. C) Comma and semicolon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma and semicolon. 27. How many oxygen atoms are in this formula:Zn(NO$_{3}$)$_{2}$ A) 3. B) 6. C) 9. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 28. Simplify (-3x$^{4}$y$^{5}$)$^{2}$ A) 9x$^{8}$y$^{10}$. B) -9x$^{8}$y$^{10}$. C) 6x$^{8}$y$^{10}$. D) -3x$^{8}$y$^{10}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9x$^{8}$y$^{10}$. 29. $96=6\left(k+8\right)$ A) $8$. B) $12$. C) $-4$. D) $9$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $8$. 30. The side length of a square is (x+7) inches, and the perimeter is 52 inches. The equation is $4\left(x+7\right)=52$ A) 13 meters. B) -2 meters. C) 6 meters. D) 2 meters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13 meters. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParenthesis Quiz 1Parenthesis Quiz 3Parenthesis Quiz 4Parenthesis Quiz 5Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books