This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct way to introduce a list in the sentence below?Before we go out, we have to do the following chores:wash the dishes, fold our clothes, feed the dog, and pack our lunches. A) The following chores, wash the dishes. B) The following chores; wash the dishes. C) The following chores. wash the dishes. D) Leave as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leave as is. 2. On our latest haul with Dad's truck, we will tour western Kentucky [ ] eastern Alabama, where we will stop for three days, [ ] and northern Georgia. A) Comma [, ]. B) Colon [:]. C) Semicolon [ ; ]. D) No punctuation necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon [ ; ]. 3. True or False?The lecture concluded with a popular quote from Gandhi: "An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Where should you add a semicolon (;) in this sentence:On summer break I visited:Dublin Ireland London England and Edinburgh Scotland. A) Dublin; Ireland, London; England, and Edinburgh; Scotland. B) Dublin. Ireland, London. England, and Edinburgh. Scotland. C) Dublin, Ireland, London, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland. D) Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. 5. Semicolons can be used to separate items in a complex list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which option correctly completes the sentence? The team consists of several key players ..... the captain, the striker, and the goalkeeper. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 7. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the colon? A) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk:eggs:bread:cheese. B) Please pick up the following items:from the grocery store milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. C) Please pick up the following items from:the grocery store milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. D) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Please pick up the following items from the grocery store:milk, eggs, bread, and cheese. 8. Does the following sentence require a comma or a semicolon where there is a blank?Mission Days are always exciting ..... therefore, you should be here on time. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 9. An ellipsis does not show A) The passage of time. B) That some words have been left out. C) A list is being introduced. D) A thought has not been finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A list is being introduced. 10. Which punctuation mark should be used to separate two independent clauses without a conjunction? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 11. EXERCISE 2:Using Colons for Special Writing SituationsAdd the necessary colons in each sentence.Warning Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. A) Warning Pull the plug after you finish:using the iron. B) Warning Pull the plug:after you finish using the iron. C) Warning:Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warning:Pull the plug after you finish using the iron. 12. Select the sentence with the correct use of a colon. A) She wanted to learn three languages:French, Spanish, and German. B) She wanted to learn three languages; French, Spanish, and German. C) She wanted to learn three languages, French, Spanish, and German. D) She wanted to learn three languages-French, Spanish, and German. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to learn three languages:French, Spanish, and German. 13. Correct or incorrect:The bird came out of no where; it shattered my windshield. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire; but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?Is the semicolon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 15. Which punctuation mark is needed to fill the blank in this sentence:Through all of our adventures, we learned one important thing ..... Never take advice from mischievous imps! A) Dash. B) Semi-colon. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colon. 16. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation to introduce the quote? A) My dad always says; "Measure twice, cut once.". B) My dad always says, "Measure twice, cut once.". C) My dad always says: "Measure twice, cut once.". D) My dad always says. "Measure twice, cut once.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad always says, "Measure twice, cut once.". 17. Colons, semi-colons and dashes go between independent clauses in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. After which WORDS should a semi-colon be inserted added?This summer I am going to visit Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri. A) Visit and Memphis. B) Tennessee and Arkansas. C) Arkansas and St. Louis. D) Little Rock and Arkansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tennessee and Arkansas. 19. 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:. 20. You can use a colon at the start of a list:You will need:a pen, paper, a ruler and an eraser. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. Select the sentence that uses a colon appropriately. A) There are three things I need to buy:bread, milk, and eggs. B) There are three things I need to buy-bread, milk, and eggs. C) There are three things I need to buy; bread, milk, and eggs. D) There are three things I need to buy, bread, milk, and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are three things I need to buy:bread, milk, and eggs. 22. Several times Karen went to the front desk requesting that her room be given maid service ..... unfortunately, her efforts produced no positive results. A) No punctuation needed. B) :. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 23. Read the sentence:'Maria loves to draw she wants to be an artist someday.' What is the BEST way to fix this sentence? A) Maria loves to draw, she wants to be an artist someday. B) Maria loves to draw; she wants to be an artist someday. C) Maria loves to draw:she wants to be an artist someday. D) Maria loves to draw she wants, to be an artist someday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria loves to draw; she wants to be an artist someday. 24. Because Jesse is my friend; I invited him to my party. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 25. Where should the colon go in the sentence below?The sign was very explicit no dogs allowed! A) Dogs:. B) Sign:. C) Explicit:. D) Very:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explicit:. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesColons Quiz 1Colons Quiz 2Colons Quiz 3Colons Quiz 4Colons Quiz 5Colons Quiz 6Colons Quiz 7Colons Quiz 8Colons Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books