This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The population of Cyprus. A) Cyprus' population. B) Cypruses population. C) Cyprus's population. D) Cypruss population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyprus's population. 2. The house that belongs to the family. A) The family's house. B) The familys house. C) The families house. D) The familys' house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The family's house. 3. The children's toys are scattered everywhere. What does the apostrophe in 'children's' show? A) Contraction. B) Verb tense. C) Possession. D) Plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possession. 4. Choose the Correct Sentence (Plural) A) The loyal opposition scorned the committee's decisions. B) The loyal opposition scorned the committees decisions. C) The loyal opposition scorned the committees' decisions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The loyal opposition scorned the committees' decisions. 5. Which of the following is just really not a thing? A) January 21st:National Squirrel Appreciation Day. B) Its. C) It's. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its'. 6. The boy's hat blew away in the wind. What does the apostrophe in 'boy's' show? A) Plural. B) Possession. C) Contraction. D) Verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possession. 7. When multiple girls bake multiple pies, you refer to these desserts as A) The girls pies. B) The girl's pies. C) The girls' pies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girls' pies. 8. Identify the correct use of possessive apostrophe:The childrens' playground is new. The children's playground is new. The childrens playground is new. A) The children's playground is new. B) The childrens' playground is new. C) The childrens playground is new. D) The childrens's playground is new. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children's playground is new. 9. The treasure belonging to the pirates A) The pirateses treasure. B) The pirates's treasure. C) The pirates' treasure. D) The pirates treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pirates' treasure. 10. Choose the Correct Form of "It" A) The bull lowered it's head. B) The bull lowered its head. C) The bull lowered its' head. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bull lowered its head. 11. Identify the sentence with the correct use of possessive apostrophe:The teachers' lounge is off-limits. The teacher's lounge is off-limits. The teachers lounge is off-limits. A) The teachers lounge is off-limits. B) The teacher's lounge is off-limits. C) The teacher's lounges is off-limits. D) The teachers' lounge is off-limits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teachers' lounge is off-limits. 12. The toys that belong to the children. A) The childrens's toys. B) The children's toys. C) The childrens' toys. D) The childrens toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's toys. 13. The idea of the girls A) The girls' idea. B) The girl's idea. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls' idea. 14. The cat's whiskers twitched with excitement. What does the apostrophe in 'cat's' show? A) Possession. B) Pluralization. C) Verb tense. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 15. The house belongs to my parents. A) My parentses house. B) My parentss house. C) My parents' house. D) My parent's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My parents' house. 16. Someone left an iPad in my room. (a) iPad is it? A) A. Whose. B) Who's. C) Whose's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Whose. 17. The teacher's desk is neat and organized. What does the apostrophe in 'teacher's' show? A) Contraction. B) Possession. C) Comparison. D) Plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possession. 18. The legendary writer and naturalist began his observations during childhood, in the forests around his familys' home in western Massachusetts. A) Families'. B) Families. C) NO CHANGE. D) Family's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family's. 19. People are the only subjects that can possess other things. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. The tools belonging to the plumbers A) The plumbers' tools. B) The plumbers's tools. C) The plumber's tools. D) The plumberers tools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The plumbers' tools. 21. Identify the correct use of possessive apostrophe:The ..... decision was final. A) Judges'. B) Judges's. C) Judge's. D) Judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judge's. 22. Only one of these sentences uses all apostrophes correctly. A) The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. C) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance. D) The team's managers attitude was affecting all the player's performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. 23. Choose the correct possessive form:the house of the Johnsons A) Johnson's houses. B) Johnsons' house. C) Johnson's house. D) Johnsons house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnsons' house. 24. Identify the error in the following sentence:The teachers' lounge is next to the principals office. A) Teachers'. B) Lounge. C) Principals. D) Next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Principals. 25. Choose the correct possessive form:The toys of the children. A) The children's toys. B) The childrens' toys. C) The childrens's toys. D) The childrens toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children's toys. 26. The ball belonging to the children A) The childrenss ball. B) The children's ball. C) The children, s ball. D) The children' ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's ball. 27. Which sentence uses the possessive apostrophe correctly? A) The cats' toy is under the couch. B) The cats toy is under the couch. C) The cat toy's is under the couch. D) The cat's toy is under the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat's toy is under the couch. 28. The nappies that belong to the babies. A) The babies' nappies. B) The babies' nappie's. C) The babie's nappies. D) The babies nappies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The babies' nappies. 29. The bird's nest fell from the tree. What does the apostrophe in 'bird's' show? A) Contraction. B) Plural. C) Location. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession. 30. Though dysentery halted the groups progress for a month, they were back on the Oregon Trail soon enough. A) Groups' progress for a month,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Group's progress for a month,. D) Group's progress for a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group's progress for a month,. 31. The crayons that belong to the kids A) The kids' crayons. B) The kid's crayons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The kids' crayons. 32. The farmer's crops are ready for harvest. What does the apostrophe in 'farmer's' show? A) Possession. B) Verb tense. C) Pluralization. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 33. A long period of "salutary neglect" from the British crown ensued, and its' effect on the development of state and national identity in the colonies was immeasurable. A) It's. B) NO CHANGE. C) Its. D) Among historians, it's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 34. "It's" represents A) "it is" or "it has". B) "it is" or "it was". C) The possessive form of "it". D) Stephen King's crowning achievement, hands down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "it is" or "it has". 35. Consider the sentence below and select the best answer:I admired the building's intricate design. A) The building belongs to me. B) The intricate design belongs to the building. C) The building belongs to the intricate design. D) It had those crazy Airblade hand dryers in all the bathrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The intricate design belongs to the building. 36. Choose the Correct Sentence (Singular) A) The loyal opposition scorned the committees decisions. B) The loyal opposition scorned the committee's decisions. C) The loyal opposition scorned the committees' decisions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The loyal opposition scorned the committee's decisions. 37. Rewrite to form a possessive noun:the homework of the students. A) The student's homework. B) The students's homework. C) The students homework. D) The students' homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students' homework. 38. Sara's cat is very playful. What does the apostrophe in 'Sara's' show? A) Abbreviation. B) Contraction. C) Possession. D) Plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possession. 39. Apostrophes are used to show ownershipand to show where a letter is missing in a contraction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. The student's project received a gold star. What does the apostrophe in 'student's' show? A) Possession. B) Possessive. C) Plural. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 41. My sister's birthday is next week. What does the apostrophe in 'sister's' show? A) Possession. B) Pluralization. C) Abbreviation. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 42. True or False:'Its' is a contraction for 'it is'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Apostrophes are used in contractions to show where letters have been left out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. The leash that belongs to the dog. A) The dogs leash. B) The dogs' leash. C) The dog's leash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog's leash. 45. In which sentence is the apostrophe used correctly with a proper noun ending in 's'? A) Charle's book is on the shelf. B) Charles' book is on the shelf. C) Charless' book is on the shelf. D) Charles's book is on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles' book is on the shelf. 46. Identify the sentence with the correct use of an apostrophe for a contraction. A) Its' going to rain today. B) Its going to rain today. C) It's going to rain today. D) It is' going to rain today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's going to rain today. 47. The present that is for the friend of my mom. A) My moms' friend's present. B) My mom's friend's present. C) My moms' friends' present. D) My mom's friends present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom's friend's present. 48. Complete the sentence:The dog wagged ..... tail. A) Its'. B) It. C) Its. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 49. "Mary's and Susan's two apartments" means A) A:They own the apartments jointly. B) B:Susan owns the apartments. C) C:They both own one apartment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C:They both own one apartment. 50. " (a) an alarming statistic considering Texas Vista Medical Center just closed down." A) A. It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It's. 51. You may find that ..... hotter in the summertime. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 52. Which sentence correctly shows possession using an apostrophe with the singular noun "car" ? a) The car's tires are flat. b) The cars' tires are flat. c) The cars tires are flat. d) The cars's tires are flat. A) The cars's tires are flat. B) The cars tires are flat. C) The car's tires are flat. D) The cars' tires are flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car's tires are flat. 53. What is the correct possessive form for two or more people owning something together? A) Jack and Jill's bucket. B) Jack's and Jill's bucket. C) Jack and Jills' bucket. D) Jacks' and Jills' bucket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack and Jill's bucket. 54. Identify the contraction with an apostrophe in the sentence:'I'm going to the store.' A) Im'nt. B) Im. C) Ima. D) 'I'm'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'I'm'. 55. Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes for plural possession? A) The student's projects were impressive. B) The students projects were impressive. C) The student projects' were impressive. D) The students' projects were impressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students' projects were impressive. 56. We do not use apostrophes with possessive pronouns.True or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Identify the contraction with an apostrophe in the sentence:'I can't wait to see you.' A) Can. B) Cant't. C) Can't. D) Cant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 58. Choose the best answer: ..... going to win the game, aren't they? A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) The're. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 59. Which sentence uses possessive apostrophes correctly? a) The dogs bowl is full of water. b) The dog's bowl is full of water. A) The dogs' bowl is full of water. B) The dog's bowl is full of water. C) The dog' bowl is full of water. D) The dogs bowl is full of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's bowl is full of water. 60. Choose the sentence that uses the apostrophe to show plural form. A) The childrens' toys are scattered all over the room. B) The childrens toys are scattered all over the room. C) The children's toys are scattered all over the room. A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. 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