This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A shorter line, like the one below, is called ..... the most-improved student A) Add parenthesis. B) Hypen. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypen. 2. Which of the following represents the hyphen notation for an atom with 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons? A) Aluminum-27. B) Aluminum-26. C) Aluminum-28. D) Aluminum-13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aluminum-27. 3. The correct example of using the hyphen is? A) My sister-works part time. B) My sister works part-time. C) My sister works-part time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister works part-time. 4. Where should the hyphen be placed in the word 'reenter'? A) Re-enter. B) Reent-er. C) Re-en-ter. D) Do not hyphenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-enter. 5. The hyphen notation for an atom with 10 protons, 10 electrons, and 10 neutrons is A) Neon-20. B) Neon-19. C) Neon-21. D) Neon-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neon-20. 6. The hyphen notation for an atom with 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 8 neutrons is A) Carbon-14. B) Carbon-12. C) Carbon-13. D) Carbon-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon-14. 7. How should a hyphen be used in a compound adjective describing color? A) Blue green shirt. B) Blue-green shirt. C) Blue, green shirt. D) Bluegreen shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue-green shirt. 8. Which of the following isotopes is represented by the hyphen notation 'Cl-37'? A) Chlorine with 20 neutrons. B) Chlorine with 17 neutrons. C) Chlorine with 37 protons. D) Chlorine with 37 electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorine with 17 neutrons. 9. How many neutrons are in the isotope represented by 'Mg-24'? A) 12. B) 24. C) 14. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 10. What is the correct way to hyphenate a compound noun? A) Brother in law. B) Brother-in-law. C) Brotherinlaw. D) Brother, in law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother-in-law. 11. The hyphen notation for an atom with 19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons is A) Potassium-39. B) Potassium-38. C) Potassium-40. D) Potassium-19. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium-39. 12. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of helium? A) Helium-4. B) Helium-3. C) Helium-2. D) Helium-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helium-4. 13. This cake is rock hard and impossible to enjoy. A) This-cake. B) Impossible-to-enjoy. C) Rock-hard. D) Cake-is-rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock-hard. 14. When writing out the number 'twenty-one', should a hyphen be used? A) Yes. B) Sometimes. C) No. D) Only in odd numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"On our tour of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, our Russian (a) speaking guide translated signs and plaques for our benefit." A) Dash. B) Colon. C) A. hyphen. D) Ellipsis. E) Needs no correctionTagshyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. hyphen. 16. Is the sentence correct?Matt Damon appreciated the high quality of the pillows on our camping trip. A) Yes. B) No. C) Bless you. D) Maybe!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. A neutral atom of the isotope $^{26}$$_{12}$Mg would consist of A) 12 protons, 26 neutrons and 12 electrons. B) 26 protons, 12 neutrons26 electrons. C) 26 protons, 14 neutrons26 electrons. D) 12 protons, 14 neutrons12 electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 protons, 14 neutrons12 electrons. 18. Select the sentence that uses parentheses correctly: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. B) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. C) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother is over 100 years old. D) The recipe which was passed down from my grandmother (is over 100 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe (which was passed down from my grandmother) is over 100 years old. 19. Chose the word that is not a compound adjective: A) Brand-new. B) Red-hot. C) Fleet-footed. D) Merry-go-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merry-go-round. 20. Choose the correctly hyphenated sentence. A) The well known author signed my book. B) The well-known author signed my book. C) The well known-author signed my book. D) The well-known-author signed my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The well-known author signed my book. 21. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"A newly discovered species of titanasour (a) may be the largest dinosaur that ever existed." A) Dash. B) Colon. C) A. ellipsis. D) HyphenTagsellispis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. ellipsis. 22. What is a rule of the hyphen? A) It is used after a period and followed. B) It is used after a period and followed. C) Join words that are meant to be read together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join words that are meant to be read together. 23. Which of the following represents the hyphen notation for an atom with 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons? A) Sodium-23. B) Sodium-22. C) Sodium-24. D) Sodium-11. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium-23. 24. Which of the following is a correct way to use a hyphen in a double-barrelled surname? A) Smith Jones. B) Smith-Jones. C) SmithJones. D) Smith, Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smith-Jones. 25. Which element is represented by the hyphen notation 'O-16'? A) Oxygen. B) Osmium. C) Oganesson. D) Osmium-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 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