This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics For Emphasis – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics For Emphasis Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses italics correctly to show emphasis? A) You *never* listen!. B) You never *listen*!. C) You never listen *!. D) You *never* listen!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You *never* listen!. 2. Complete the sentence:The answer was ..... right in front of me. A) Literally. B) Figuratively. C) Metaphorically. D) Vaguely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literally. 3. Operas and Musicals A) Quotations. B) Italics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 4. Which sentence correctly uses italics to emphasize only the necessary words? A) I never said that you should borrow my new video game. B) I never said that you should borrow my new video game. C) I never said that you should borrow my new video game. D) I never said that you should borrow my new video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I never said that you should borrow my new video game. 5. To show you're correcting a factual error, which option best completes the sentence:'The first person to walk on the moon was not Michael Collins; it was ..... ' A) Neil Armstrong. B) It was Neil Armstrong. C) Neil Armstrong. D) Neil Armstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neil Armstrong. 6. True or False:Italics should never be used in formal writing for emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Choose the sentence that uses italics correctly for emphasis. A) I *never* want to go there again. B) I never want to go *there* again. C) I never want to go there *again*. D) I *never want* to go there again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I *never* want to go there again. 8. When should you use italics to emphasize a word or phrase? A) When you want to make the text less important. B) When you want to make the text smaller. C) When you want to make the text harder to read. D) When you want to give a word or phrase special importance or draw attention to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When you want to give a word or phrase special importance or draw attention to it. 9. Complete the sentence by choosing the correctly italicized short phrase for emphasis:'He didn't just break the record; he ..... ' A) Smashed it to pieces. B) Smashed it to pieces. C) Smashed it to pieces. D) Smashed it to pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smashed it to pieces. 10. What is the main reason a writer uses italics for a word in a sentence? A) To make the word look fancy. B) To show it's a difficult word to spell. C) To give that word special importance or stress. D) To mark the title of a short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give that word special importance or stress. 11. Which word would you italicize for emphasis:I can't believe you did that? A) I. B) Can't. C) Believe. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believe. 12. Complete the sentence:It's ..... important to finish your project on time. A) Extremely. B) Extremely. C) Extremely. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely. 13. Complete the sentence with the word that needs emphasis:You ..... have to try this new restaurant! A) Absolutely. B) Definitely. C) Surely. D) Positively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolutely. 14. In which sentence is the use of italics for emphasis correct? A) I can't believe you did that!. B) I can't believe you did that!. C) I can't believe you did that!. D) I can't believe you did that!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe you did that!. 15. True or False:When you use a word from another language in an English sentence, like the Spanish word *hola*, you should put it in italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which sentence uses italics to best show surprise that Ava, and not someone else, won the spelling bee? A) Ava won the spelling bee?. B) Ava won the spelling bee?. C) Ava won the spelling bee?. D) Ava won the spelling bee?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ava won the spelling bee?. 17. Which word should be italicized for emphasis? "That is the ..... chair in the room." A) Ugliest. B) Biggest. C) Shortest. D) Smallest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ugliest. 18. What effect does using italics for emphasis have on the reader? A) It draws attention to specific words or phrases. B) It has no effect on the reader. C) It makes the text harder to read. D) It confuses the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It draws attention to specific words or phrases. 19. Movie Titles A) Quotations. B) Italics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 20. Which sentence properly uses italics for emphasis? A) I was so excited to see the fireworks. B) I was so excited to see the fireworks. C) I was so excited to see the fireworks. D) I was so excited to see the fireworks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was so excited to see the fireworks. 21. True or False:Italics are only used to emphasize words in sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. In writing, why might an author use italics for a word like 'really' in a sentence? A) To show that it is a foreign word. B) To emphasize the word. C) To indicate a title of a book. D) To denote a scientific term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize the word. 23. Which sentence uses italics correctly for emphasis? A) I am *not* going to the party. B) I am not going to the *party*. C) I am not *going* to the party. D) I am *not* going to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am *not* going to the party. 24. True or False:Italics can be used to emphasize a word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Complete the sentence by choosing the word that should be italicized to show the character's strong feeling: "I am ..... not going to eat broccoli!" A) Am. B) Not. C) Going. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesItalics For Emphasis Quiz 2Italics For Emphasis Quiz 3Italics For Emphasis Quiz 4Italics For Emphasis Quiz 5Italics For Emphasis Quiz 6Italics For Emphasis Quiz 7Italics For Emphasis Quiz 8Italics For Emphasis Quiz 9Italics For Emphasis Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books