This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ethan, David, and Noah are writing a report together. They are unsure about the purpose of using a comma in their sentences. Can you help them understand? A) To separate adjectives in a series. B) To indicate emphasis in a sentence. C) To separate items in a list, to separate clauses in a compound sentence, and to indicate a pause or a brief pause in a sentence. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate items in a list, to separate clauses in a compound sentence, and to indicate a pause or a brief pause in a sentence. 2. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation.The only magazine my mother reads is rolling stone. A) The only magazine my mother reads is "rolling stone" . B) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. C) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. 3. Add a ..... at the end of a sentence. A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 4. I love theme parties ..... yelled Bugsy. A) ?. B) !. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 5. Explain the purpose of quotation marks in a sentence. A) To show emphasis on the words within the quotation marks. B) To indicate the end of a sentence. C) To separate different parts of a compound sentence. D) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. 6. End mark that shows extreme emotion A) Period. B) Quotation mark. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 7. Write True or False.A comma is used to mark a pause in a sentence or to separate alist. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. What effect does an exclamation mark have on a sentence? A) It shows uncertainty. B) It lists items. C) It asks a question. D) It expresses strong emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It expresses strong emotion. 9. Carpenters build houses A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 10. It is the punctuation mark used to quote what someone else has said. A) Period. B) Quotation mark. C) Exclamation point. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation mark. 11. Which sentence uses the period correctly? A) Do I see the house. B) I see the house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I see the house. 12. Where does it hurt A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 13. Fill in the blank with a period or a comma:It is raining ..... A) ;. B) !. C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 14. Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:The sky was blue the clouds were fluffy. A) Semicolon;. B) Ellipsis-. C) Brackets( ). D) Commas,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon;. 15. The word punctuation is derived from the Latin word punctus which means ..... A) Period. B) Punctuate. C) Proper. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point. 16. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence below.Jun Hao's best friend is Jing Kang ..... A) ,. B) !. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 17. What punctuation mark would you use at the end of a statement? A) A question mark. B) A colon. C) A full stop. D) An exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A full stop. 18. I can see a lot of shells by the sea shore A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 19. My mom can bake a cake in 24 minutes A) Full stop. B) Exclamation mark. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 20. Talks/Julie/fast/very A) Julie very fast talk. B) Julie talk very fasts. C) Julie talks very fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julie talks very fast. 21. What is the origin of the word 'punctuation'? A) Derived from the Latin word 'punctus', meaning 'point'. B) Derived from the Old English word 'punct', meaning 'dot'. C) Derived from the Greek word 'punctus', meaning 'mark'. D) Derived from the French word 'punctuation', meaning 'separation'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derived from the Latin word 'punctus', meaning 'point'. 22. Is that your favorite movie? A) Asking sentence. B) Telling sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asking sentence. 23. Bonus:Which punctuation mark is the easiest to learn? A) -. B) ,. C) :. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Her name is anjali A) Anjali. B) Anjali . C) ANJALI. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anjali . 25. Fantastic, let's go ..... A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 26. Which of the following should you NOT use to end a sentence? A) Question mark. B) Comma. C) Period. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 27. I am so happy ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 28. I am going shopping; however, I'm taking you with me. A) I am going shopping; however, I am taking you with me. B) I am going shopping; however, I'm taking you with me. C) I am going shopping; however I'm taking you with me. D) I am going shopping, however I'm taking you with me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am going shopping; however, I'm taking you with me. 29. Today, I will go to the playground A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 30. Bugsy ..... Benjamin's best friend ..... went to the museum, too. A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. ← 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