This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which choice is the correct edit:Mr. Smith, I have a question:can you help me with this problem? A) Mr. Smith, I have a question can, you help me with this problem?. B) Mr. Smith:I have a question can you help me with this problem?. C) Mr. Smith, I have a question can you help:me with this problem?. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As it is. 2. Picture Americans gliding, hopping, shaking or strutting on the dance floor social dancing has undergone many changes in the last 100 years or so. A) NO CHANGE. B) Strutting:on the dance floor social. C) Strutting, on the dance floor, social. D) Strutting on the dance floor; social. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strutting on the dance floor; social. 3. Is this sentence correct?My favorite desserts are:chocolate cake, ice cream, and lemon pie. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. Where should the semicolon go in this sentence:Paul got lost in the woods he strayed away from the group. A) Paul got lost; in the woods he strayed away from the group. B) Paul; got lost in the woods he strayed away from the group. C) Paul got lost in the woods; he strayed away from the group. D) Paul got lost in the woods he strayed; away from the group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paul got lost in the woods; he strayed away from the group. 5. Which of these uses the colon correctly? A) Remember to do:your homework, your chores, and your reading. B) Remember to do the following things:your homework, your chores, and your reading. C) Remember to do your:homework, chores, and reading. D) Remember:to do your homework, chores, and reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember to do the following things:your homework, your chores, and your reading. 6. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:We visited several cities during our trip ..... Paris, London, and Rome. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 7. I like Italian food ..... lasagna, spaghetti, and pizza are my favorites. A) Comma. B) Semi Colon. C) Colon. D) NOTHING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi Colon. 8. Mr. Jones looked across the room ..... and could see that Erick was cheating. A) Comma. B) Semi Colon. C) Colon. D) NOTHING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NOTHING. 9. They like chocolate but they like vanilla better. A) ;but,. B) , but. C) :but. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , but. 10. Choose if the following sentence uses a colon correctly or incorrectly.You can see many different types of desert birds at that campsite, including:quail, thrashers, and wrens. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 11. A semicolon can be used to separate items in a list when those items contain commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Three candidates have filed for the new commission seat; all of them have experience in public office. A) NO CHANGE. B) New commission seat all of them. C) New commission seat, all of them. D) New commission seat, all of them,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 13. Jane likes fruit however she does not like apples. A) ;however,. B) , however;. C) :however,. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;however,. 14. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?Janey could be described in two words hostile and erratic. A) After described. B) After hostile. C) After words. D) After erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After words. 15. Nate, who works as a software engineer, majored in computer science. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. True or False:In American English, semicolons and colons should 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. 17. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Morris preaches this concept: "Second place is first loser.". 18. Given the example, which choice best uses colons?The bus comes three times a day 800am, 1130am, and 530pm. A) The bus comes three times a day 8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. B) The bus comes:three times a day 8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. C) The bus comes three times a day:8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. D) The bus comes:three times a day:800am, 1130am, and 530pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bus comes three times a day:8:00am, 11:30am, and 5:30pm. 19. What is the primary difference between a colon and a semi-colon? A) A colon is used for punctuation; a semi-colon is used for emphasis. B) A colon connects unrelated clauses; a semi-colon introduces lists. C) A colon introduces information; a semi-colon connects related clauses. D) A colon separates two independent clauses; a semi-colon introduces a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colon introduces information; a semi-colon connects related clauses. 20. Which punctuation would work best in the following sentence:My mom is a huge Clippers fan ..... she hasn't missed a single home game in the last three years. A) Semicolonn. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolonn. 21. The following students need to report to the office:Christy Schantz, Tony Ramirez, Emily Chou, and Toderick Evans. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 22. I told him ..... "Buy yourself a bicycle, so that you don't have to borrow mine!" A) Comma,. B) Semicolon ;. C) Colon:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma,. 23. What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence?He was late to the meeting he missed the bus. A) He was late to the meeting. He missed the bus. B) He was late to the meeting:he missed the bus. C) He was late to the meeting; he missed the bus. D) He was late to the meeting, he missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was late to the meeting; he missed the bus. 24. "Friendship is like peeing on yourself:everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings." Is the colon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. Oscar Wilde said, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. '' Is the semicolon used correctly? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. ← 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