This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:1. A hyphen joins two words together into one concept (like "well-being" or "two-thirds" ). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Who is the number one player in the game? A) Mitchigun. B) Viprin. C) Gm561. D) Serponge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitchigun. 3. $80\div10=$ A) 5. B) 7. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 4. Which punctuation mark do we need?The Port of Spain ..... San Fernando water taxi. A) -. B) -. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 5. In which sentence is the dash used incorrectly? A) I have a dog-a golden retriever-who loves to play fetch. B) She wanted to go to the beach-but it was raining. C) His favorite food-pizza-was always a treat. D) The cat slept soundly-and didn't stir-on the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat slept soundly-and didn't stir-on the couch. 6. Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence:Mrs. Lindsey likes to drink coffee in the afternoon for a pick me up. A) To-drink-coffee. B) In-the-afternoon. C) After-noon. D) Pick-me-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pick-me-up. 7. A hyphen is used two join words together or separate words at the end of a line. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. When Mitzi had to babysit Davy by himself, she did "magic" to keep him entertained and ..... A) Teaching him to sing. B) Drawing animals. C) Drawing animals dancing him around the camp. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing animals dancing him around the camp. 9. A hyphen is used to form ..... A) Adjectives. B) Compound words. C) Longer sentence. D) Abstract nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound words. 10. Which of these is a hyphen? A) -. B) -. C) -. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 11. In which sentence is the dash (-) used correctly to add emphasis? A) The concert-despite the rain-was absolutely fantastic. B) He was excited to see his friends-after so long-at the reunion. C) The dog-brown and fluffy-wagged its tail eagerly. D) She had a long day at work-meetings, emails, and-ugh!-paperwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had a long day at work-meetings, emails, and-ugh!-paperwork. 12. Which digit is in the tenths place?236.4791 A) 3. B) 6. C) 4. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 13. An official who examines publications for objectionable material A) Conjure. B) Sensors. C) Vile. D) Spiffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensors. 14. How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated?A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm. A) Twelve year old. B) Twelve-year-old. C) Twelve-year, old. D) Twelve year-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve-year-old. 15. Edge of destiny was placed at what place on the demonlist? A) 14. B) 15. C) 16. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14. 16. When was I born A) 19 April 1978. B) 23 November 1999. C) 15 June 2002. D) 18 March 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18 March 2009. 17. What is the meaning of chatter? A) Annoying someone else. B) Conversation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversation. 18. Which character in the book agrees to take care of Dash for Mitsi? A) Church Minister. B) School teacher. C) Cousin. D) Neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neighbor. 19. Insert dash(es) where needed.The dog barked actually howled when the ambulance sirens turned on. A) After barked. B) After barked and after howled. C) After ambulance. D) After barked and after sirens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After barked and after howled. 20. What level comes before Hexagon Force? A) Time Machine. B) Clubstep. C) Back on Track. D) Can't Let Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clubstep. 21. A news reporter needs to add a quote from the mayor to her report, but the mayor talked way too much. In order to appropriately shorten what he said for the report, should the reporter use an ellipsis or a dash? A) Ellipsis. B) Dash. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsis. 22. Choose the sentence where the dash is used correctly. A) He decided to go to the park-it was a beautiful day. B) The car-was red. C) We need-to hurry. D) She is-going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He decided to go to the park-it was a beautiful day. 23. How Many Classroom in New Academic Block? A) 11. B) 12. C) 13. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 24. Complete the sentence:The movie was entertaining ..... the ending was quite predictable. A) However. B) And. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 25. Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens? A) I am excited to-play the piano. B) George smelled nasty-after soccer practice. C) I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic. D) CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 1Dashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8Dashes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books