This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Ellipses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ellipses Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the use of ellipses in the following sentence suggest? "She looked at the painting and ..... " A) The painting was unfinished. B) She was unsure about the painting. C) Her thought was incomplete. D) The painting was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her thought was incomplete. 2. Complete the sentence:'The performance was stunning ..... the audience was captivated.' A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 3. Complete the sentence with ellipses:'The report was submitted on time, but ..... the results were unexpected.' A) In the end. B) After. C) Then. D) Ultimately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the end. 4. Choose the sentence that correctly uses ellipses to indicate a pause in thought. A) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. B) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. C) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. D) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was thinking maybe we could go to the movies. 5. A planet moves ..... when it is farthest from the sun. A) Faster. B) Slower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slower. 6. An ellipse is graphed with vertices at (0, 6) and (0, -6) and co-vertices at (5, 0) and (-5, 0). What is the equation of the ellipse? A) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{36} = 1$. B) $\frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{25} = 1$. C) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{6} = 1$. D) $\frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{6} = 1$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $\frac{x^2}{25} + \frac{y^2}{36} = 1$. 7. Keanu Reeves said: " ..... The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do is relax. You have to change your life if you're not happy, and wake up if things aren't going the way you want." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 8. Taylor Swift said: "No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. How you treat people says everything about you ..... " A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 9. For the ellipse with equation $\frac{(x-1)^2}{25} + \frac{(y+1)^2}{4} = 1$ A) (1, -3) and (1, 1). B) (6, -1) and (-4, -1). C) $\left(1\, \-1\pm\sqrt[]{7}\right)$. D) $\left(1\pm\sqrt[]{7}, \-1\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (6, -1) and (-4, -1). 10. When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is A) The axis. B) The perihelion. C) The center. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 11. Mark Ruffalo said: "I don't like to be pigeonholed in anything. I like to have a lot of fun and make people laugh and make people think ..... and at the same time, I want to get across a message that's meaningful to me." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 12. Which if the following statements is not true about ellipses? A) Ellipses have two focus or foci. B) Ellipses have two axis. C) Ellipses can be horizontal and vertical. D) Ellipses have two centers. E) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipses have two centers. 13. True or False:If you start quoting something mid-sentence, you need an ellipsis before the quote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which sentence correctly uses ellipses to show omitted text from a quote? A) He said, 'To be honest I don't know.'. B) The instructions were clear concise. C) She whispered, 'I love you always.'. D) The letter read, 'Dear John sincerely.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, 'To be honest I don't know.'. 15. What are the vertices of the ellipse given by the equation $\frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1$ A) (6, 0) and (-6, 0). B) (0, 3) and (0, -3). C) (6, 0) and (0, 3). D) (3, 0) and (-3, 0). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (6, 0) and (-6, 0). 16. Oprah Winfrey said: "You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it ..... passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 17. Ellen DeGeneres said: "Find out who you are and be that person ..... find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 18. Which sentence demonstrates the use of ellipses for trailing off? A) 'I thought I had '. B) 'I thought I had'. C) 'I thought I had'. D) 'I thought I had'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I thought I had '. 19. Given the ellipse $\frac{(x-2)^2}{9} + \frac{(y+3)^2}{4} = 1$ A) 3. B) 6. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 20. Which sentence uses an ellipsis to show a speaker trailing off? A) "Now where did I put my car keys? I had them just a moment ago.". B) " now where did I put my car keys? I had them just a moment ago.". C) "Now where did I put my car keys? I had them just a moment ago ". D) "Now where did I put my car keys? I had them just a moment ago.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Now where did I put my car keys? I had them just a moment ago ". 21. Complete the sentence:'During the meeting, the manager said, "We should focus ..... on the core issues first."' A) Only. B) Mostly. C) Briefly. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only. 22. Choose the sentence that uses ellipses correctly in dialogue. A) The professor noted, 'The theory is complex but we'll simplify it.'. B) The professor noted, 'The theory is complex, but we'll simplify it.'. C) The professor noted, 'The theory is complex but we'll simplify it.'. D) The professor noted, 'The theory is complex but we'll simplify it.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The professor noted, 'The theory is complex but we'll simplify it.'. 23. Gal Gadot said: "It's so important for girls and boys to have a female, strong superhero to look up to. The more we acknowledge that we have different roles in life, the better we will understand and respect one another ..... we need to embrace the diversity that we see all around us." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the A) Aphelion. B) Perihelion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphelion. 25. Ellipses can only be used in the middle of sentences to show omitted text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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