This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Does this sentence use the dash correctly?"Watch out for that-" WHAM! A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. How old was I when I broke my collarbone for the second time? A) 3. B) 6. C) 8. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 3. Avernus is a sequel to what level? A) The Golden. B) Caverns. C) Stalemate. D) Cavernus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Golden. 4. What type of movements can Dash Robot perform? A) Only straight lines. B) Straight lines and rotations. C) Jumping. D) Flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straight lines and rotations. 5. Insert dash(es) where needed.Linda was not a friendly sort none of them were but she did not call me names. A) After names. B) After but. C) After sort and after were. D) After sort and after she. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After sort and after were. 6. How many Blocks in CDL campus? A) 3. B) 4. C) 4.5. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 7. What is true about life in the internment camps, as described in this book? A) Conditions are fancy with a swimming pool. B) Conditions are neat and clean. C) Conditions are crowded and dirty with poor food. D) Conditions are cozy and comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conditions are crowded and dirty with poor food. 8. True or False:A dash can be used in place of commas to provide emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct placement of a dash for interruption? A) The teacher asked the class to-listen carefully-to the instructions. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread-and maybe some chocolate. C) She was excited about the trip-which was planned for months-until it got canceled. D) The storm outside-was raging with fury-while we stayed cozy indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was excited about the trip-which was planned for months-until it got canceled. 10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses brackets. A) The teacher said, "You must [complete] the assignment by Friday.". B) The teacher said, "You must complete [the assignment] by Friday.". C) The teacher said, "You must complete the assignment [by Friday].". D) The teacher said, "You must [complete the assignment by Friday].". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said, "You must [complete] the assignment by Friday.". 11. Where was Dashu and the other boys sitting in Act 2, Scene 1 A) Classroom. B) Garden. C) Corridor. D) Tree Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tree Branch. 12. Connects words and numbers A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 13. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an em dash to set off additional information. A) The book-an old classic-was on the table. B) The book, an old classic, was on the table. C) The book:an old classic was on the table. D) The book; an old classic was on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book-an old classic-was on the table. 14. In which of the following sentences is a dash used correctly? A) She was the best friend I ever had-always there for me. B) She was the best friend-I ever had always there for me. C) She was-the best friend I ever had always there for me. D) She was the best friend I ever had always-there for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was the best friend I ever had-always there for me. 15. After a complete sentence to direct attention to an appositive or anillustrative sentence A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 16. Complete the sentence:Just as the meeting was about to start ..... the fire alarm went off. A) ,. B) -. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -. 17. Which sentence correctly uses a dash to show a sudden change in thought? A) I was about to reply-but I hesitated. B) I was about to reply, but I hesitated. C) I was about to reply; but I hesitated. D) I was about to reply-but-I hesitated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was about to reply-but I hesitated. 18. Where would you hyphenate Florida A) Flo-rida. B) Flor-ida. C) Fl-orida. D) Do not hyphenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do not hyphenate. 19. How many members in junior SAWC team? A) 24. B) 26. C) 25. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26. 20. He grabbed the ping pong paddle ..... swung it at me ..... and I ducked. A) Comma. B) Ellipsis. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 21. What should you check first if Dash Robot is not responding to programming commands? A) If it is turned on. B) If it is connected to the internet. C) If it has been programmed in Java. D) If it is placed on a metal surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If it is turned on. 22. Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or explanation? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 23. What level is hardest A) Bloodlust. B) Death lock. C) None are hard. D) I dont care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bloodlust. 24. Cuantas difilcultades hay en gd?como=Na, auto, etc. A) 12. B) 13. C) 16. D) 10. E) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 25. What is RobTop's Nickname in GD? A) He didn't have one. B) RubRub. C) Rubbery. D) Rubby. E) Ruberic Jumper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RubRub. 26. Mitzi walked back into the canteen to mail her letter. What did she see that upset her? A) Mr. Johnson spitting on the mail. B) A big bug crawling on the food. C) Ted stealing a candy bar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ted stealing a candy bar. 27. Does this sentence use the dash correctly?I ran to the bus stop-but the bus had already driven away. A) Yes!. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes!. 28. Identify which parts of the quote are not necessary. Choose the rewritten sentence that uses ellipsis correctly. A) "When the online social networking site Tik Tok first launched in 2018 ". B) "When Tik Tok first launched in 2018, it quickly became a social media giant.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "When Tik Tok first launched in 2018, it quickly became a social media giant.". 29. Which sentence uses parentheses correctly for a side note? A) She brought her notebook (in case she needed to take notes). B) She brought her (notebook in case) she needed to take notes. C) She brought (her notebook in case) she needed to take notes. D) She (brought her notebook in case she needed to take notes). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She brought her notebook (in case she needed to take notes). 30. When was geometry dash world released? A) December 21 2016. B) August 13 2013. C) June 16 2017. D) May 24 2011. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 21 2016. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8Dashes Quiz 9Dashes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books