This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. $\frac{12}{6}C$ 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). 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. $\frac{235}{92}X$ A) Nobium. B) Uranium. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 10. Which of the following is a hyphenated prefix? A) Non-. B) Re-. C) Un-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Identify the hyphenated suffix in the word 'unhappiness'. A) Ness. B) Less. C) Ful. D) Able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ness. 15. In hyphen notation, what does the number following the element symbol indicate? A) Atomic mass. B) Atomic number. C) Mass number. D) Valence electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass number. 16. Which of the following is an example of hyphen notation for an isotope of carbon? A) C-12. B) 12C. C) Carbon-6. D) C-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C-12. 17. Which of the following is not a correct use of a hyphen? A) Twenty-three. B) Re-enter. C) Ex-president. D) Very-tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very-tired. 18. The factory made candy was delicious. A) The-factory. B) Factory-made. C) Candy-was-delicious. D) Factory-made-candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factory-made. 19. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words into a compound adjective? A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Parentheses. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 20. Which of the following sentences uses a dash to emphasize a point? A) He was late-again. B) He was late, again. C) He was late (again). D) He was late-again-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was late-again. 21. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words together to form a compound adjective? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 22. Which sentence is correct?1. Green lizards (which are hard to see) sit on stones in the sunlight.2. Green lizards which are hard to see (sit on stones in the sunlight).3. (Green) lizards are hard to see when sitting on stones. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 23. Punctuation that connects words and numbers A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Ellipsis. D) Tilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly uses hyphens. 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: C) The twenty-one-year-old student graduated. 25. Where would you place a hyphen if you needed to split the word 'apart' at the end of a line to go into the line below? A) I would say a-part. B) I would write ap-art. C) I would not split it. D) I would write apar-t. 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