This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons And Semicolons – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons And Semicolons Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the semicolon go? The artist preferred to paint in oils he did not like watercolors. A) After paint. B) This sentence does not need a semicolon. C) Before to. D) After oils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After oils. 2. In rare cases, which type of punctuation do you use when you're combining two sentence, where the second sentence EXPLAINS the first? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 3. Please select the correct sentence A) Sarafina and Rodrigo purchased:five cans of milk, three jars of lemonade, and a case of Mountain Dew. B) I didn't believe she had completed the requested chores:wash the dog, milk the cows, and prune the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I didn't believe she had completed the requested chores:wash the dog, milk the cows, and prune the trees. 4. Fix this sentence. Mrs. Morris preaches this concept "Second place is first loser." A) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept: "Second place is first loser.". B) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept; "Second place is first loser.". C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept: "Second place is first loser.". 5. Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath now he is a full-fledged police officer. A) Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath;. B) Without hesitation:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without hesitation, Kevin took the oath;. 6. What is needed in the blank? I love working in advertising. You have so many challenges ..... being creative, working in a team, keeping clients happy and meeting deadlines. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) None needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 7. This is what I told him ..... "Buy yourself a bicycle, so that you don't have to borrow min!" A) Colon. B) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 8. Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?The children asked for four supplies glitter, glue, markers, and poster board. A) ;. B) :. C) Neither of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 9. Semicolons are: A) Less final than a comma. B) Stronger than a comma but less final than a full stop. C) Stronger than a full stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stronger than a comma but less final than a full stop. 10. Where should you place the colon (:) in the following?When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom "Let it be" A) After "trouble". B) After "me". C) After "wisdom". D) After "be". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After "trouble". 11. A dependent clause is a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What change if any should be made to the following sentence:The graduation speaker proclaimed "Do whatever you can to be your best." A) Add a colon after proclaimed. B) Add a comma after proclaimed. C) Add a semicolon after proclaimed. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma after proclaimed. 13. Where is a colon needed?Our class studied the works of the following painters Degas, Manet, Monet, Sisley, and Gauguin. A) After the word studied. B) After the word painters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the word painters. 14. How many colons are missing from the following passage? Dear Ms. Jones Please meet me in my office at 730 A.M. next Monday. We will review several books, including Leon Edel's Henry James, Volume I 126-132. Note This is a very important meeting. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 15. In the following sentence, where should a semicolon be added? Animals are consumers they do not make their own food. A) Animals; are consumers they do not make their own food. B) Animals are consumers; they do not make their own food. C) Animals are consumers they; do not make their own food. D) Animals are consumers they do not make their own; food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals are consumers; they do not make their own food. 16. What punctuation belongs in the blank space? Kat has the world's largest collection of arrowheads ..... she does not let anyone see it, however. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 17. Is the semicolon in the correct spot:The islanders had lost their spirit; for fighting furthermore, no one wanted to provoke Tiny's anger. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. Which sentence uses semi colons correctly? A) The Europe trip will include visits to London, England, Rome, Italy; Paris, France, Munich, Germany, and Warsaw, Poland. B) The Europe trip will include visits to London; England, Rome; Italy, Paris; France, Munich; Germany, and Warsaw; Poland. C) The Europe trip will include visits to London, England; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Europe trip will include visits to London, England; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland. 19. Bob really wants a new car however he can not afford it. A) ; really. B) ; wants a ;. C) ; however,. D) However:he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ; however,. 20. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence:'There is only one thing to do now ( ..... ) confess while you still have time.' A) . B) ,. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 21. Choose correct sentence. A) I need the following:material for my art project glue; chart paper; and scissors. B) I need the following material for my art project:glue; chart paper and scissors. C) I need the following materials for my art project glue chart paper and scissors. D) I need the following material for my art project; glue:chart paper:and scissors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need the following material for my art project:glue; chart paper and scissors. 22. Where is a semicolon needed?The next book in the series comes out next month I can't wait. A) Book;. B) Month;. C) Can't;. D) Series;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Month;. 23. I gave you the spray bottles for one reason to clean the windows. What is the proper punctuation and place? A) Reason; to. B) Reason, to. C) Reason:to. D) None needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason:to. 24. TRUE or FALSE:A semicolon and a colon share the same exact functions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Without even looking at a menu, I could tell just by stepping out into the hallway what would be for lunch:fried chicken. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 26. Where is a colon needed?The theater company announced the opening of these plays King Lear, Death of a Salesman, and Camelot. A) After the word plays. B) After the word announced. C) After the word opening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the word plays. 27. The Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini had this to say about languages ..... "A different language is a different vision of life." A) :. B) ;. C) -. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 28. Where does the colon go? A) These:are my favorite foods pizza, pasta, hamburgers and sundaes!. B) These are:my favorite foods pizza, pasta, hamburgers and sundaes!. C) These are my favorite foods:pizza, pasta, hamburgers and sundaes!. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These are my favorite foods:pizza, pasta, hamburgers and sundaes!. 29. Correct or incorrect? The elderly gentleman forgot a lot of things such as:his dentures and his socks. A) INCORRECT. B) CORRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INCORRECT. 30. 1 Complete or 2 complete thoughts? (in blue)Seamus wanted a pet rabbit. The pet store, however, did not have any. A) 1 complete thought. B) 2 complete thoughts. 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