This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When should you use a hyphen with 'self'? A) When forming compound words, e.g., 'self-esteem'. B) When it precedes a noun, e.g., 'self help'. C) When it follows a verb, e.g., 'to self assess'. D) When it is used in a list, e.g., 'self, help, esteem'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When forming compound words, e.g., 'self-esteem'. 2. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a dash to set off information? A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. B) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy some groceries:milk, eggs, and bread. D) I need to buy some groceries; milk, eggs, and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, eggs, and bread. 3. Find the mistake:My mother-in-law re-signed from her job yesterday. A) Re-signed. B) Mother-in-law. C) Yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-signed. 4. Which of the following sentences uses hyphens correctly? A) The twenty-one-year-old student graduated. B) The twenty one year old student graduated. C) The twenty-one year-old student graduated. D) The twenty one-year-old student graduated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The twenty-one-year-old student graduated. 5. Analyze the following sentence and determine if the dash is used correctly: "The concert-scheduled for tonight-has been postponed." A) Yes, the dash is used correctly to set off additional information. B) No, the dash should be replaced with a comma. C) No, the dash should be replaced with a semicolon. D) No, the dash should be removed entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, the dash is used correctly to set off additional information. 6. Which of the following best uses a dash? A) This year has been strange so I am ready to have a fresh start. B) Masks, quarantines, family time, and hand sanitizer these all remind me of 2020. C) 2020 which our current year has been full of questions and the unexpected. D) I've tried to stay close to my in laws, and make sure they feel well loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Masks, quarantines, family time, and hand sanitizer these all remind me of 2020. 7. Raul did hours of ..... to decide which haircut would look best on his poodle. A) Research. B) Re search. C) Re-search. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research. 8. What is the rule for hyphenating compound adjectives with 'well'? A) Hyphenate 'well' with another adjective when it precedes a noun, e.g., 'well-respected leader'. B) Always hyphenate 'well' regardless of its position in a sentence. C) Do not hyphenate 'well' when it is used with a noun. D) Hyphenate 'well' only when it follows the noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphenate 'well' with another adjective when it precedes a noun, e.g., 'well-respected leader'. 9. Which of the following is the correct use of a hyphen in a prefix? A) Anti social. B) Anti social. C) Anti-social. D) Antisocial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anti-social. 10. I need to re-create my science project about solar powered lighting before the state contest. A) Recreate. B) Solar-powered. C) Solar-powered-lighting. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar-powered. 11. Pick the error in the sentence below.After they went to the store, Kate wanted to visit her friend, Jane, who was ill. A) No change. B) Store,. C) Friend,. D) Jane,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 12. When writing the fraction one-half, should a hyphen be used? A) Maybe. B) Only in certain cases. C) No. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes. 13. Harry asked his friend to ..... the furniture so it wouldn't get dusty over the winter. A) Recover. B) Re-cover. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-cover. 14. Which one means to fix something? A) Re-pair. B) Repair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repair. 15. Which one means to enter again? A) Reenter. B) Entered. C) Re-enter. D) Entering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Re-enter. 16. Usedin some compound words and with some prefixes (all-, ex-, self-) and suffixes. A) COLONS. B) DASHES. C) HYPHENS. D) PARENTHESES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HYPHENS. 17. You can divide one syllable words? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. True or False:The sentence 'The movie we watched was thought provoking' is punctuated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Learning Goal:To be able to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity.To be to use hyphens where necessary to make words and writing clear. A) I have read my learning goals for today. B) I have read and understood my learning goals for today. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have read and understood my learning goals for today. 20. What words in this sentence should be hyphenated:The first place contestant got a well deserved prize for winning. A) First-place-contestant. B) Well-deserved-prize. C) First-place; well-deserved. D) Prize-for-winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-place; well-deserved. 21. When I went to my highschool reunion I saw my ex (blank) girlfriend. A) An em dash (-). B) A hyphen (-). C) An en dash (-). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hyphen (-). 22. After her speech, we will take a five-minute break."Five-minute" is a compound ..... ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 23. All of these are my success criteria for today EXCEPT: A) I can identify where and why hyphens are used in a text. B) I can explain how hyphens can be used in different ways to make meaning clear. C) I can re-write a sentence using a hyphen to avoid ambiguity. D) To be able to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be able to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity. 24. Use a hyphen to join a capital letter to the ..... of a word. A) End. B) Front. C) Middle. D) Top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Front. 25. Identify the sentence with the correct hyphen usage: A) The high school student was well liked. B) The high-school student was well-liked. C) The highschool student was wellliked. D) The high, school student was well, liked. 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