This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The children got (bored, board) during the lecture. A) Bored. B) Board. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 2. Since, there were other obstacles. Rain squalls and clouds low over the water on the day of Markham's departure made several other flyers postpone their trips. A) There were other obstacles, too. B) When it came to other obstacles, they were there. C) NO CHANGE. D) There's were other obstacles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were other obstacles, too. 3. Use quotation marks before and after a direct quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The semi-colon (;) goes ..... quotation marks. A) Inside. B) Outside. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside. 5. Use when writing the numbers that come between twenty and one hundred A) Hyphen. B) Apostrophe. C) Dash. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 6. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:The term "introvert" does not necessarily mean a person is shy but indicates a person's need for some quiet time to reflect and recharge. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 7. Is this semi colon used correctly?Charlemagne was well-educated; he even learned to read and write. A) No, doesn't work. B) Yes; separates 2 sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes; separates 2 sentences. 8. The fuel gauge provided a reading only for the standard tank. Not any of the auxiliary fuel tanks. A) NO CHANGE. B) Tank; not any of the. C) Tank, not any of the. D) Tank, so not any of the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tank, not any of the. 9. Which type of sentence gives a command or makes a request? A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Interrogative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative. 10. The monster is chasing me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 11. There are so many things to do in London ..... the theatre, the shopping, the sights and the parks. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 12. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? The pre-civil war era is discussed in the textbook on pages 5-9. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. Which type of sentence contains 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause? A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Life sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex sentence. 14. I did not know that newborn giraffes were so big, that one is taller than I am! A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 15. Which comma rule is used in the following sentence?Wind power is cheaper, cleaner, and renewable. A) #4-Interrupter. B) #2-Separating Adjectives. C) #1-Items in a Series. D) #3-Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) #1-Items in a Series. 16. Select the sentence that shows the correct usage of the semicolon. A) Her uncle is coming to visit; and he is traveling from far away. B) This summer we went camping; always fun. C) I enjoy the arts; I especially love to paint with watercolors. D) I enjoy the arts and; I especially love to paint with watercolors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy the arts; I especially love to paint with watercolors. 17. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement. A) The list of items is on the desk. B) The list of items were on the desk. C) The list of items have been on the desk. D) The list of items are on the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The list of items is on the desk. 18. Following the conquest, manors were set up around England and the system of feudalism introduced. What type of sentence opener is this? A) #2-preposition. B) #1-subject. C) #5-wwwasiabecause. D) #4-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) #4-ing. 19. The critics not the writers are the ones concerned with literary categories. A) Critics not the writers:are. B) NO CHANGE. C) Critics not-the writers-are. D) Critics, not the writers, are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critics, not the writers, are. 20. What is missing in this sentence?We have school Wednesday Thursday and Friday of this week. A) ''. B) ?. C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 21. Which sentence shows a comma correctly separating extra information about the subject? A) John, my friend is sitting on that chair. B) My favorite color, navy blue, is very popular. C) My brother on the other hand, does not like milk. D) My car a 2008, Honda Accord is very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite color, navy blue, is very popular. 22. Because text messaging exists, we can tell many people something very important very quickly. A) Messaging exists; we can tell. B) Exists we can tell. C) Messaging, exists we can tell. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 23. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:Laura shouts excitedly, '' I love this mall" A) ?. B) !. C) . D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 24. Where could a transition appear in your writing? A) At the start of one sentence, to link the ideas in that sentence to the previous sentence. B) In the middle of the sentence, which is also a way to link that sentence's ideas with the previous one. C) BOTH!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH!. 25. Is this punctuation correct? The boy liked basketball, but, he loved baseball more A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.Therefore ..... Piggy is the best character in Lord of the Flies. A) Nothing. B) :. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 27. Which word is the simple subject:Three fuzzy ducklings swam in the pond. A) Swam. B) Pond. C) Ducklings. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ducklings. 28. Fix ALL punctuation A) No errors. B) The Bird flown up into the tree and flew down the Tree again worth a worm for her babys. C) The bird flew up into the tree, and flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. D) The Bird flew up into the tree, but flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bird flew up into the tree, and flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. 29. In some cases, you may have to use both quotation marks and underlining to properly punctuate titles. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Which of the following explains what a COLON (:) is used for? A) It's a tip off to get ready for what's next. B) It separates 2 clauses. C) It's a pause, like a comma. D) It comes at the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a tip off to get ready for what's next. 31. Our ski trip is getting close, but Mom is not ready to travel. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 32. What is the main purpose of an imperative sentence? A) To give a command or make a request. B) To give information. C) To ask a question. D) To show excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give a command or make a request. 33. Use to indicate the titles of chapters in a book A) Italics. B) Periods. C) Quotation Marks. D) Hyphens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation Marks. 34. What type of punctuation mark is used to add important or surprising information? A) Comma. B) Brackets. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. E) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 35. Which of the following is preferred? A) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000; March 26, 2007; and December 25, 1979. B) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000, March 26, 2007, and December 25, 1979. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000, March 26, 2007, and December 25, 1979. 36. What needs to be capitalized in this sentence? We go up north every summer to spend time with my cousins and my uncle at their cabin. A) North. B) Nothing. C) Summer. D) Uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nothing. 37. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:We were, however, helpless to the decisions made by upper-management. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 38. What punctuation is missing from the following sentence?"Several countries participated in the airlift Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg." A) ;. B) ,. C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 39. Oliver decided to make cauliflower, and carrots for the holiday party last week. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete comma. 40. Songs should be written with ..... A) Italics. B) Quotations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotations. 41. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.We will go to the party or we will go to the cabin. A) We will go to the party or we will go, to the cabin. B) We, will go to the party, or we will go to the cabin. C) We will go to the party or, we will go to the cabin. D) We will go to the party, or we will go to the cabin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will go to the party, or we will go to the cabin. 42. What is the function of dashes? A) Interrupt your writing to insert an interjection or pause. B) Separate sentences where a conjunction has been left out. C) End a sentence. D) Seperate two or more adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrupt your writing to insert an interjection or pause. 43. Which punctuation should you use for the following? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (poem) A) Quotation marks. B) Underlining or italics. C) Nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 44. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #10 A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 45. Are these sources cited correctly?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOqWT2tk9Js&feature=emb ..... title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmYQMJi30aw&feature=emb ..... title A) No, you need more than the website. B) Yes, looks good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, you need more than the website. 46. If you are removing information from a direct quote, use ..... A) Brackets. B) Dashes-. C) Parentheses. D) Ellipses . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipses . 47. Which sentence is correctly revised for sentence structure? A) The dog barked loudly, it woke up the neighbors. B) The dog barked loudly and woke up the neighbors. C) The dog barked loudly it woke up the neighbors. D) The dog barked loudly, woke up the neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly and woke up the neighbors. 48. The wind blew/blue her hat right off her head. A) Blew. B) Blue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blew. 49. If I am using a period between sentence A and sentence B, does sentence B need to start with a capital letter? A) Yes. B) No. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 50. What the story is about is called? A) Main idea. B) Contraction. C) Supporting details. D) Main detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main idea. 51. She asked, "Will you help me with my homework" ? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 52. Which of the following is NOT a way to connect independent clauses? A) A semi-colon. B) A comma and a conjunction. C) A comma. D) A semi-colon, an adverb, and a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 53. Use an apostrophe to show ..... A) Anger. B) Verb tense. C) Ownership. D) Noun tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ownership. 54. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:My uncle is riding his horse sparky. A) Uncle. B) Riding. C) Horse. D) Sparky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sparky. 55. This part of speech is often an idea A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 56. Choose the correct present tense verb that fills in the blank:All of my board games ..... now stuck under the couch. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 57. Identify the sentence that is correctly revised for clarity and conciseness. A) The man who was wearing a blue shirt and who was standing by the door is my uncle. B) The man wearing a blue shirt standing by the door is my uncle. C) The man in the blue shirt by the door is my uncle. D) The man, who was wearing a blue shirt, and standing by the door, is my uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man in the blue shirt by the door is my uncle. 58. Where does the hyphen best fit in the following sentence:Calvin was a mean spirited man. A) Spirited-. B) Mean-. C) Calvin. D) No hyphen needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mean-. 59. I love to exercise in the AM; however, it is hard to get up at 4:00 AM during the school year to do this. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 60. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the party.b) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go to the party.c) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go to the party. A) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go to the party. B) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go to the party. C) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go to the party. D) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the party. 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