This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. "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. 9. 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. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen-18. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Sets off a dramatic interruption or abrupt change of thought A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Ellipsis. D) Tilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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