This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which would correct the poem title?Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem is The Raven. A) Quotation marks. B) Italics. C) Correct as is. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 2. Select the sentence where a semicolon is correctly used to join ideas of equal rank. A) She prefers tea; he likes coffee. B) She prefers tea, he likes coffee. C) She prefers tea; and he likes coffee. D) She prefers, tea; he likes coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She prefers tea; he likes coffee. 3. Qualities that a person has, such as courage or kindness. A) Character traits. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character traits. 4. What punctuation mark does an imperative sentence usually end with? A) Period (.) or exclamation point (!). B) Question mark (?). C) Comma (, ). D) Semicolon (;). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period (.) or exclamation point (!). 5. The farmhouse in the country. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 6. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark. I love watching basketball ..... it's my favorite part of winter. A) :. B) ;. C) Nothing. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 7. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:My list for camp includes the following items of clothing shirts, shorts, sneakers, socks, sweaters, and swimming suits. A) Clothing:. B) Shorts:. C) Camp:. D) Sweaters:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clothing:. 8. What's wrong with this email?Hi Mrs. HallI think I left my chrome book in our classroom. Can you please check to see if it's there?Thank you, Kim A) Should be a comma after classroom. B) Should be. a period after there. C) Should be a comma in the greeting. D) Should be a comma after Hi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should be a comma in the greeting. 9. Mr. Martin (president of the college) was famous for his witty remark, "Thirty-six professors couldn't agree on one comma." A) Replace parentheses with dashes. B) Replace the comma after remark with a colon:remark:. C) A. Remove the hyphen from Thirty-six:Thirty six. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace the comma after remark with a colon:remark:. 10. Excited, and laughing people run for cover, but once under shelter turn and stand in the open doorways to watch raindrops spatter the dusty ground. A) NO CHANGE. B) Excited, and laughing, people. C) Excited and laughing; people. D) Excited and laughing, people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excited and laughing, people. 11. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:I will need a break after trips in two weeks, I love traveling but need some time to rest. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 12. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #9 A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 13. What kind of sentence opener is this?After Harold took an arrow in the eye, the Normans won and left bodies for all to see. A) #5-wwwasiabecause. B) #4-ing. C) #1-subject. D) #2-preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) #2-preposition. 14. Capitalize a word showing a family relationship when the word is used before or in place of a person's name. Example:We expect Uncle John and Aunt Mildred soon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. They weren't dangerous criminals, they were detectives in disguise. A) They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detectives in disguise. B) They weren't dangerous criminals:they were detectives in disguise. C) NO CHANGE. D) They weren't dangerous criminals they were detectives in disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detectives in disguise. 16. Use to indicate titles of plays A) Brackets. B) Quotation Marks. C) Commas. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italics. 17. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly."I am ready" she whispered. A) "I am ready, " she, whispered. B) "I am ready", she whispered. C) "I, am ready" she whispered. D) "I am ready, " she whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I am ready, " she whispered. 18. A sentence that makes a statement is called what? A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 19. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Whitley's cat had a scratch on its face. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.The tornado could strike Brookings South Dakota. A) The tornado could strike, Brookings, South Dakota. B) The tornado could strike Brookings South Dakota. C) The tornado could strike Brookings, South Dakota. D) The tornado, could strike Brookings, South Dakota. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tornado could strike Brookings, South Dakota. 21. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Royal jelly is fed to the larvae but after the first three days larvae are fed bee bread. A) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days larvae are fed bee bread. B) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. C) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. 22. Which would correct the song title?The class listened to Old Town Road. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Correct as is. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 23. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:Because I have not had a day to relax, I feel burnout is quickly approaching; thus, I will take the next weekend to breathe, spending some much needed quality time with my family. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 24. What type of punctuation do you put between a date and the year? July 4, 1776 A) Nothing. B) Comma,. C) Period . D) Question Mark?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma,. 25. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Taelynn ate only one-third of the pie. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Use a comma or pair of commas to set off a direct quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:The class listened to Mr. Connick, a man who had many stories and words of wisdom to share. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. ..... became famous on "Saturday Night Live." A) Us. B) Him. C) She. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 29. Right or wrong:The ducks' foot is hurt. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 30. The boys went to the mall A) Correct as is. B) The Boys went to The Mall. C) The boys went to the mall. D) The boys went to the Mall. 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