This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What punctuation mark is used to show direct speech within the text?" '' A) Quotation marks. B) Apostrophe. C) Ellipsis. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 2. How beautiful this city is ..... A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 3. Abigail is writing an essay and she comes across a phrase that she wants to use. Kai suggests she should put quotation marks around it. What could be the purpose of using quotation marks around that phrase? A) To show titles of books or articles. B) To indicate sarcasm or irony. C) To indicate quoted or referenced words or phrases. D) To highlight important words or phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate quoted or referenced words or phrases. 4. Select the punctuation mark to be used at the place marked X.We passed through many towns X May Pen, Porus, Mandeville, Santa Cruz and Negril. A) Semi-colon (;). B) Colon (:). C) Exclamation mark (!). D) Comma (, ). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon (:). 5. Choose the correct punctuation mark/s for the sentence.When will supper be ready, asked Frenny A) "" . B) "" !. C) , ?. D) "" ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "" ?. 6. What punctuation mark should be used to indicate a phrase to show that someone else has written or said it? A) Quotation Mark. B) Semicolon. C) Ellipsis. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation Mark. 7. Which is the proper way to capitalize the abbreviation for:Federal Bureau of Investigation? A) Fbi. B) FBi. C) FbI. D) FBI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FBI. 8. To make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are holding. A) Blow out. B) Loop. C) Pop. D) Pour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pour. 9. How well he sings A) How well he sings!. B) How well he sings?. C) How well he sings!. D) How well he sings?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How well he sings!. 10. We use a full stop in the ..... A) Beginning of a sentence. B) The beginning of days of the week. C) End of a question. D) End of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) End of a sentence. 11. Yes I can swim in the pool A) Full stop. B) Question mark. C) Comma. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 12. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:The meeting starts at 10 AM A) ?. B) . C) &. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 13. Choose the correct ending punctuation mark for the sentence: "I can't believe we won the game ..... " A) . B) !. C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 14. Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:I am going to the shop to buy eggs, milk, bread and chocolate. A) Semicolon;. B) Colon:. C) Ellipsis . D) Dash-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon:. 15. Which punctuation mark would you use at the end of a command? A) ?. B) . C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 16. Which punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses? A) Comma. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 17. Choose a sentence that is punctuated correctly. A) When is your birthday?. B) When is your birthday. C) When is your birthday?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When is your birthday?. 18. What is the purpose of a question mark? A) To separate items in a list. B) To end a direct question. C) To add emphasis. D) To show possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To end a direct question. 19. Which punctuation mark is more formal? A) !. B) :. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 20. Does this bag belong to you ..... A) Question Mark. B) Colon. C) Semi Colon. D) Full Stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question Mark. 21. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.Who is shorter ..... A) $^{.}$. B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 22. What is the role of parentheses in a sentence? A) Include extra information. B) Show possession. C) End a sentence. D) Introduce a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Include extra information. 23. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.My family is having dinner ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 24. In the following sentence, where does a hyphen need added:Yesterday, my cousin turned twenty five. A) Yester-day. B) Twenty-five. C) My-cousin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-five. 25. Using more than one exclamation point is considered appropriate in professional writing. True or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. When is a capital letter used. A) In the end of a sentence. B) In the beginning of a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the beginning of a sentence. 27. What is the role of a comma in a sentence? A) Ends a sentence. B) Introduces a quotation. C) Shows strong feeling. D) Separates items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separates items in a list. 28. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:Can you believe it A) . B) &. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 29. What is the purpose of round brackets? ( ) A) To join to independent clauses. B) To introduce a list. C) To seperate items in a series. D) To add extra information to a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To add extra information to a sentence. 30. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark/s that will complete the sentence belowShes my eldest sister A) Comma and period. B) Apostrophe and comma. C) Apostrophe and period. D) Comma and quotation mark. 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