This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify which sentence has been punctuated correctly. A) My mother would not stop shouting: "don't be home late.". B) My mother would not stop shouting: "Don't be home late.". C) My mother would not stop shouting. "Don't be home late, ". D) My mother would not stop shouting: "don't be home late.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother would not stop shouting: "Don't be home late.". 2. I like Italian food ..... like lasagna, spaghetti, and pizza. A) Comma. B) Semi Colon. C) Colon. D) NOTHING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 3. Use a colon to introduce material that explains or restates. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Select the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon to separate two related independent clauses. A) The weather is perfect, let's go for a hike. B) The weather is perfect; let's go for a hike. C) The weather is perfect:let's go for a hike. D) The weather is perfect and let's go for a hike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather is perfect; let's go for a hike. 5. Which function of a semicolon is being used here?Adding new carpet to the living room is a smart move; it increases the home's value. A) Separating a list that contains commas. B) Setting off a point of emphasis. C) Separating two complete sentences. D) Setting off a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separating two complete sentences. 6. Complete the sentence:My grandmother's advice was simple ..... 'Always be kind.' A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 7. The three types of muscle in the human body are:cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 8. Every list of influential modern dancers includes the following names, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp. A) NO CHANGE. B) Names;. C) Names:. D) Names. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Names:. 9. Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly? A) A well-traveled man. B) Re-cover after work. C) My red Tshir-t. D) Four-teen desks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A well-traveled man. 10. Revise the following:Tom said "I think that's nice." A) Tom said, "I think that's nice.". B) Tom said; "I think that's nice.". C) Tom, said "I think that's nice.". D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom said, "I think that's nice.". 11. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses. A) My brother is an excellent cook; he makes the best lasagna. B) My brother is an excellent cook:he makes the best lasagna. C) My brother is an excellent cook, he makes the best lasagna. D) My brother is an excellent cook he makes; the best lasagna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother is an excellent cook; he makes the best lasagna. 12. Complete the sentence:The team captain had a simple message for his players ..... 'Play hard and have fun.' A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 13. Dashes are used to ..... A) Start off a list. B) Separate two independent clauses. C) Indicate an abrupt (or all of a sudden) break in a sentence or a thought. D) To set off a quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicate an abrupt (or all of a sudden) break in a sentence or a thought. 14. Most twelve year olds spend their time playing video games or running around outside. Thomas Suarez, however is not your typical twelve year old. A) NO CHANGE. B) Thomas Suarez however,. C) Thomas Suarez, however,. D) Thomas Suarez however. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Suarez, however,. 15. Use a semi-colon to separate main clauses that are joined by FANBOYS. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Our class studied the works of the following painters Degas, Manet, Monet, Sisley, and Gauguin. A) After the word studied. B) After the word painters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the word painters. 17. How can the following sentence be punctuated with COLONS (:)?Note All classes will be dismissed at exactly 1045 p.m. A) Note:All classes will be dismissed at exactly 1045 p.m. B) Note All classes will be dismissed at exactly 10:45 p.m. C) Note:All classes will be dismissed at exactly 10:45 p.m. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Note:All classes will be dismissed at exactly 10:45 p.m. 18. Where should the colon go in the sentence below? My father ended every conversation the same way "Don't give up." A) Conversation:. B) Way:. C) A colon is not needed in this sentence. D) Every:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Way:. 19. Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ..... nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air. A) Semi-colon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-colon. 20. True or False:A semicolon can be used to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas, such as in complex lists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. It is almost the end of the school year ..... as a result, we have testing coming up. A) ;. B) :. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 22. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:We visited several countries last year ..... Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 23. A semicolon is used to introduce a quote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Does the following use a semicolon correctly?Moby is really adorable; so I hope he shows up! A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 25. I love three dishes the most ..... lasagna, spaghetti, and pizza. A) Comma. B) Semi Colon. C) Colon. D) NOTHING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesColons Quiz 1Colons Quiz 2Colons Quiz 3Colons Quiz 4Colons Quiz 6Colons Quiz 7Colons Quiz 8Colons Quiz 9Colons Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books