This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence where a hyphen is used incorrectly. A) The twenty-three-year-old woman just graduated from college. B) It's an easy-to-understand concept. C) The meeting is scheduled for 3-30 PM. D) She has a part-time job at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The meeting is scheduled for 3-30 PM. 2. How should compound adjectives be hyphenated? A) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come after a noun. B) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come before a noun. C) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated randomly. D) Compound adjectives should never be hyphenated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound adjectives should be hyphenated when they come before a noun. 3. Low flying airplanes can be more likely to crash. A) More-likely. B) Airplanes-can. C) Low-flying. D) To-crash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low-flying. 4. The hyphen notation for an atom with 17 protons, 17 electrons, and 18 neutrons is A) Chlorine-35. B) Chlorine-34. C) Chlorine-36. D) Chlorine-17. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorine-35. 5. Which of the following is the hyphen notation for an atom with 12 protons, 12 electrons, and 12 neutrons? A) Magnesium-24. B) Magnesium-23. C) Magnesium-25. D) Magnesium-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnesium-24. 6. The hyphen notation for an atom with 2 protons, 2 electrons, and 2 neutrons is A) Helium-4. B) Helium-3. C) Helium-2. D) Helium-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helium-4. 7. The hyphen notation for an atom with 9 protons, 9 electrons, and 10 neutrons is A) Fluorine-19. B) Fluorine-18. C) Fluorine-20. D) Fluorine-9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluorine-19. 8. Which of the following is the hyphen notation for an atom with 15 protons, 15 electrons, and 16 neutrons? A) Phosphorus-31. B) Phosphorus-30. C) Phosphorus-32. D) Phosphorus-15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phosphorus-31. 9. Select the sentence that uses a dash correctly. A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, bread, and eggs. B) I need to buy some groceries milk-bread, and eggs. C) I need to buy some groceries milk, bread-and eggs. D) I need to buy some groceries-milk, bread and-eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy some groceries-milk, bread, and eggs. 10. The child friendly event was held at the local park. A) Friendly-event. B) Child-friendly. C) Local-park. D) Was-held-at. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Child-friendly. 11. Sets off a dramatic interruption or abrupt change of thought A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Ellipsis. D) Tilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 12. Add the correct punctuationShe has stopped buying 2 ..... liter bottles and has started buying .5 ..... liter bottles instead A) Dash. B) -hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -hyphen. 13. Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or an explanation? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 14. Stiff-necked means ..... A) A gossip. B) Quick to anger. C) Stubborn. D) To have no compassion for others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stubborn. 15. How should ages be hyphenated when used as adjectives? A) Ages should not be hyphenated when used as adjectives. B) Ages should be italicized when used as adjectives. C) Ages should be capitalized when used as adjectives. D) Ages should be hyphenated when used as adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ages should be hyphenated when used as adjectives. 16. In hyphen notation, which part of the atom does the number refer to? A) Mass number. B) Atomic number. C) Electron configuration. D) Valence electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass number. 17. What is the purpose of a hyphen in a compound adjective? A) To separate two independent clauses. B) To join two words to create a single idea. C) To indicate a pause in a sentence. D) To replace a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join two words to create a single idea. 18. In which of the following sentences is the hyphen used incorrectly? A) The well-known artist was late. B) The artist was well-known for his paintings. C) The artist was well known for his paintings. D) The well-known-artist was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The well-known-artist was late. 19. $\frac{12}{6}C$ A) Mass number (n+p). B) Proton/atomic number. C) Element symbol. D) Number of neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass number (n+p). 20. For the picnic we brought the following ..... sandwiches, chips, and fruit salad. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 21. What is the hyphen used for? A) It is used to separate words, delimit dates and separate numbers. B) Used to enclose expressions. C) After a period and before a comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is used to separate words, delimit dates and separate numbers. 22. Fill in the blank with the best choice:Please lend me your ..... A) 5-foot-tape-measure. B) 5-foot tape-measure. C) 5 foot tape-measure. D) 5-foot tape measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5-foot tape measure. 23. What does hyphen notation represent in an element's isotope? A) Mass number. B) Atomic number. C) Number of neutrons. D) Number of protons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass number. 24. $\frac{235}{92}X$ A) Nobium. B) Uranium. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 25. Which of the following is a hyphenated prefix? A) Non-. B) Re-. C) Un-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-. 26. The hyphen notation of an atom of calcium with 20 protons, 20 electrons, and 22 neutrons is A) Calcium-20. B) Calcium-40. C) Calcium-62. D) Calcium-42. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium-42. 27. How is the isotope of Uranium with 146 neutrons represented in hyphen notation? A) U-238. B) U-146. C) U-92. D) U-234. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U-238. 28. What information is not provided by hyphen notation? A) Number of protons. B) Mass number. C) Element symbol. D) Number of neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Number of neutrons. 29. Identify the hyphenated suffix in the word 'unhappiness'. A) Ness. B) Less. C) Ful. D) Able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ness. 30. In hyphen notation, what does the number following the element symbol indicate? A) Atomic mass. B) Atomic number. C) Mass number. D) Valence electrons. 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