This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics For Emphasis – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics For Emphasis Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence, 'You need to finish your homework before playing video games, ' which word could be italicized for emphasis? A) Need. B) Finish. C) Homework. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 2. Which sentence uses italics to show disbelief? A) You're telling me you really saw a unicorn?. B) You're telling me you really saw a unicorn?. C) You're telling me you really saw a unicorn?. D) You're telling me you really saw a unicorn?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're telling me you really saw a unicorn?. 3. In which sentence are italics used correctly for emphasis, not for a title? A) My favorite movie is Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse. B) I am so tired of doing chores. C) We are reading the novel The Giver in class. D) The ship was named The Sea Serpent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am so tired of doing chores. 4. True or False:Italics can be used to show a character's thoughts in a story. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Italics should be used for every important word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Proofread this sentence for proper emphasis: "He thought the party was on Saturday, but it's on ..... " A) Friday. B) Friday. C) "Friday". D) On Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friday. 7. The title of an album, like Greatest Hits. A) Quotation Marks. B) Italics. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 8. Which word should be italicized for the best emphasis in this sentence:I can't believe he ..... ate the whole thing! A) Actually. B) Barely. C) Hardly. D) Nearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actually. 9. Complete the sentence:He was ..... excited to finally meet his favorite author. A) Incredibly. B) *incredibly*. C) INCREDIBLY. D) Incredibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *incredibly*. 10. In the sentence, 'I thought you wanted the green shirt, not the blue one, ' which word should be italicized to show the contrast? A) Thought. B) Shirt. C) Green. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 11. The sentence "I really, truly don't believe you" has weak emphasis. How can you revise it to be stronger without using italics? A) I don't believe you. B) I find your story unbelievable. C) I absolutely don't believe you. D) I do not believe you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I find your story unbelievable. 12. Your friend texts you: "I am SO hungry." How could you write this in a school paper to show the same feeling using standard conventions? A) I am SO hungry. B) I am "so" hungry. C) I am so hungry. D) I am so, so, so hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am so hungry. 13. Your friend wrote, 'I told you I am not going to the party.' How could you revise this to use italics more effectively for emphasis? A) I told you I am not going to the party. B) I told you I am not going to the party. C) I told you I am not going to the party. D) No change is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told you I am not going to the party. 14. Which sentence uses italics for emphasis most effectively? A) I *really* want to go to the concert. B) I really want to go to the concert. C) I REALLY want to go to the concert. D) I really want to go to the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I *really* want to go to the concert. 15. Complete the sentence with the word that should be emphasized:After all this time, he was ..... the winner. A) Still. B) Finally. C) Actually. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally. 16. Imagine you are writing a story. Your character, Sam, is frustrated because his friend, Ben, just told a secret Sam asked him to keep. Which sentence best uses italics to show Sam's feeling of betrayal? A) "Ben, I asked you not to tell anyone!". B) "Ben, I asked you not to tell anyone!". C) "Ben, I asked you not to tell anyone!". D) "Ben, I asked you not to tell anyone!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Ben, I asked you not to tell anyone!". 17. True or False:In the sentence 'I didn't take your pencil, ' the italics suggest that someone else might have taken it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Fill in the blank with the option that correctly uses italics and punctuation:She yelled, ' ..... !' A) Get out. B) Get out!. C) Get out!. D) Get out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get out. 19. In which sentence are italics used most effectively for emphasis? A) I can't believe you ate all the cookies. B) I can't believe you ate all the cookies. C) I can't believe you ate all the cookies. D) I can't believe you ate all the cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe you ate all the cookies. 20. True or False:In a story, italics can be used to show a character's private thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Which word in the sentence should be italicized for emphasis? 'You should never underestimate the power of kindness.' A) Never. B) Underestimate. C) Power. D) Kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 22. Which sentence correctly shows that the letters are being talked about as letters themselves? A) I always mix up my *b's* and *d's* when I write quickly. B) I always mix up my 'b's and d's' when I write quickly. C) I always mix up my b's and d's when I write quickly. D) 'I always mix up my b's and d's' when I write quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I always mix up my *b's* and *d's* when I write quickly. 23. TV shows A) Italicize. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italicize. 24. Complete the sentence:She was ..... not going to miss the concert. A) Definitely. B) Surely. C) Certainly. D) Absolutely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definitely. 25. Which part of this sentence should be italicized:'If you really want to go, then just go!' A) Really. B) Want. C) Just. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesItalics For Emphasis Quiz 1Italics 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books