This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I think DiCaprio is a great actor? in fact, he should win an Oscar. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 2. Complete the sentence:The following items are on my shopping list ..... apples, bananas, and grapes. A) ;. B) ,. C) -. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 3. Identify the sentence that correctly combines two independent clauses. A) She loves reading, she visits the library often. B) She loves reading; she visits the library often. C) She loves reading:she visits the library often. D) She loves reading she visits the library often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves reading; she visits the library often. 4. Choose the correct punctuation to complete the sentence:'I have a big test tomorrow ..... I can't go out tonight.' A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 5. True or false? You can use a dash to show a moment of surprise or drama. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is the correct usage of a colon in time representation? A) Between the hour and minute. B) Between the day and month. C) Between the month and year. D) Between the year and century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between the hour and minute. 7. Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:Because Nyla had many things happening after school, she carried a bag with the necessary supplies [ ] a comb, a water bottle, a toothbrush and toothpaste, and a change of clothes. A) Comma [, ]. B) Colon [:]. C) Semicolon [ ; ]. D) No punctuation is necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon [:]. 8. True or False:A semicolon can be used to separate two independent clauses without a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What goes in the blank? "You can choose to view something as test or as a problem ..... or as a challenge, " Marie told me. "It's your choice." A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 10. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation to connect the two ideas? A) My phone is broken, I can't call you. B) My phone is broken:I can't call you. C) My phone is broken; I can't call you. D) My phone is broken-I can't call you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My phone is broken; I can't call you. 11. Fill in the blank:My dog loves to play fetch ..... my cat prefers to sleep in the sun. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) . and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 12. Colons are used after the salutation of a business letter. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What is one thing a colon commonly does? A) Used to connect two sentences with a conjunction. B) Sometimes used to start a list. C) Used to connect two sentences with no conjunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sometimes used to start a list. 14. True or False:Semicolons can replace commas in a simple list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. True or False:A semicolon should always be placed inside the closing quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Indicate the sentence containing the correct use of the colon. A) Conrad always said the same thing: "We can get married when we're older!". B) Conrad always said: "We can get married when we're older!". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conrad always said the same thing: "We can get married when we're older!". 17. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.When you go to the garage, please get:a hammer, a wrench, and a drill. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 18. The book was written by ..... Peter Jay Montreville. A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) None needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None needed. 19. Mr. Korus has been hollering greetings in the hall all week [ ] Mrs. Schumacher has been hollering right back at him. A) Comma [, ]. B) Colon [:]. C) Semicolon [ ; ]. D) No punctuation necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon [ ; ]. 20. Which punctuation mark is the colon? A) . B) ;. C) :. D) ". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 21. Complete the sentence:She has traveled to many countries ..... France, Spain, and Italy. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 22. Complete the sentence:The teacher said we could choose any topic for our project ..... climate change, space exploration, or renewable energy. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 23. David was afraid of Tiny, the leader of the monkeys ..... because David had heard things. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 24. "To excel the past we must not allow ourselves to lose contact with it on the contrary we must feel it under our feet because we raised ourselves upon it." A) NO CHANGE. B) To lose contact with it; on the contrary, we must. C) To lose contact with it; on the contrary; we must. D) To lose contact with it on the contrary; we must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lose contact with it; on the contrary, we must. 25. Choose the answer that uses punctuation correctly. A) I think; therefore, I am. B) I think therefore I am. C) I think, therefore I am. D) Correct. 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