This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To key one uppercase (capital) letter, use the A) Tab key. B) Shift key. C) Space bar. D) Caps lock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shift key. 2. The parts of flowers are ..... leaves, fruits and flowers. A) ;. B) :. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 3. What is your favorite candy A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 4. True or False:Both of the following sentences use commas correctly to list items, even though they are punctuated differently.1. My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.2. My favorite colors are blue, green and red. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What punctuation shows possession? A) Comma. B) Apostrophe. C) Quotation Mark. D) Exclamation Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 6. What does the word omitted mean? A) To add punctuation where it is needed. B) To replace something. C) To add something. D) To leave something out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To leave something out. 7. Punctuation mark used to show that someone is speaking A) Semicolon. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. E) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Quotation marks. 8. What punctuation mark is shown within the name John's? A) Apostrophe. B) Quotation mark. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 9. Which option has the correct abbreviation for Monday, November 17, 2017 A) Monday Nov. 17, 2017. B) Mon., Nov. 17, 2107. C) Mon. Nov. 17, 2017. D) Mond. Nov. 17, 2017. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mon., Nov. 17, 2107. 10. Which sentence contains an error in the use of periods with numbers or abbreviations? A) The recipe calls for 1.5 cups of flour. B) The letter was addressed to Mr. John Adams. C) The flight to London, UK, departs at 8:00 p.m. D) She owes me $ 25.00. for the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She owes me $ 25.00. for the book. 11. Shows possession, Shows missing letters in a contraction, Signals the plural of letters, numbers, or words A) Commas. B) Apostrophes. C) Colons. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophes. 12. A semicolon is used to connect two closely related independent clauses. Which is a semicolon? A) ;. B) . C) '. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 13. After seeing the surprise, the birthday girl could only say one thing. Which option best shows her surprise and delight? A) Wow. B) Wow?. C) Wow . D) Wow!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wow!. 14. Complete the interrupted dialogue correctly: "I think, " she said, ..... A) , "we should go.". B) '' We should go.". C) . "We should go.". D) "we should go.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , "we should go.". 15. Which of these should be inserted in the blank? Thinking positively about herself gave Jackie high self ..... esteem. A) Colon. B) Apostrophe. C) Semicolon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 16. Use for short forms of works for titles of short story, essay, short poem, song, magazine or newspaper article, or book chapter A) Quotation marks. B) Colons. C) Commas. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 17. What punctuation mark is used at the end of asking sentences? A) Period. B) Question Mark. C) Exclamation Point. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question Mark. 18. A punctuation mark that is only used after a direct question. A) Exclamation Point. B) Period. C) Comma. D) Question Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question Mark. 19. What is a question mark? A) Used to end senlences that are questions or that express doubt. B) Used for direct quotations. C) Used after interjections that show strong feeling and sentences that show excitement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to end senlences that are questions or that express doubt. 20. Which sentence correctly uses a hyphenated compound adjective? A) The three-year-old child was very clever. B) The child, who was three year old, was very clever. C) The three-years-old child was very clever. D) The child was three-year-old and very clever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The three-year-old child was very clever. 21. In our ELA class, we learned that the title of a short story or poem should be enclosed in ..... A) (parentheses). B) *asterisks*. C) "quotation marks". D) ~tildes~. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "quotation marks". 22. Colons can be used to introduce a list at the end of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. The reporter asked the mayor if he "had any comments on the new policy" ..... A) !. B) . C) ?. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 24. Wallace and Veronica, who work together at the Frostee Palace plan to attend the same college after graduation; however, Wallace will study English poetry, and Veronica will study criminal justice.What is the best way to correct the punctuation in this sentence? A) Add a comma after Palace. B) Change the period to an exclamation point. C) Add a comma after attend. D) Change the semicolon to a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma after Palace. 25. She is a ..... author, known throughout the city. A) Well-known. B) Well known. C) Well, known. D) Wellknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-known. 26. True or False:According to American English conventions, the following sentence is punctuated correctly:Her final words on the matter were, "I disagree" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Wow that movie was AWESOME A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 28. Which sentence correctly punctuates the interrupted dialogue? A) "I'm not sure, " he whispered, "If that's a good idea.". B) "I'm not sure" he whispered, "if that's a good idea.". C) "I'm not sure, " he whispered "if that's a good idea.". D) "I'm not sure, " he whispered, "if that's a good idea.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I'm not sure, " he whispered, "if that's a good idea.". 29. Which of these should be inserted in the blank? You need several ingredients to make cookies ..... butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. A) Semicolon. B) Apostrophe. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 30. What is the Period? A) Used before dialogue in a sentence. B) Used at the end of sentences that aren't questions or exclamations. C) Used to introduce a list or series. D) None of the above. 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