This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).The author's word choice makes the tone clear ..... bitingly sarcastic. A) The author's word choice makes the tone clear:bitingly sarcastic. B) The author's word choice makes the tone clear; bitingly sarcastic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's word choice makes the tone clear:bitingly sarcastic. 2. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb to show contrast. A) He wanted to play soccer; however, it started to rain. B) He wanted to play soccer, however, it started to rain. C) He wanted to play soccer; it started to rain, however. D) He wanted to play soccer:however, it started to rain.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted to play soccer; however, it started to rain. 3. Choose the correct sentence using a semicolon: A) It's raining today, therefore, the game is canceled. B) It's raining today:therefore, the game is canceled. C) It's raining today; therefore, the game is canceled. D) It's raining today therefore the game is canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's raining today; therefore, the game is canceled. 4. What is the correct usage of a colon in introducing a long quotation? A) Before the quotation. B) After the quotation. C) Between the quotation marks. D) Between the speaker and the quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the quotation. 5. There is one word that comes to mind when I think of summer ..... relaxation. A) ;. B) :. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 6. I like three sandwiches ..... hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and grilled cheese. A) Comma. B) Semi Colon. C) Colon. D) NOTHING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 7. After which word should a colon be inserted?The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice. A) Requested. B) Following. C) Breakfast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breakfast. 8. 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. 9. Dr. Frankenstein's unorthodox experiments shocked the medical community ..... but his resourcefulness and creativity cannot be argued. A) :. B) ,. C) No punctuation needed. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 10. Which of the following sentences correctly indicates a pause in the sentence? A) "I really think I belong there where the wild things are.". B) "I really think I belong there-where the wild things are.". C) "I really think I belong there-where the wilder things are.". D) "I really think I belong there (where the wild things are).". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I really think I belong there where the wild things are.". 11. Which sentence uses a semicolons correctly? A) I went to the store; however, they were closed. B) I went to the store however they were closed. C) I went to the store, however, they were closed. D) I went to the store however, they were closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store; however, they were closed. 12. Thinking positively about herself gave Jackie high self? esteem. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 13. The islanders were weary of fighting ..... therefore, the monkeys faced little resistance. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 14. Does the following sentence use a colon correctly? 'He wanted to see three cities in Italy:Rome, Florence, and Venice.' A) A) Yes. B) B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Yes. 15. What does a semicolon commonly do? A) Used to connect two sentences with a conjunction. B) Used between the hour and the minutes when writing time. C) Sometimes used to start a list. D) Used to connect two sentences with no conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used to connect two sentences with no conjunction. 16. The Lambo went cruising on by-super cool. Which statement is true about the parenthesis? A) There is no parenthesis in this sentence. B) A dash is used to add informal parenthesis. C) This is a very formal sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dash is used to add informal parenthesis. 17. One rule for using colons is to separate an explanation, rule, or example from a preceding independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The bookstore specializes in:art, architecture, and graphic design. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 19. Which option correctly completes the sentence with a semicolon:I have a busy day tomorrow ..... I need to prepare for my presentation. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 20. Choose the correct use of a colon. A) She had three choices:run, hide, or fight. B) She had three choices; run, hide, or fight. C) She had three choices, run, hide, or fight. D) She had three choices-run, hide, or fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had three choices:run, hide, or fight. 21. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two related ideas? A) My brother loves video games; he plays them every day. B) My brother loves video games; and he plays them every day. C) My brother loves video games, he plays them every day. D) My brother loves video games; because he plays them every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother loves video games; he plays them every day. 22. Where should the colon go in the sentence below?After a sleepless night, the senator made her decision she would not seek re-election. A) Decision:. B) Seek:. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decision:. 23. What goes in the blank? Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London ..... she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 24. Complete the sentence with the appropriate punctuation:There are two choices left ..... go to the party or stay home. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 25. Whenever my family goes hiking, we make sure to pack plenty of necessary items. Here is a partial list of what we took when we hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trial ..... some bug spray, a tent, some tins of food, some water bottles, and a first aid kit. A) ;. B) . C) :. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. ← 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