This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Capitalization – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Capitalization Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word in the sentence should be capitalized? "we will go to the park on sunday." A) We. B) Park. C) Sunday. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunday. 2. The setting is capitalized because ..... A) The setting is capitalized because it signifies importance or a specific location in the narrative. B) The setting is capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence. C) The setting is capitalized because it is a proper noun. D) The setting is capitalized because it is a title. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The setting is capitalized because it signifies importance or a specific location in the narrative. 3. Find the error in the sentence below. Use the capitalization proofreading mark to show the error. Pirates like st. patrick's day because of all the gold! A) St. patrick's day. B) St. Patrick's Day. C) St. patrick's day. D) St. Patrick's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. patrick's day. 4. Identify the correctly capitalized word. A) Queen victoria. B) Queen Victoria. C) Queen victoria. D) Queen victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen Victoria. 5. The words on the cover of my book are capitalized because ..... A) They are the title of the book. B) They are at the beginning of a sentence. C) They are names of people. D) They are emphasized for importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are the title of the book. 6. What is the correct way to write the first word in a sentence? A) Always with a lowercase letter. B) Always with a capital letter. C) Only if it is a noun. D) Only if it is a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Always with a capital letter. 7. Which sentence correctly uses the capitalization rule for 'Titles'? A) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. B) The great gatsby is a classic novel. C) The great Gatsby is a classic novel. D) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Gatsby is a classic novel. 8. Give an example of a proper noun that should be capitalized. A) Car. B) Dog. C) Pencil. D) New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New York City. 9. What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash? A) The length of a hyphen is shorter than the length of a dash. B) Hyphens are typically used in compound adjectives, while dashes can be used to indicate an interruption, or a substitute for parentheses. C) There are two types of dashes (em and en) but there is only one type of hyphen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. According to Canadian English, which of the following should NOT be capitalized? A) Capital. B) Parliament. C) Minister of finance. D) Arctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minister of finance. 11. Which of the following is NOT capitalized according to the rules provided? A) Chicken of the Sea. B) Apple. C) Tuna (after Chicken of the Sea). D) Xerox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuna (after Chicken of the Sea). 12. What is the correct capitalization for specific places mentioned in the letter? A) New York City. B) New york city. C) NEW YORK CITY. D) New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York City. 13. Which option is an example of a letter closing? A) February 9, 2016. B) La Mirada, California. C) Sincerely,. D) Dear Brad Pitt,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sincerely,. 14. When should you always use a capital letter? A) The first letter in a sentence. B) For every word. C) At the end of a sentence. D) For any animal names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first letter in a sentence. 15. What is the rule for capitalizing proper nouns? A) Proper nouns should be written in bold font. B) Proper nouns should be written in alternating capital and lowercase letters. C) Proper nouns should be written in all lowercase. D) Proper nouns should always be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proper nouns should always be capitalized. 16. Choose all the words that should be capitalized in the song"birds of a feather" A) Birds. B) Of. C) The. D) Feather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feather. 17. Should the word 'mom' be capitalized in the sentence:'I told mom to come home'? A) Yes, because it's used as a proper noun. B) No, it's just a regular word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it's just a regular word. 18. Which punctuation mark would best go at the end of this sentence?I am so excited for winter break A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 19. What is the rule for capitalizing the names of organizations? A) Always capitalize the names of organizations. B) Only capitalize the first letter of each word in the name. C) Capitalize only the acronyms of the organization. D) Capitalize the names only if they are at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always capitalize the names of organizations. 20. She found it more fun than ..... because she got so many more presents, in the form of candy. A) Christmas. B) Christmas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christmas. 21. Which of the following sentences uses correct capitalization for a place name? A) We visited New york last summer. B) We visited new York last summer. C) We visited New York last summer. D) We visited new york last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We visited New York last summer. 22. What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? The only mountain in Texas is located in big ben country. A) Change mountain to Mountain. B) Change Texas to texas. C) Change big ben country to Big Ben Country. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change big ben country to Big Ben Country. 23. Which of the following is NOT a holiday listed in the material? A) Halloween. B) Labor Day. C) Flag Day. D) Good Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Halloween. 24. Choose the correctly capitalized phrase. A) The great lakes. B) The Great Lakes. C) The great lakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Lakes. 25. Which pronoun is always capitalized?(SELECT ONE!) A) I. B) He. C) Her. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCapitalization Quiz 1Capitalization Quiz 2Capitalization Quiz 3Capitalization Quiz 4Capitalization Quiz 5Capitalization Quiz 6Capitalization Quiz 7Capitalization Quiz 8Capitalization Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books