This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics For Emphasis – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics For Emphasis Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate emphasis:During the debate, he made a ..... point that changed everyone's perspective. A) Crucial. B) Simple. C) Minor. D) Trivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crucial. 2. In which sentence is the use of italics for emphasis most necessary and effective? A) My favorite color is blue. B) I asked for a cheese pizza, but they gave me a pepperoni pizza. C) I think science is a school subject. D) The dog is very cute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked for a cheese pizza, but they gave me a pepperoni pizza. 3. Complete the sentence:'I was so tired, I could have slept for a year!' Which word should be italicized for emphasis? A) So. B) Tired. C) Slept. D) Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 4. Which sentence uses italics correctly to emphasize nervousness? A) She was so nervous during the test. B) She was so nervous during the test. C) She was so nervous during the test. D) She was so nervous during the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was so nervous during the test. 5. Which sentence correctly uses italics for emphasis, and not for another reason like a title? A) My favorite movie is Star Wars. B) She said the trip was amazing!. C) The Latin phrase is carpe diem. D) I read the article 'How to Bake a Cake.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said the trip was amazing!. 6. We italicize handwritten words. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 7. The title of a painting, like The Starry Night. A) Quotation Marks. B) Italics. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 8. Which sentence correctly uses italics to show strong feeling? A) I was *so* excited for the pizza party!. B) My favorite movie is *Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse*. C) The letter *q* is almost always followed by a *u*. D) The name of the ship was the *Endeavour*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was *so* excited for the pizza party!. 9. True or False:It is never acceptable to italicize a short phrase; you must only ever italicize a single word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which sentence shows the correct placement of italics and punctuation? A) Are you telling me it's gone?. B) Are you telling me it's gone?. C) Are you telling me it's gone?. D) Are you telling me it's gone?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you telling me it's gone?. 11. Complete the sentence:To emphasize that a specific person found the lost dog, you would write, " ..... found the dog near the park." A) Jamal. B) Jamal found. C) Jamal found. D) Jamal found the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jamal. 12. Choose the best sentence using italics for emphasis of a strong opinion. A) You are absolutely the best!. B) You are absolutely the best!. C) You are absolutely the best!. D) You are absolutely the best!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are absolutely the best!. 13. Which sentence uses italics for emphasis correctly? A) I can't believe she called him the best player. B) I can't believe she called him the *best* player. C) I can't believe she called him the best player. D) I can't believe she called him the best player. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can't believe she called him the *best* player. 14. Which word should be italicized for emphasis:'Are you ..... going to finish that?' A) Really. B) Actually. C) Finally. D) Possibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actually. 15. What is an example of a title that should be in quotation marks? A) "The Road Not Taken" (poem). B) The Great Gatsby (novel). C) Inception (movie). D) The Mona Lisa (painting). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The Road Not Taken" (poem). 16. Which word should be in italics for emphasis? He was *truly* amazed by the magic trick. A) He. B) Truly. C) Amazed. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Truly. 17. True or False:If you are writing a sentence and use a word from a different language, like saying 'hola' instead of 'hello, ' you should put that foreign word in italics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. In which sentence is italics used correctly to show a contrast? A) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. B) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. C) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. D) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm not just happy, I'm ecstatic. 19. Which sentence uses too much emphasis, making it less effective and hard to read? A) Are you certain you turned off the lights?. B) I cannot believe you finished the whole pizza!. C) That was the most amazing concert I've ever been to!. D) I asked for a fork, not a spoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That was the most amazing concert I've ever been to!. 20. Which sentence uses italics correctly to emphasize a feeling of disbelief? A) I can't believe she actually won the race. B) I can't believe she actually won the race. C) I can't believe she actually won the race. D) I can't believe she actually won the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe she actually won the race. 21. Complete the sentence:In the phrase 'The secret ingredient gives the pizza a certain je ne sais quoi, ' the italics are used for a foreign phrase, not for ..... A) A title. B) Emphasis. C) A scientific term. D) A name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 22. What would you need to do in order to correctly title the movie, Toy Story, in a writing piece? A) Underlining. B) Adding quotations. C) Italicize. D) Capitalizing each letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italicize. 23. Complete the sentence:'If you are ..... sure about your answer, you should double-check it.' A) Really. B) Kind of. C) Almost. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really. 24. Imagine you are proofreading a friend's story. Which sentence has an inconsistent or awkward use of italics for emphasis? A) 'I never said that, ' she insisted. 'You must have misheard me.'. B) He wasn't just tired; he was completely exhausted. C) She baked a cake for my birthday. It was the best gift. I was so happy. D) 'Please, please don't tell anyone, ' he begged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She baked a cake for my birthday. It was the best gift. I was so happy. 25. Which sentence correctly uses italics for a letter being discussed as a letter itself? A) You need to work on making your *b*'s and *d*'s look different. B) You need to work on making your "b's" and "d's" look different. C) You need to work on making your b's and d's look different. D) You need to work on *making* your b's and d's look *different*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You need to work on making your *b*'s and *d*'s look different. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesItalics For Emphasis Quiz 1Italics For Emphasis Quiz 2Italics 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