This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Capitalization – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Capitalization Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which words from the following sentence have capitalization errors:meaning they are capitalized and should not be or they are not capitalized and should be?My uncle Jack shouted, "get down now!" as I climbed up the roof. A) Roof, Get, , Climbed. B) Shouted, Get. C) Uncle, Get. D) Now, Uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncle, Get. 2. What does T stand for in MINTS? A) Titles of books, movies, and songs. B) Types of animals in nature. C) Techniques for improving memory. D) Terms used in scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Titles of books, movies, and songs. 3. You are proofreading a document and see "the north star" written in a sentence. What correction should you make based on the capitalization rules? A) Change it to "the North Star". B) Change it to "The North Star". C) Leave it as "the north star". D) Change it to "The north star". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change it to "the North Star". 4. Which of the following should be capitalized? Select the best answer based on the capitalization rules video. A) Names. B) Cities. C) Religions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Should the word 'and' be capitalized in titles? A) Yes, always. B) No, because it's a conjunction. C) Only in some style guides. D) Yes, if it's over five letters long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, because it's a conjunction. 6. Which of these specific location names is correctly capitalized? A) We drove past the airport on our way to the Te Arawa lakes. B) She lives on a corner house near the rotorua lakefront. C) Our hotel was located right off amoore street. D) They took a long walk around the Government Gardens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They took a long walk around the Government Gardens. 7. Which word should be capitalized? "My friend and I are visiting paris this summer." A) Friend. B) Paris. C) Summer. D) Visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 8. What is the function of parentheses? A) To separate a city and a state. B) To set off a word or phrase in our writing to give the reader additional information. C) To indicate an announcement or list coming. D) To show words being spoken out loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To set off a word or phrase in our writing to give the reader additional information. 9. Select the correctly capitalized phrase. A) National anthem. B) National Anthem. C) National anthem of Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Anthem. 10. Read the following sentence and identify the capitalization error: "on tuesday, maria and her friend visited the empire state building in new york city." A) Only "tuesday" should be capitalized. B) "maria" should not be capitalized. C) "empire state building" should not be capitalized. D) "tuesday", "Maria", "empire state building" and "new york city" should be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "tuesday", "Maria", "empire state building" and "new york city" should be capitalized. 11. Which of the following sentences uses the capitalization rule for 'Specific Places'? A) I visited the eiffel tower last summer. B) The Amazon rainforest is home to many species. C) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. D) We went to the grand canyon for our vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. 12. Which word should be capitalized in this sentence:*my favorite book is harry potter and the sorcerer's stone.* A) Favorite. B) Book. C) Harry. D) Sorcerer's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harry. 13. What needs to be capitalized in the sentence?Mom bought me a new pair of shoes named skechers. A) Mom. B) Shoes. C) Skechers. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skechers. 14. The months of the year and the days of the week should be capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which sentence is correctly capitalized with a title after a name? A) Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts. B) Dukakis, The Former governor of Massachusetts. C) Dukakis, The former Governor of Massachusetts. D) Dukakis, the Former Governor of Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts. 16. The words on the front of my book are capitalized because ..... A) The words on the front of my book are capitalized because . B) They are the title of the book. C) They are at the beginning of a sentence. D) They are names of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The words on the front of my book are capitalized because . 17. What does M stand for in MINTS? A) Months. B) Minutes. C) Mornings. D) Meals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Months. 18. Review the following sentence and select the option that correctly applies all capitalization rules: "my uncle lives in san francisco and works at google." A) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. B) My Uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. C) My uncle lives in san Francisco and works at Google. D) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at google. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My uncle lives in San Francisco and works at Google. 19. Find the error in the sentence:The ship will arrive at the island this thursday. Use the capitalization proofreading mark to show the error. A) The ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. B) The ship will arrive at the island this thursday. C) The Ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. D) The ship will arrive at the Island this Thursday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ship will arrive at the island this Thursday. 20. Identify ALL the words that NEED to be CAPITALIZED in the sentence below:the speaker encouraged us to "treat everyone with equal respect." A) The. B) Speaker. C) Treat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 21. $^{Capitalization Rules}$Choose the word that needs to be capital.good morning my dear classmates! A) Good. B) Morning. C) Dear. D) Classmates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 22. Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly. A) I visited the Eiffel tower last summer. B) I visited the Eiffel Tower last summer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I visited the Eiffel Tower last summer. 23. Which words from the following sentence have capitalization errors:meaning they are capitalized and should not be or they are not capitalized and should be?My english teacher's son was a Senator. A) Teacher's Son. B) English, senator. C) English, Teacher. D) English, Senator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English, Senator. 24. Which words are typically not capitalized in titles? A) Short conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (e.g., 'and', 'the', 'of'). B) Nouns and verbs. C) Adjectives and adverbs. D) Pronouns and interjections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (e.g., 'and', 'the', 'of'). 25. Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:The president of the United States is visiting the city next week. A) president B) United States C) city D) visiting A) United States. B) City. C) President. D) Visiting. 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