This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons And Semicolons – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons And Semicolons Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does the following sentence require a colon or semicolon?I have a test on Friday I need to study. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 2. Does this sentence use the colon correctly? I'm going to the store to buy:milk, bread, and eggs. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. What punctuation belongs in the blank space?This is the deal ..... you cannot pass this class without meeting the A.R. goal. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 4. Colons can go after a verb. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. In the following sentence, where should a colon be added?Lucija planned to grow several herbs in her garden basil, rosemary and thyme. A) After 'grow'. B) After 'planned'. C) After 'garden'. D) After 'rosemary'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After 'garden'. 6. Loaded to the iPad were several different games ..... Candy Crush, Homescapes, and Clash of Clans. A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 7. Is the following punctuation correct or incorrect? Lisa has some free time now; therefore, she will coordinate the bake sale. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 8. What type of punctuation do you use to separate a TITLE and a SUBTITLE? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 9. Where does the colon go? I like to read books, magazines and brochures. A) After read. B) Before read. C) This sentence does not need a colon. D) After like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This sentence does not need a colon. 10. What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:I really enjoy hiking in the woods; it's so calm and beautiful. A) Change the semicolon to a colon. B) Add a comma after calm. C) Change the semicolon to a comma. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change needed. 11. You will need the following ingredients milk, sugar, flour, and eggs. A) Ingredients; milk. B) Ingredients:milk. C) Ingredients, milk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ingredients:milk. 12. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:I enjoy reading books ..... however, I don't often have time to finish them. A) ; (semicolon). B) :(colon). C) . (period). D) -(hyphen). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; (semicolon). 13. What punctuation belongs in the blank space?This is my plan ..... I will go to the store later today. A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 14. There are several places I would like to visit:Italy, France, and Canada.Is the colon in the correct place? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 15. The following streets are flooded Hull St., Courthouse Rd., and Hopkins Rd. A) Flooded,. B) Flooded;. C) Flooded:. D) Flooded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flooded:. 16. I have the following things to trade four video cartridges, a a catcher's mitt, and a set of handlebars. A) I have the following things to trade:. B) I have the following things:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have the following things to trade:. 17. The President made the following announcement, "We are now at war." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 18. We had too many fumbles:we lost the game. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Is the punctuation correct?For this class, you will need the following items; a composition notebook, highlighters, bookmarks, and a pencil. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. Dear Ms. Esterbrook A) Dear:Ms. Esterbrook. B) Dear Ms:Esterbrook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dear:Ms. Esterbrook. 21. Where is a semicolon needed?I have finished the main course now I have to make dessert. A) Finished;. B) Now;. C) Main;. D) Course;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Course;. 22. Fix this sentence. My favorite player is LeBron James. A) My favorite player is:LeBron James. B) My favorite player is; LeBron James. C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct as is. 23. Does this question use the semicolon correctly? The company has offices in New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; and Miami, FL; each location serves a different region. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 24. Semi colons and colons have the same grammatical rules. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What is the correct way to introduce a business letter? A) Dear Mr. Kaltwasser:. B) Dear Mr. Kaltwasser;. C) Dear Mr. Kaltwasser,. D) Dear Mr. Kaltwasser. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dear Mr. Kaltwasser:. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesColons And Semicolons Quiz 1Colons And Semicolons Quiz 2Colons And Semicolons Quiz 4Colons And Semicolons Quiz 5Colons And Semicolons Quiz 6Colons And Semicolons Quiz 7Colons And Semicolons Quiz 8Colons And Semicolons Quiz 9Colons And Semicolons Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books