This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do quotation marks (" ") function in writing? A) To indicate direct speech or to highlight specific words. B) To emphasize the title of a book or article. C) To denote a list of items. D) To separate paragraphs in a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate direct speech or to highlight specific words. 2. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:She said she would be here soon A) ?. B) !. C) &. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 3. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark/s that will complete the sentence below.My favorite celebrities are James Daniel and Enrique A) Apostrophe and period. B) Comma and period. C) Quotation mark and period. D) Question mark and period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma and period. 4. When should a comma be used to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence? A) After the introductory element. B) Before the introductory element. C) No comma is needed. D) Between the introductory element and the rest of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the introductory element and the rest of the sentence. 5. Cats run very fast ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 6. Yipee ..... I won ..... A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 7. What punctuation mark do we use to report the exact words of the speaker? A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks. 8. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.Is there any rice in the pot ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 9. Which sentence uses the quotation mark correctly? A) She said", Let's eat" . B) She said, "Let's eat.". C) She said, "Let's eat" . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said, "Let's eat.". 10. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.red ..... purple ..... white ..... blue A) . B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 11. How is a semicolon used in a complex list? A) Introduces a list. B) Shows possession. C) Ends a sentence. D) Separates items. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separates items. 12. Which of these sentences asks a question? A) Who wants to go to the mall?. B) I love shopping!. C) The mall is a twenty minute drive from here. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who wants to go to the mall?. 13. When I was in high school, the hallways were so crowded that we needed a split schedule. A) Correct as is. B) When I was in high school; the hallways were so crowded that we needed a split schedule. C) When I was in high school, the hallways were so crowded, that we needed a split schedule. D) When I was in high school. the hallways were so crowded that we needed a split schedule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as is. 14. The lion has huge teeth, big claws (a) and loud roar. A) A.,. B) ;. C) '. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.,. 15. These are symbols that are used to structure and organize writing to help emphasize the tone and meaning. A) Punctuation marks. B) Question mark. C) End marks. D) Symbols. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punctuation marks. 16. When should brackets be used in writing? A) Brackets should be used in writing to enclose additional information, such as clarifications, explanations, or citations. B) To separate paragraphs in a document. C) To highlight the main points of a paragraph. D) To indicate the beginning and end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackets should be used in writing to enclose additional information, such as clarifications, explanations, or citations. 17. You have such a nice smile A) !. B) ?. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 18. The girl has a big dog. A) Asking sentence. B) Telling sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling sentence. 19. Tom bought two balls one pencil and a ruler. A) Comma. B) Nothing. C) Full stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 20. I am 6 years old ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 21. ! What do you call this punctuation mark? A) Question Mark. B) EllipsisTagsPunctuation Marks. C) Exclamation point. D) Full Stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation point. 22. Choose the correct end punctuation to complete the sentence.How many apples are on the tree A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 23. Which is the correct end mark for this sentence?Open your history book A) Full stop. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 24. Which sentence uses the question mark correctly? A) When are we going?. B) I see the house?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When are we going?. 25. Wow, It is really raining today A) ,. B) ?. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 26. Choose the correct punctuation mark/s for the sentence.Hey Why did you touch my bag A) !?. B) ? !. C) .?. D) , ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !?. 27. Complete the sentence with correct punctuation.Let's go to the park ..... A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 28. You will do it again at lunch time said Mr James A) "You'll do it again at lunch time" said Mr James. B) You will do it again at lunch time" , said Mr. James. C) "You'll do it again at lunch time, " said Mr. James. D) You will do it again at lunch time said Mr James. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "You'll do it again at lunch time, " said Mr. James. 29. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence below.Dad, can I go outside to play ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 30. Choose the correct sentence:The cat's toy is missing. or The cats toy is missing. A) The cat's toys are missing. B) The cats' toy is missing. C) The cat's toy is missing. D) The cat toy is missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat's toy is missing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 1Punctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8Punctuation Marks Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books