This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which punctuation mark should appear after this statement? Yipee ..... I won ..... A) ,. B) !. C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 2. Through his cartoons, Lewis frequently criticized the U.S. government's racial policies; however, he also produced nonpolitical ink drawings, sketches, and chald plates. A) Simple. B) Compound complex. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 3. What do you need at the end of this sentence? Mark shouted, "I love ice cream ..... " A) !. B) ( ). C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 4. Why do you use brackets? A) To write a set of less important details. B) To be more handsome. C) To show missing letters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write a set of less important details. 5. Used to separate a list. A) Parentheses. B) Comma. C) Exclamation point. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 6. Which of these marks is a hyphen? A) (). B) -. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -. 7. Where is my notebook A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 8. I've been to spain before and I'd like to go there again once the pandemic is over.In this sentence, the word ..... needs to be capitalized. A) Before. B) There. C) Spain. D) Once. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain. 9. This mark of punctuation is usually used to create a compound sentence (join two sentences together) when a coordinating conjunction, such as "and, " "but, " or "or, " is NOT used. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 10. My name is John Galt A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 11. Which punctuation would go at the * in the sentence below:I can, t wait to show mom what I did today* A) '. B) ?. C) :. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 12. This symbol or punctuation is used in writing or printing to indicate a range or connections. A) Slash. B) Colon. C) En dash. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) En dash. 13. Lewis made sketches for archaeological studies in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, in 1882 and 1883. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 14. Which of these marks is an apostrophe? A) *. B) '. C) ''. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '. 15. To show that someone else has written or said it. A) Slash. B) Quotation mark. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation mark. 16. This mark of punctuation is used in place of the word "to" when indicating an inclusive series, such as "1990 to 2012." A) Ellipsis. B) En dash. C) Hyphen. D) Em dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) En dash. 17. Which punctuation mark is missing form the sentence:Did you get to play the online game* A) Question mark. B) Comma. C) Exclamation mark. D) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question mark. 18. Pick the Right Punctuation MarkYour choices for breakfast are cereal, bagels, bacon and eggs, or a bowl of oatmeal A) Period. B) Question Mark. C) Exclamation Mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 19. I bought them yesterday ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 20. Please be patient A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 21. This mark of punctuation is used to indicate a sudden interruption or shift in direction in the flow of conversation or thought. It tends to draw attention to what comes after it. A) Em dash. B) Hyphen. C) Italics. D) En dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Em dash. 22. This mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence. A) Period. B) Colon. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 23. In which of these responses is the word "hello" inside single quotation marks? A) [hello]. B) (hello). C) 'hello'. D) "hello". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'hello'. 24. What ending punctuation mark will make this a complete sentence? May I please have a dog A) Period . B) Question Mark?. C) Exclamation Point !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question Mark?. 25. The Smithsonian Institution now has most of these sketches; they include drawings of prehistoric Native American burial mounds. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 26. A colon (:) can be used to ..... A) Start a list. B) Separate two sentences. C) Show the end of a sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start a list. 27. I don't know what youre talking about. A) Apostrophe. B) Parentheses. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 28. Which punctuation mark comes at the end of a question? A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 29. Listen to that strange noise ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 30. In which sentence is the title punctuated correctly? A) Langston Hughes's short poem Dream Deferred explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. B) Langston Hughes's short poem "Dream Deferred" explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. C) Langston Hughes's short poem (Dream Deferred) explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. D) Langston Hughes's short poem Dream Deferred explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Langston Hughes's short poem "Dream Deferred" explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. 31. The most famous end mark. It comes at the end of the statements and commands. It is also used in abbreviations too. A) Question mark. B) Exclamation point. C) Full stop. D) Punctuation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full stop. 32. This mark of punctuation is used to enclose "extra" or "by the way" type information that could be left out of the sentence: A) Brackets. B) Single quotations. C) Quotations. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parentheses. 33. Which of these marks is a comma? A) !. B) ,. C) *. D) (). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 34. This mark is used before a list or quote and between hours and minutes. A) Parentheses. B) Colon. C) Exclamation point. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 35. Identify the correct use of a plural possessive noun. A) Ladies's job. B) Mens' jobs. C) Ladies jobs'. D) Men's jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Men's jobs. 36. This mark of punctuation is used in text to indicate that additional information or a comment can be found at the bottom of the page. A) Asterisk. B) Period. C) Hashtag. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asterisk. 37. My father's favorite carton was Where's Wally A) Colon. B) Question mark. C) Semicolon. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 38. Which of these marks is an ellipsis? A) . B) :. C) ?. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 39. What is your favorate color A) Period. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 40. The most commonly used mark of punctuation, which is used for more reasons or rules, by far, than any other punctuation mark is the ..... A) Coma. B) Period. C) Comma. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 41. We use this mark of punctuation around a quotation that appears INSIDE another quotation. A) Parenthesis. B) Brackets. C) Quotation marks. D) Single quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single quotation marks. 42. The punctuation mark that means a pause is needed in a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large number. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Quotation marks. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 43. Choose the sentence that ends with the correct punctuation mark. A) Butchie asked, "Will you take me to the mall.". B) Butchie asked, "Will you take me to the mall" ?. C) Butchie asked, "Will you take me to the mall? ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butchie asked, "Will you take me to the mall? ". 44. Choose the sentence in which capitalization and punctuation marks are used correctly. A) "Today is monday.". B) Today is monday. C) Today, is Monday. D) Today is Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Today is Monday. 45. What is your breakfast A) Period. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 46. Looks like a single quotation mark, but is not for quotation, like to show a letter or number is missing. A) Brackets or parentheses. B) Exclamation point. C) Apostrophe. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. 47. We will need five members to fulfill the positions of the director writer photographer choreographer and production assistant. A) Dash. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 48. Lewis had to overcome many difficulties to achieve success as an artist, and parts of his life are shrouded in mystery. A) Compound. B) Compound complex. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 49. I can see a little turtle in the sea A) Period. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 50. What punctuation is the following sentence missing? The beach was clean and inviting the water was cool and blue. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash or dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 51. Which punctuation mark should appear after this statement? Carpenters build houses A) . B) !. C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 52. Add correct punctuation to this sentence.The hole cleansed the city of its filth ..... the sea and sky seemed to have become a bit clearer than before. A) -. B) . C) ;. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 53. What punctuation mark do you need in this sentence? A bunch of gawking curiosity seekers showed up ..... one could also pick out here and there men of shifty glances who appeared to be concessionaires. A) A hyphen-. B) A comma,. C) A semicolon ;. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A semicolon ;. 54. A punctuation mark uses to end a statement. A) Question mark. B) Semi colon. C) Colon. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 55. What ending punctuation mark will make this a complete sentence? My name is Mrs. LaFlora A) Question Mark?. B) Period . C) Exclamation Point !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period . 56. This mark of punctuation is used to enclose information that would normally be in parenthesis when the information itself is already inside a longer passage of text that is enclosed in parenthesis (for parenthesis inside parenthesis, in order words). A) Single quotation marks. B) Brackets. C) Quotation marks. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brackets. 57. What mark is used in the titles of books, magazines, and movies? A) Exclamation mark. B) Underlining. C) Parenthesis. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underlining. 58. Pick the Right Punctuation MarkJason Aldean is the best country singer there is A) Period. B) Question Mark. C) Exclamation Mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 59. This punctuation is used to set off unrelated words, phrases, or clauses that do not change the meaning of the sentence when omitted. A) Parenthesis. B) Question mark. C) Comma. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthesis. 60. What punctuation is the following sentence missing? There will be auditions tomorrow for three parts in the play the father, the mother, and the twelve year old daughter. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 1Punctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 6Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books