This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the word that should NOT be capitalized:'My favorite season is ..... , because I love when the leaves change color.' A) Autumn. B) Fall. C) Labor Day. D) Thanksgiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fall. 2. In the sentence 'We should consider what truly matters, ' which word could be italicized for emphasis? A) We. B) Consider. C) Truly. D) Matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truly. 3. My favorite song is "Congratulations" off Post Malone's album Stoney. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 4. Which of the following types of titles should be put in italics? A) A short story. B) A poem. C) A chapter in a book. D) A newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A newspaper. 5. Identify the titles in the following example that is written in the proper style.We are going to sing a song called I Believe. A) I Belive. B) I Believe. C) I Believe. D) "I Believe". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I Believe". 6. Complete the sentence:The concert was ..... better than I had anticipated. A) Surprisingly. B) Much. C) Slightly. D) Barely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprisingly. 7. Which of the following sentences uses capitalization and italics perfectly? A) My cousin from ohio is a fan of the movie Finding Nemo. B) My cousin from Ohio is a fan of the movie 'Finding Nemo.'. C) My cousin from Ohio is a fan of the movie Finding Nemo. D) My cousin from Ohio is a fan of the movie Finding Nemo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cousin from Ohio is a fan of the movie Finding Nemo. 8. True or False:The sentence 'My favorite vegetable is broccoli' uses italics unnecessarily. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. A student writes:'My favorite subjects are history, Math, and English.' The capitalization of 'Math' is incorrect. Why? A) School subjects should never be capitalized. B) Only subjects that are languages, like English, should be capitalized. C) General school subjects are not capitalized unless they are part of a specific course title (e.g., Algebra 1). D) All items in a list must follow the same capitalization pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General school subjects are not capitalized unless they are part of a specific course title (e.g., Algebra 1). 10. Read the sentence:The famous painting The Starry Night is at the Museum of Modern Art. What is the reason for the italics? A) To emphasize the words. B) It is a foreign phrase. C) It is the title of a work of art. D) It is the name of a ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the title of a work of art. 11. In the sentence, 'Many pioneers who traveled West in the 1800s established new settlements, ' why is 'West' capitalized? A) It is a simple compass direction. B) It is a specific geographic region. C) It is the first word of a direct quote. D) It is part of the title of a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a specific geographic region. 12. Complete the sentence with the correctly capitalized proper noun:Our new puppy, a golden retriever, is named ..... A) Buddy. B) Buddy. C) Buddie. D) Buddie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddy. 13. The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (short story) A) Quotation marks. B) Underlining or italics. C) Nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 14. True or False:The following sentence is formatted correctly:'I read the article *The Future of AI* in the magazine "National Geographic" .' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which sentence uses italics correctly to emphasize an unexpected outcome? A) Despite the warnings, she did go to the party. B) Despite the warnings, she did go to the party. C) Despite the warnings, she did go to the party. D) Despite the warnings, she did go to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite the warnings, she did go to the party. 16. My favorite TV show is ..... , which started in England. A) Doctor who. B) "Doctor Who". C) *Doctor Who*. D) *doctor who*. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) *Doctor Who*. 17. Which would correct this title? It took me a week to read Divergent. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Capitalization. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 18. Read the short paragraph: "last summer, my family went to california. we drove along highway 1 and saw the pacific ocean. my dad, whose name is robert, said it was the best trip ever." How many capitalization errors are in this paragraph? A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five. 19. Which sentence uses italics correctly to stress an important word? A) The book was extremely interesting. B) The book was extremely interesting. C) The book was [extremely] interesting. D) The book was extremely interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book was extremely interesting. 20. Which of the following book titles, which includes a subtitle, is capitalized correctly? A) The Never-ending Story:a Journey Through Fantasia. B) The Never-Ending Story:A Journey Through Fantasia. C) The Never-Ending Story:A journey through Fantasia. D) The never-ending story:A Journey Through Fantasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Never-Ending Story:A Journey Through Fantasia. 21. Complete the sentence:The painting was not just beautiful; it was ..... A) Breathtaking. B) Breathtaking. C) Breathtaking. D) Breathtaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breathtaking. 22. Read the paragraph and determine the total number of capitalization and italics errors:'last spring, my family and I read the book charlotte's web. it is a classic. then we flew on american airlines to visit my uncle in california.' A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 23. Read the sentence: "The famous painting Mona Lisa is in the Louvre Museum in Paris." Why is Mona Lisa italicized in the sentence above? A) To show it is a foreign word. B) To emphasize its importance. C) Because it is the title of a work of art. D) Because it is a person's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is the title of a work of art. 24. Read the passage below. Which option lists all the words that should be capitalized?'last tuesday, my friend javier and i went to see a movie. it was about an explorer who travels down the amazon river.' A) Last, Tuesday, Javier, I, Amazon, River. B) Last, Tuesday, Javier, I, It, Amazon, River. C) Tuesday, Javier, I, Amazon. D) Last, Javier, I, It, Amazon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last, Tuesday, Javier, I, It, Amazon, River. 25. Original sentence:'my family is from italy, so we are going to see the painting mona lisa in paris.' Revised sentence:'My family is from Italy, so we are going to see the painting Mona Lisa in Paris.' True or False:The revised sentence is now completely correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesItalics Quiz 1Italics Quiz 2Italics Quiz 3Italics Quiz 5Italics Quiz 6Italics Quiz 7Italics Quiz 8Italics Quiz 9Italics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books