This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Short-tempered means ..... A) A gossip. B) Quick to anger. C) Very sensitive. D) To have no compassion for others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick to anger. 2. Cold-hearted means ..... A) A gossip. B) Quick to anger. C) Very sensitive. D) To have no compassion for others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have no compassion for others. 3. A hyphen function is? A) Join words. B) Join sentences. C) Join quotation marks with parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join words. 4. Which sentence needs a hyphen to avoid ambiguity? A) The small business owner was successful. B) The small-business owner was successful. C) The small business-owner was successful. D) The small-business-owner was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The small business owner was successful. 5. How many neutrons does an Oxygen-19 isotope have? A) 19. B) 8. C) 11. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 6. The most-improved student A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Parenthesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 7. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence. A) She jumped from a two story building. B) She jumped from a two story-building. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She jumped from a two story-building. 8. What is the hyphen notation for an isotope of hydrogen with 2 neutrons? A) H-3. B) H-2. C) H-1. D) H-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H-3. 9. Add the correct hyphens-or dashes ..... to the sentence A) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. B) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else-in the department. C) Mr Lee suits the job-he has more experience than everybody else in the department. D) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department. 10. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a range of numbers or dates? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 11. Which is not written correctly? A) His self-esteem was very low. B) I hate self-assembly furniture. C) It was clearly a case of self defense. D) He maintained his self-imposed silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was clearly a case of self defense. 12. Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence:The well known author will be signing books today. A) The well-known author will be signing books today. B) The well known author will be signing books today. C) The well-known author will be signing books-today. D) The well known author-will be signing books today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The well-known author will be signing books today. 13. In which of the following sentences is the use of parentheses correct? A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. B) The recipe which was passed down (from my grandmother) is a family secret. C) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother is (a family secret). D) The recipe which was (passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is a family secret. 14. What is the hyphen notation for an isotope of nitrogen with 8 neutrons? A) N-15. B) N-14. C) N-16. D) N-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N-15. 15. What punctuation is used to add extra information to a sentence without interrupting the main flow? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 16. There are fewer Italian ..... American communities these days. A) Dash. B) -hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -hyphen. 17. $\frac{1}{3}$ A) First-three. B) One-three. C) One-third. D) First-third. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-third. 18. Hyphen notation only tells you the (a) of a specific atom of any given element. A) A. mass number. B) Atomic number. C) Charge. D) Valence electronsTagsU3.LT 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. mass number. 19. The man eating bear was hunted down by park rangers. A) Hunted-down. B) Park-rangers. C) Eating-bear. D) Man-eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man-eating. 20. How should one write, "He who shall not be named is coming up the stairs." A) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. B) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. C) He who shall not be named-is coming up the stairs. D) No change necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. 21. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of nitrogen? A) Nitrogen-14. B) Nitrogen-15. C) Nitrogen-13. D) Nitrogen-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen-14. 22. The pre test was held only one week ahead of the actual exam. A) One-week. B) Actual-exam. C) Held-only. D) Pre-test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre-test. 23. What is the purpose of a hyphen in the following sentence:The five-year-old child is very intelligent. A) To indicate a pause. B) To connect words. C) To show an abrupt change. D) To emphasize a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect words. 24. Identify the sentence that needs a hyphen. A) The cake was chocolate flavored. B) The cake was chocolate-flavored. C) The cake was chocolate, flavored. D) The cake was chocolate flavored, and delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was chocolate-flavored. 25. In which of the following is a hyphen used to separate the numerator and denominator? A) Multiplication. B) Addition. C) Fraction. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fraction. 26. Parentheses are used to ..... A) Make your writing look cooler. B) Add more information into a sentence without an interruption. C) Show when someone is speaking. D) Put two words together to make an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add more information into a sentence without an interruption. 27. Which of the following represents the hyphen notation for an atom with 14 protons, 14 electrons, and 14 neutrons? A) Silicon-28. B) Silicon-27. C) Silicon-29. D) Silicon-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silicon-28. 28. "please read pages 171 to 183"If you wanted to replace "to" with a punctuation mark, which of the below would you use? A) None. B) :semicolon. C) Dash. D) -hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -hyphen. 29. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon and a colon correctly? A) I have one goal in life:to be happy; and to make others happy. B) There are two things I love about my job:the people I work with; and the challenges it presents. C) She has two favorite cities:Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting. D) He offered me two choices:stay with the company; or start my own business. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has two favorite cities:Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting. 30. The hyphen notation of an atom with 8 protons, 8 electrons, and 10 neutrons is A) Oxygen-16. B) Oxygen-18. C) Oxygen-8. D) Oxygen-10. 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