This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence needs a bracket? A) After a fantastic night out, we all went to the chip shop. B) Walking back from the hotel, we saw the robbery with our own eyes. C) All tiger species especially the South China tiger are endangered. D) My wife, a wonderful woman, makes a delicious curry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All tiger species especially the South China tiger are endangered. 2. What can be replaced instead of commas? The bird, that moved into my birdhouse, built a nest and layed eggs. A) A question mark. B) A full stop. C) Brackets or Hyphens. D) A semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brackets or Hyphens. 3. What words need CAPITALIZATION? professor sandsnout knew everything about egypt. A) Professor / Sandsnout. B) Professor / Egypt. C) Professor / Sandsnout / Egypt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Professor / Sandsnout / Egypt. 4. Which is the correct end mark for this sentence?Did farmers prosper when the river overflowed A) Full stop. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 5. What is the purpose of a hyphen? A) To replace a missing letter in a word. B) To join words or parts of words, such as in compound adjectives. C) To separate sentences in a paragraph. D) To indicate a pause in speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join words or parts of words, such as in compound adjectives. 6. Fill in the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence.We bought some oranges, lemons ..... strawberries and apples at the grocery store. A) . B) ,. C) -. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 7. What a lovely view you have here ..... A) . B) ". C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 8. Exclamation mark A) ?. B) *. C) !. D) (). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 9. What is her name A) What is her name. B) What is her name?. C) What is her name?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is her name?. 10. I used a bucket to fetch water A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 11. Which one of the punctuation marks below is dash? A) A-a. B) A a. C) A-a. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-a. 12. Which sentence shows proper punctuation? A) Spending time with. B) How are. C) Have fun!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have fun!. 13. Choose the correct end punctuation to complete the sentence.Kyle loves to help his dad cook dinner A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 14. What does a colon do in a sentence? A) Introduces a list. B) Connects clauses. C) Shows possession. D) Ends a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduces a list. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. Add a ..... at the end of a sentence. A) Quotation marks. B) Question mark. C) Comma. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 18. I love theme parties ..... yelled Bugsy. A) ?. B) !. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 19. Explain the purpose of quotation marks in a sentence. A) To indicate the end of a sentence. B) To separate different parts of a compound sentence. C) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. D) To show emphasis on the words within the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. 20. End mark that shows extreme emotion A) Period. B) Quotation mark. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 21. 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. 22. What effect does an exclamation mark have on a sentence? A) It shows uncertainty. B) It lists items. C) It expresses strong emotion. D) It asks a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It expresses strong emotion. 23. Carpenters build houses A) ,. B) ?. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 24. It is the punctuation mark used to quote what someone else has said. A) Quotation mark. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation point. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation mark. 25. Where does it hurt A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 26. Fill in the blank with a period or a comma:It is raining ..... A) . B) ;. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 27. Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:The sky was blue the clouds were fluffy. A) Ellipsis-. B) Commas,. C) Semicolon;. D) Brackets( ). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon;. 28. The word punctuation is derived from the Latin word punctus which means ..... A) Point. B) Period. C) Proper. D) Punctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point. 29. 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: B) . 30. What punctuation mark would you use at the end of a statement? A) A colon. B) A full stop. C) An exclamation mark. D) A question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A full stop. 31. I can see a lot of shells by the sea shore A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 32. My mom can bake a cake in 24 minutes A) Full stop. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 33. 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. 34. What is the origin of the word 'punctuation'? A) Derived from the French word 'punctuation', meaning 'separation'. B) Derived from the Latin word 'punctus', meaning 'point'. C) Derived from the Old English word 'punct', meaning 'dot'. D) Derived from the Greek word 'punctus', meaning 'mark'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derived from the Latin word 'punctus', meaning 'point'. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. Her name is anjali A) Anjali. B) Anjali . C) ANJALI. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anjali . 38. Fantastic, let's go ..... A) . B) !. C) ,. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 39. Which of the following should you NOT use to end a sentence? A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 40. 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. 41. Today, I will go to the playground A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 42. Bugsy ..... Benjamin's best friend ..... went to the museum, too. A) . B) ?. C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 43. Everybody stand up ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 44. The dogs ran together A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 45. I think I can use Sara's laptop.Which punctuation mark is used other than the fullstop? A) Apostrophe. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 46. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:Are you coming to the party A) ?. B) &. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 47. They are used to show a pause in a sentence. A) Commas. B) Full stop. C) Capital letters. D) Apostropes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 48. It is the punctuation mark used to join words in series. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Exclamation point. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 49. Which punctuation mark is missing at the end of this sentence:What a beautiful day it is A) Full stop. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation mark. 50. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence below.Wei Han is honest ..... sincere and hard working. A) !. B) ,. C) -. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 51. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.Happy Birthday ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 52. Choose the correct punctuation:I like apples ..... A) ?. B) . C) ;. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 53. Nine sweets were shared by three boys how many sweets did each boy get A) Full stop. B) Question mark. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 54. My new shoes are my three favorite colors (a) green, red, and blue. A) A.:. B) ;. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.:. 55. Which sentence should end with a period? A) How many miles did you run. B) Why is the sky blue. C) The mild tasted bad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mild tasted bad. 56. What does an ellipsis look like? A) :. B) . C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 57. Ouh (a) that really hurts. A) A. !. B) ,. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. !. 58. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation.He just finished reading the novel over the rainbow. A) He just finished reading the novel OVER THE RAINBOW. B) He just finished reading the novel Over the Rainbow. C) He just finished reading the novel "Over The Rainbow.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He just finished reading the novel Over the Rainbow. 59. Benjamin wrote a sentence in his essay. Why did he use a period at the end of his sentence? A) To separate different ideas within his sentence. B) To indicate the end of a complete thought or statement he made. C) To emphasize a particular word or phrase in his sentence. D) To indicate a pause in his sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate the end of a complete thought or statement he made. 60. Identify the mistake in the following statement:Last vacation, (A) we went to "Los Cocos"(B) beach. It was incredible!.(C) A) B) Quotation Marks are not necessary. 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